Anti-gravity Ruler

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CuriosityShow

Жыл бұрын

Rob shows a ruler that seems to stay hovering in mid-air without being held up, so what is the trick behind it?

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@adaml8827 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to introduce a new product, the 1cm ruler. Pocket sized, and can measure any number of centimeters from 0-infinity

@druidofthefang Жыл бұрын

Genius

@suikun245 Жыл бұрын

Simple is best.😏

@josedufersone7543 4 ай бұрын

I was about to offer a. Very similar product my friend

@badmath9099 4 ай бұрын

Lucky for me, I was born with one pre-installed 😊

@davidhoffman1332 4 ай бұрын

@@badmath9099🤣🤣🤣...I understood that reference

@spacecadetmcgee7349 4 ай бұрын

I love how clever this is, but how impractical it is too.

@smoko7113 4 ай бұрын

It's very practical. Ever try carrying a ruler? It doesn't fit anywhere except an extra large pencil case or something

@keytron1391 4 ай бұрын

@@smoko7113it’s 13cm, you can get 15cm rulers that have markers for each cm and mm

@joel.ha. 4 ай бұрын

@@smoko7113ever measure anything and notice nothing is perfectly at whole numbers? Ever look at a normal ruler and see dozens of tiny marks? Yeah.... those aren't on there for decoration😂😂

@smoko7113 4 ай бұрын

@@joel.ha. it's for measuring small distances quickly, you don't need to go into too much specifics when you're just eyeballing something. If you want that then get a tape measure

@joel.ha. 4 ай бұрын

@@smoko7113 that makes no sense, considering "eyeballing" literally means *"to not use measuring tools or devices and guess the quantities using your hands or improvised devices."*

@jimmythepyrofpv1797 4 ай бұрын

Genius! Finally, a ruler that doesn't waste perfectly good numbers that might be needed elsewhere.

@chaosincarna 3 ай бұрын

It can't measure 14.

@scottstempmail9045 3 ай бұрын

There is a global shortage of numbers. Supply chain issues, I believe.

@jimmythepyrofpv1797 3 ай бұрын

@@scottstempmail9045 not to mention the global shortage of semiconductors required to power them.

@westonprather3157 3 ай бұрын

@@chaosincarna measure 13, mark it, measure 1, boom, 14.

@77Avadon77 3 ай бұрын

I mean it would just kill the guy at the factory if he put some extra numbers on that ruler so they're not gonna do it😅

@kavehbehnia3445 2 ай бұрын

He was trying to introduce a convenient ruler without much mixed numbers next to each other. But performed a lecture like it sounds a super crazy idea.

@Chris-hall9080 Жыл бұрын

Yoooo, when I was younger, I deadass enjoyed finding sets of numbers that could complete an entire series like this. I did it when I was bored on my phone but never realized there was a real implementation of this thing. Maybe I do got autism.

@strange11220 4 ай бұрын

Your last statement had me 💀! 🤣

@DR-7 4 ай бұрын

Everyone got autism

@yeh.80 3 ай бұрын

The tism

@sonicseducer69 2 ай бұрын

@@DR-7 not really

@purplenickname 2 ай бұрын

Mans forgot that 11, 12 and 13 are easily counted with that ruler without measuring twice.

@rosecitystud1908 2 ай бұрын

Smart

@kaukase539 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, thaight the same

@haveyouseenchef4531 4 ай бұрын

I’d argue it’s actually pretty big…

@Unsensitive 4 ай бұрын

That's what she said

@Rosskles 4 ай бұрын

@@Unsensitive No... no she didn't 😢

@oscarguzman3017 4 ай бұрын

Genius comment

@kinemaxis526 3 ай бұрын

It's about 12cm

@mattyward4822 3 ай бұрын

Over average ruler 😂

@baconcatbug Жыл бұрын

My left ear really appreciates this

@mr.d5314 Жыл бұрын

Good call... I didn't realise until now that I had my headphones on the wrong way round

@rikalex7617 4 ай бұрын

U guys are lucky! I'm half deaf

@AssortedMeats 4 ай бұрын

I only had my left earbud in and thought “mate same” but now, reading the replies, I’ve realized what you mean.

@rikalex7617 4 ай бұрын

@@AssortedMeats exactly

@gunjohn09 4 ай бұрын

Yeah that's actually because they hadn't invented right speakers yet when this was recorded

@HippoWithPride 4 ай бұрын

The ruler is perfectly average

@jeremypreston5009 4 ай бұрын

I'm glad someone else thought that

@Unsensitive 4 ай бұрын

I don't know, seems a little under average to me...

@cHAOs9 4 ай бұрын

@@Unsensitivewhat are you talking about, that ruler is GIANT!

@dshrecksBW 3 ай бұрын

@@cHAOs9 What is this? A ruler for ants!? It has to be at least... THREE times bigger than this!

@CristiNeagu Жыл бұрын

... but why is it anti-gravity?

@its_me_dave Жыл бұрын

Because it knows gravity is a hoax...👍

@ashuggtube Жыл бұрын

That’s a whoops

@chasleask8533 Жыл бұрын

It just doesn't like it .

@89horizon 11 ай бұрын

I'm glad you asked!

@florppjohnson4487 4 ай бұрын

You can throw it at people

@paperbagbrown1326 Жыл бұрын

I'm naught impressed.

@paperbagbrown1326 4 ай бұрын

@Gichini Must be KZfaq.

@100GTAGUY 4 ай бұрын

@@paperbagbrown1326 that pun went so far over his head all he could think about was America.

@EpikMunk 2 ай бұрын

We need that little ruler to measure how far over it went

@garypatterson2857 4 ай бұрын

We need the Curiosity Show back! Kids just don't know what they missed.

@anonanon7278 3 ай бұрын

That's because the current programming is more concerned about indoctrination than education.

@BathroomTile 3 ай бұрын

@@anonanon7278 you're right, we were much better off learning about absolutely fucking pointless novelty rulers and other mind numbing harmless shit than social issues, climate change and other topics that improve people's empathy and can change people's material conditions for the better.

@Welisdoingwell 2 ай бұрын

You are an old grump b who’s mad the younger generation is smarter and wiser and thus making the very little amount of respect you thought you’d earn void.

@nmkloster 4 ай бұрын

That line about getting 11 by doubling up made no sense.

@sfdntk 4 ай бұрын

It made perfect sense.

@matt10976 4 ай бұрын

11 should be 2 to 13

@Randy.Bobandy 2 ай бұрын

Yeah that confused me too. You get 11 by doing 2 to 13, no idea what doubling up even means.

@thorstmixx 4 ай бұрын

It really isn't about the length of the ruler, it's about how to measure with it

@tnwhiskey68 Жыл бұрын

Anti-gravity ruler?

@ronkat81 Жыл бұрын

This is what I was trying to figure out too

@CuriosityShow Жыл бұрын

My mistake - got mixed up with another ruler clip - Rob

@zebfross Жыл бұрын

I like how he says you can measure anything once you get to 10 but still has a 13cm ruler, ha

@mr.d5314 Жыл бұрын

Oh I think it's so that you can use the 10 to 13 markers to measure 3

@Ricky-nc2tt Жыл бұрын

Lol. Yup. All those measurements are possible with a ruler that simply goes 1 to 13. 😂😂

@TrapperAaron Жыл бұрын

It's like the die harder movie puzzle in the park.

@MeesterTweester Жыл бұрын

2 to 13 and 1 to 13 make 11 and 12 too

@whengrapespop5728 3 ай бұрын

13 is the number you need to make a ruler that consists of the least amount of markings and still be able to measure every amount of centimeter(s) up to 10.

@sordidknifeparty 4 ай бұрын

And for doing all this work you save one whole milliliter of ink

@JJ_Binks Жыл бұрын

Try it on your infinitely long friends.

@akneeg6782 4 ай бұрын

💥💥💥

@NortelGeek 4 ай бұрын

I snickered.

@RenaissanceEarCandy 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@ryanlee2546 4 ай бұрын

I guffawed. Thanks for this comment 🤣😁

@woo1818 4 ай бұрын

U talking bout me😏

@andersv20 4 ай бұрын

Finally, a ruler to measure infinity with

@pyotrberia9741 Жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, I was amazed by how clever stuff like this was. It inspired me to study science.

@user-fy5xn1se5g 4 ай бұрын

and your here in the comment sections because that dream failed right?

@chavlaz 3 ай бұрын

That's a massive ruler... No one would ever need a ruler that big it just isn't necessary

@mittens4859 2 ай бұрын

My left ear really enjoyed this video

@Qsie 4 ай бұрын

Love how the ruler has anti-gravity

@willicemaker337 2 ай бұрын

Me: *comes across half centimeter* Shit

@Proteus6684 4 ай бұрын

Great show....we need this for kids again

@Fireworker2K 2 ай бұрын

I love the part about anti-gravity

@5thearth 2 ай бұрын

A list with this property is called a Golomb Ruler and among other things it's useful for making high accuracy sonar pings.

@Sauspreme 3 ай бұрын

What a fantastic idea! Gotta keep them costs down!

@Unnostalgia 3 ай бұрын

“The amazing mini ruler” will be a great title for pxxnography

@trustworthyguy8645 2 ай бұрын

"I wonder how long this is" "Let me see... okay, it's not 1, 2, 6, 10 or 13cm, let me quickly move my ruler, no not 3 either, let me quickly move my ruler, no not 4 either, let me quickly move my ruler, no not 5 either, let me quickly move my ruler, no not 7 either, let me quickly move my ruler, ..."

@RogueLeader21 3 ай бұрын

My left ear is loving this.

@itsamindgame9198 3 ай бұрын

I grew up with this show. It was brilliant.

@AltLmaoo 4 ай бұрын

THAT’S ABOVE AVERAGE SIZE

@MADblueSHEEEP 3 ай бұрын

So this is a ruler with a load of numbers rubbed off and takes much longer to measure stuff. What a time to be alive!

@jpdfive 2 ай бұрын

the 0-10 argument is pretty cool but with the rest of that logic I can measure anything with literally anything, up to infinity

@tevya017 3 ай бұрын

Easy to carry and accurate enough for general things

@adaml8827 Жыл бұрын

Mum, can we have a new ruler? Son, we have a ruler already at home. The ruler at home:

@ryantracey8574 2 ай бұрын

Don't would say an average ruler, maybe Even bigger than average

@Josh.Atkins 2 ай бұрын

"Okay design us a ruler, but we're running out of ink to mark the increments so just get creative lol"

@tormentedzeus2755 3 ай бұрын

This might seem impractical to most people, but as a programmer this is amazing. Just the logic of needing 5 numbers to count 13 numbers is great for studying optimisation.

@sirresident 3 ай бұрын

That Ruler gives me hope

@kjamison5951 3 ай бұрын

This reminds me of a UK show called HOW, back in the 70’s. Fun facts for kids.

@fredrikborgvall3102 2 ай бұрын

Excellent! 😊👍

@paulcrawford1219 3 ай бұрын

I remember this show from when I was a kid and miss it. It's not a science show or maths or anything; it's a show just for people who are curious about stuff. Make another one!!!

@PaulMurrayCanberra 4 ай бұрын

Now, if he had gone on to discuss partitions in mathematics, that would have been something.

@irishbob26 2 ай бұрын

Thats stupidly brilliant

@krawc0 3 ай бұрын

I think a lot of houses in Poland were built using that ruler for measurements

@sam21462 3 ай бұрын

For all you kids out there, "stationary shop" is a shop that doesn't move. In the days before Amazon, most retail shops simply moved around from customer to customer.

@FlyWithEyes 3 ай бұрын

If you say nought. Consider yourself an op

@Juan-wo7zu 4 ай бұрын

My right ear really enjoyed this

@DarthChaos77 4 ай бұрын

You're wearing your headphones backwards

@baay376 4 ай бұрын

That's just brilliant.

@Supernaturalcloak 4 ай бұрын

I'm feeling pretty good about myself now.

@AndrewMartinNZ 4 ай бұрын

My 1mm ruler measures from here to,... wait, I've misplaced it.

@dangerousguys777 3 ай бұрын

This was a wonderful time in Australia.

@Mjaruk 4 ай бұрын

My left ear enjoyed this video

@JacoKruger. 3 ай бұрын

"Long and elaborate" 😂😂😂

@DavidTS2299 4 ай бұрын

The boss sure will be impressed when I show up to work with this infinite ruler. 😂

@AloisMahdal 3 ай бұрын

by that token the other ruler can also measure any number up to infinity, with less counting

@jamieclift4415 3 ай бұрын

It's not the size that matters,it how you use it😊

@oman636 2 ай бұрын

This is the show that started veritasium on his way

@insouciantFox 4 ай бұрын

Dr. Baker did an excellent exploration of this on his channel

@ronjones4069 4 ай бұрын

I love it. It may not be "practical" but ot is clever and a great teaching device.

@azynkron 3 ай бұрын

'muricans: "What's a centimeter?"

@americanbrandon 3 ай бұрын

That’s hilarious because I thought to myself this is going to be my new tattoo but with inches and millimeters 😂

@howardchambers9679 4 ай бұрын

I just want a ruler that doesn't involve maths.

@firecrackerg60 4 ай бұрын

Was promised anti gravity ruler 📏. Got a ruler with the digits rubbed off.

@TrillMurray 4 ай бұрын

This is perfect for someone wanting to start using the metric system but is afraid they'll miss having to do math to get a measurement with imperial

@tonywells6990 4 ай бұрын

I'd like to see him try to measure infinity with that.

@CHANCHANKIT555 2 ай бұрын

"This ruler can measure from 1 to infinity" Yes but only if your infinity is about 13 cm in length

@RandomRoulett3 3 ай бұрын

Its not the size that matters, its how you use it.

@ryanp0342 3 ай бұрын

When you can’t around any more notches in the ruler

@patrickodea6500 2 ай бұрын

A normal ruler with 13 numbers on it can do the exact same thing.

@stevetarrant3898 4 ай бұрын

This is why my phone number only has 3 digits.

@Cyber_Cowboy 4 ай бұрын

Big ruler just wants to sell us markings we don't need to shake us down for more money

@user-oj5pm6rl3s 2 ай бұрын

Oh my God someone give him a ruler already

@zainaman710 3 ай бұрын

Teacher: draw an 8 centimeter line Me: let me fetch my calculator

@r00fles 2 ай бұрын

"Here is my angtrom ruler..."

@jessa1895 4 ай бұрын

Me measuring the distance to the moon with a 13 cm ruler 😂

@deanmoncaster 3 ай бұрын

Did he make a video showing him measuring infinity with that ruler? I'd like to watch it

@smileypain1 4 ай бұрын

Yes, precisely what I need, math and measure with extra steps and complications.

@dennistaylor5924 3 ай бұрын

could you imagine a building contractor using this on a build site? Wouldn’t really be practical outside of the classroom.

@kevinmatthews9207 Ай бұрын

New guy shows up at the construction site with this.. lol

@anigah 4 ай бұрын

This is amazing.

@whoeverofhowevermany 4 ай бұрын

But... The highest you can measure with it is up to 13, and the highest it is marked is 13, so there is no advantage to not just marking all the numbers. There is no point.

@Bretaxy 4 ай бұрын

Yeah its a dumb video.

@DarkMug 4 ай бұрын

This is just a math video explaining an interesting idea, not a practical one, but an interesting one. No one in their right mind would use this obviously. You're taking this too seriously

@whoeverofhowevermany 4 ай бұрын

@@DarkMug what makes you think I'm taking anything seriously? It is relevant to the information to point out that the information is redundant.

@whengrapespop5728 3 ай бұрын

13 is the number you need to make a ruler that consists of the least amount of markings and still be able to measure every amount of centimeter(s) up to 10 on one ruler.

@DavidRFortney 2 ай бұрын

I don't understand the title. What does it have to do with anti-gravity?

@woodworking6 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information ❤❤❤

@89horizon 11 ай бұрын

"Mum, I need a centimeter ruler for school." "We already have a centimeter ruler." The ruler:

@transferlynx6213 3 ай бұрын

😢 infinity with that? Rumor has he's still trying to messure his yard. 😅

@sammyspaniel6054 3 ай бұрын

I don't have any tattoos but if I were to get one it would be a ruler on my forearm.

@TrapperAaron Жыл бұрын

Anti-gravity ruler?!

@user-fy5xn1se5g 4 ай бұрын

so Will a ruler that has a mark for each centimetre

@tokethedude1103 4 ай бұрын

I noticed a trick if you forget how many centimeters are between each space.. Take this for example : The space between 10 and 6 is 4 cm 10 - 6 = 4. What about the space between 13 and 2? 13 - 2 = 11. The distence between is 11 cm. So on and so forth.

@BogdanTestsSoftware 2 ай бұрын

French Revolution: So many kings & emperors are unnecessarily long!

@turtlesandwich77 2 ай бұрын

Idk maybe the ruler has a great personality...

@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 2 ай бұрын

Worth paying for all the numbers.

@AL3K00 4 ай бұрын

Thing is rulers have 2 main purposes, and one is helping you make a straight line.. but I find it interesting for kids using rulers for the first time to think how to get every measurement from 1 to 10 and practice the use of it.

@CuriosityShow 4 ай бұрын

Exactly