See Microbes with this DIY Phone Microscope

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See Microbes with this DIY Phone Microscope

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8 жыл бұрын

See the tiny creatures living in a pond or puddle using your smartphone, poster tack, and a laser pointer.
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Here are some other great DIY Microscope tutorials!
Build a microscope stand for your laser pointer lens scope: bit.ly/1cluVgD
Create a 1000x smartphone microscope with a glass bead: bit.ly/1Soy8Bx
Don’t have a smartphone? Try this water drop microscope from Mr. Wizard: bit.ly/1mlTcg5
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@n3crok 8 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew you when I was a kid.

@MrTweetyhack 2 ай бұрын

she's got a boyfriend

@clairebailey8721 8 жыл бұрын

My 8 yr old son really likes this channel, science if his favourite subject at school and he gets really excited whenever you post a new video. Thanks for keeping him interested and entertained over the (Australian) summer holidays

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

That's so great to hear! Thanks so much for telling me. If your son ever has a science question I can help answer on the show, let me know!

@username09287 5 жыл бұрын

Science is my fav as well!! Anyways,is it still his fav..? Just curious! You don’t have to answer.

@JupiterKnight 4 жыл бұрын

@sportsfails4998 4 жыл бұрын

Not Australian, more like the entire southern hemisphere

@Mr.Oblivian 4 жыл бұрын

@@sportsfails4998 Thanks for clearing that up, Captain Obvious.

@marietteblond8476 8 жыл бұрын

Pond water viewing, looking at amoebae and paramecium is what started me in a career in medical technology back in 3rd grade.

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+Barb B That is so great!

@tula__ 6 жыл бұрын

whoa it’s been years hearing words like amoeba are paramecium. Childhood memories ✌🏼

@HomesteadOnThePreserve 8 жыл бұрын

It's hard to believe this works as well as it does, very cool!

@SlyPearTree 8 жыл бұрын

If you don't have any stagnant water around, make your own. When I was a kid I would put water and hay in a jar (any type of plant life should do), let it open and exposed to the sun a couple of days (or a few, can't remember). I would then examine the unicellular organism that colonized my jar with the microscope my parent gave me for Christmas .

@jaida.elised9507 7 жыл бұрын

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@mastertrey4683 4 жыл бұрын

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@keepbman 7 жыл бұрын

My 5 year old and I watch your videos over and over! You are making science fun for kids and their parents. We love what you're doing! Keep it up.

@trickyx925 8 жыл бұрын

I can see this channel getting 500,000 subscribers or more by the end of this year, keep being awesome! :D

@RaphaelAntuJonesAlvarado 8 жыл бұрын

ive been here since before 1000 and that wasnt such a long time ago i subscribed when she had like 800 subs

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+Youssef Wael Thanks so much, Youssef!

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+Raphael Antu Jones Alvarado Woohoo! You're awesome Raphael!

@rocketman9363 8 жыл бұрын

+Gross Science Let me just say that this channel (along with brain craft and it's okay to be smart) has been really helpful with school :)

@jollyxd3034 7 жыл бұрын

TrickyX EHHH WRONG

@yqisq6966 8 жыл бұрын

smartphone has potential for everything lol

@EasterWitch 8 жыл бұрын

I thought the pictures of the dust and the earwax looked kind of beautiful.

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+LiquoriceLover Thanks! I thought so too.

@user-cs6fl7zp8b 6 жыл бұрын

It is blyatiful

@manjubajpai2894 4 жыл бұрын

Nailed it ! 😅😅

@manishshah1506 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too

@sumesh-kumar 3 жыл бұрын

This "particular" video is very interesting 😁😁😁

@h1234e1234 3 жыл бұрын

4 years later, you solved my problem. Thanks!

@EVO1148 7 жыл бұрын

Thought you might be interested to know that I was sent here by one of the veterinary clinical pathologists/lecturers at Cambridge University. Clearly you have a fan in the vet department ;)

@kaptainuke 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Can't wait to show this to my kids. Thank you.

@SaleKlar 6 жыл бұрын

Psst here is a tip - take lens from old cd reader ;) ..much better quality and magnification then laser pointer one

@seemadas974 2 ай бұрын

I found you as a best science channel

@AnTi90d 8 жыл бұрын

I'm sick as hell and I fell like dirt.. but your energy still made me smile.

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+AnTi90d Thanks! Feel better soon!

@lymemj 5 жыл бұрын

I will be seeing the skin infection in my face that the Derm didn't care to look thank you ;)

@shellryke1285 5 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Going to get a lazer pointer now. Thanks for sharing.

@memberson 8 жыл бұрын

I'd like to use it to look at the soil samples

@drhaxan 8 жыл бұрын

this is sooo cool! who would have thought that you can make make a microscope with your smartphone. so genius LOVE IT! Thanks for making this awesome video

@harraz7354 7 ай бұрын

can someone explain and how the parts work? if someone did ill be very thankful

@TheRealestEric 5 жыл бұрын

I'm kinda... In love with this girl? She's so expressive and excited.

@twisterlord665 7 жыл бұрын

...I think the normal microscope is cheaper than the smartphone alone.

@potatopotato7230 7 жыл бұрын

TwisterLord No, real microscopes can cost 10's of thousands of dollars....

@twisterlord665 7 жыл бұрын

+Potato Potato Really? Because I got mine for less than 100. Then again, it can only go up to like 150x

@edeninmyden8840 7 жыл бұрын

TwisterLord Are you dumb? Normal microscopes cost thousands.

@lazar2175 7 жыл бұрын

Potato Potato No,i have 3 microscopes,first one is russian that has max x120 zoom,i bought it for 10 bucks without mirror and i added ring light to it for use in electronics. Second one is flea market find,payed 75 euros for decent microscope kit with slides and samples,it has x150 magnification and works really good,i use this one to in particular to check aquarium water,pig meat... And last but not least i have a stereo microscope again for electronics and fiddling with teeny tiny stuff.Well worth 300 euros.(x80) P.S. I have 4 if you count my analog to digital conversion of microscope,wich sits in one corner as im scared to bring my laptop to my "lab",and it costed me like 30-40 bucks for scope,5 euros webcam,arduino for focusing the thing and controlling leds.

@bencesarosi7718 7 жыл бұрын

The lens works very well without a smartphone. I salvaged mine from a laser pointer I bought for $1.35 It's hard to go any cheaper than that.

@yackfzay6224 8 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool. Fun with kids.

@beez5503 8 жыл бұрын

Fascinating idea!

@rainbowfoxmagicgrrrl 4 жыл бұрын

What magnification power does this microscope have?

@zoepowell2674 8 жыл бұрын

OMG! Must. Do. The ground is pretty close to frozen here right now, probably not too much living in our 35-40 degree water, but I bet I could get a sample of seawater! I already have flashlights and poster tack, just gotta go get a laser pointer. How strong do I need the laser pointer to be?

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+Zoe Powell Ha, yeah... I posted this the day before the temperatures dropped here, too. But seawater would work! Also, the laser pointer does not have to be strong at all--just get the cheapest one you can find.

@keirwaterman9313 7 жыл бұрын

People neeed to look at my wheelchair i have used for a day they would see some strange creatures on my wheels

@adrianoprisan8992 8 жыл бұрын

Wow this is awesome!! I don't have to pay hundreds of dollars for a real microscope *-*

@seatbelttruck 7 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to be able to play around with a microscope at home! Now, if only I had a smartphone...

@user-er9ei5uk4c 7 жыл бұрын

LagiNaLangAko23 based from your username,i'm assuming that you're a filipino too! like me.

@user-er9ei5uk4c 7 жыл бұрын

LagiNaLangAko23 knew it

@user-yg1sd7lg4i 7 ай бұрын

Simple Tech is the coolest Tech , Human can acknowledge...Thanks

@jeeptimbo 8 жыл бұрын

I cant wait to try it! Thanks for all the awesome videos.

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+ManHeimAwesome Thanks for watching! And I'd love to see the results once you try it.

@j.spallin1502 Жыл бұрын

THIS. IS. SO. COOL!!! I just discovered this channel and I'm in love. More more more!! :D

@simonbenc9816 8 жыл бұрын

I love so much this chanel :-)

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+Šimon Benc That's so great to hear! Thank you :)

@raphaelbonobo 8 жыл бұрын

Okay. That's really cool! Thanks!! But somehow, I can see myself becoming a microbe maniac as soon as I've used this microscope. Ignorance is bliss sometimes :p

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+Monsieur de Bonobo I get it! I couldn't stop looking at those paramecia once I saw them.

@joyceeosacdin8723 3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Just wondering tho since I haven't tried it if the orientation of the image seen under this improvised microscope is really upright (just like the image of letter a on the video)?? or is it like the compound microscope and is inverted?? Hope this will be answered :))

@absurdgamertag 8 жыл бұрын

And my KZfaq crush is back! Have an awesome 2016, Anna!

@aladinandrei3208 4 жыл бұрын

See Microbes with this DIY Phone Microscope were are the microbes lady ? hahahha

@DakkogiRauru23 7 жыл бұрын

Stop. Being. So. Adorable.

@iseslc 8 жыл бұрын

Your channel is so cool!!!!!

@pyxtube 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I just subscribed to your channel. Number 45,652!

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Nicolet Amazing! Thank you, Steven!!!

@crystalwilliams8315 6 жыл бұрын

Definitely subscribing to this,can't wait to try it

@malabikaroy3176 4 жыл бұрын

Really cool i will surely try it

@edbeelasdestroyer-brine4394 3 жыл бұрын

Lens from a Laser that's the most important thing in the Micro-Phone-Scope

@hmm6938 7 жыл бұрын

currently ordered some lens and post tack to do this. thanks for the diy!

@Afkrakac Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!!! My 5th Graders will love this!!!

@Orelaf84 8 жыл бұрын

This is so fun and awesome!

@stelley08 6 жыл бұрын

Would one getter better magnification using this method THEN go ahead and add one of those cheap clip on microscopes?

@warker6186 5 жыл бұрын

i didn't know that lense on that laser could be used as lens for seeing tiny microbes lol :D i just throw away the laser when the battery is not working awokawokawok and anyway nice work and thanks 4 sharing!

@ireneb3433 3 жыл бұрын

soooo, SOOOO COOOL!! Thanks for sharing!!

@homeschoolingconcristo 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! This is so under rated!!!

@thi8508 7 жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to see microscope slides (cell slides, for example) with this microscope?

@vuk5001 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but do not expect to zoom in very much (like see inside the cell)

@xhale673 7 жыл бұрын

I love this channel!

@srinivassivakumar4847 7 жыл бұрын

A very cool video , but what will be the difference in the image size when i use a convex lens of a flash light?

@arupchakrabarty5470 7 жыл бұрын

thank im really excited to experience it!

@joygrace6148 3 жыл бұрын

Quarantine brought me here. HAHAHA!

@rounakbasak6 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video.....but I had a query....what will be the difference if we use a convex lens in place of the Plano convex lens?

@dejiko 4 жыл бұрын

A really powerful phone camera like the one the Huawei P30 or whatever has would give some great results methinks

@rakhisharan2069 5 жыл бұрын

I loved that . Thanks for inspiration

@veganchaatparty 8 жыл бұрын

Cool....thanks!!

@dynamicdeals1 4 жыл бұрын

*I am definitely gonna try this* This is really cool. Thats an instant subscription ‼️💯

@shintsu01 8 жыл бұрын

Great DIY vid !

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+ShinTsu Thank you!

@ProfRoofs 2 жыл бұрын

Look at urine from human or animal… especially if you suspect a UTI

@joannetang2916 8 жыл бұрын

:( I bought a laser pointer $18 but there is no lens it. my sister told me that lens is very expensive, I don't know what to do with it, I can't find any other kind of lasar pointer near my hmoe

@DDG2023 8 жыл бұрын

Do you have any old cameras that have stopped working? Or maybe if someone is throwing out an older digital or film camera, you can ask them to give it to you instead. (Better than ending up in a bin!) You can disassemble the camera and experiment with the lenses from it. Just be careful not to cut yourself on the sharp bits... it's really easy to do... ask me, I know. 😜 Got a scar on my thumb to prove it. On the plus side, some camera lenses are REALLY powerful and will work way better than the laser pointer lens.

@joannetang2916 7 жыл бұрын

noted, thx :)

@abdullah23ify 7 жыл бұрын

old cd rom or dvd

@seemadas974 2 ай бұрын

My fav subject and i love it

@AliHSyed 8 жыл бұрын

low key question: is it powerful enough to see gametes?

@grossscienceshow 8 жыл бұрын

+Ali Syed Assuming we're talking about humans here, you could not see male gametes, but you could probably see female gametes quite well. Also, thanks for the sensitive wording of your question.

@shadylutfy7638 8 жыл бұрын

+Ali Syed makes this goes to bathroom

@56gothmog 8 жыл бұрын

+Ali Syed Do you have a low gamete count?

@AliHSyed 8 жыл бұрын

56gothmog I guess we'll find out

@cookiesw9270 8 жыл бұрын

+Gross Science can you see quakes

@dragon_slayer_ 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Great work

@muhammadmashwani6417 4 жыл бұрын

Would you be able to see ecoli in water samples with this technique?

@enzobg2011 8 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

8 жыл бұрын

Tanks for the info, I Will Try it!

@attheendoftheday8969 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this really awesome hack! Will be letting the kiddos do this and maybe they will do tiktoks of their work now lol

@56gothmog 8 жыл бұрын

need to bring it down a notch

@jitendrachaudhari4445 5 жыл бұрын

Love you from india

@xxpowwowbluexx 4 жыл бұрын

Which direction should you turn the laser lens?

@yklex7596 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you I really needed this for a school assessment task

@s.n.8128 7 жыл бұрын

00:15 - the infamous geek dance!

@theamathias8214 8 жыл бұрын

wow thisis actually very cool!!!!!! good job

@dran2901 5 жыл бұрын

Honest question: Im doing research and i want to see the unseen germs we may have on our feet, what would be the best way to view it?

@janemedrano8201 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, gross science. Is it possible for me to get a copy of your video for class presentation purposes? Thank you.

@malapitricharddavidm.9586 2 жыл бұрын

If you have a broken phone around take the camera lens, preferably the front camera. It's much better.

@afsasrp5779 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t have a small lens disappointed

@nova707ha 7 жыл бұрын

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooow thanks for this DIY ! like totally loved it subscribed

@afifayousaf2466 5 жыл бұрын

Subscribed.

@chethanpyldar6915 4 жыл бұрын

Don't make fools who don't know the microbiology. 😂😂😂

@Jaykayp53 Жыл бұрын

Lol do this really work? Tried this cause teachers asked to do this for project. Can't really see that kind of magnification. 😅 any help would be great.