World’s Smallest Nerf Gun Shoots an Ant

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  • čas přidán 29. 09. 2023
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  • @MarkRober
    @MarkRober  Před 7 měsíci +6559

    Your move MrBeast. Get your CrunchLabs Build Box for the holidays!! crunchlabs.com

  • @mleavitt787
    @mleavitt787 Před 7 měsíci +9339

    There are now more of the world’s smallest nerf guns in existence than there will ever be just regular nerf guns.

    • @RaethFennec
      @RaethFennec Před 7 měsíci +544

      Oh no. That's a great point!

    • @phasmos153
      @phasmos153 Před 7 měsíci +81

      legend

    • @logananderson9834
      @logananderson9834 Před 7 měsíci +535

      Does that turn all the small ones regular size and the new ones now ‘giant’ size???

    • @tyjl3515
      @tyjl3515 Před 7 měsíci +315

      @logananderson9834 I suppose technically, since the small ones are now closer to the average size of all nerf guns they would be considered normal.

    • @MarkRober
      @MarkRober  Před 7 měsíci +1967

      🤯

  • @gason1000
    @gason1000 Před 7 měsíci +30464

    it's amazing how Mark uses the nerf gun to hook u into watching and then secretly makes u learn all about scientists who actually deserve the exposure ❤

    • @pallavkosuri5606
      @pallavkosuri5606 Před 7 měsíci +4973

      my students deserve a lot of credit! Lauren, Amanda, Jocelyn, Ryan and Barry were all amazing and helped make this happen! Mark was super down to earth and spent a lot of time talking to all of them - it was really a collaborative effort and so much fun to work together on this project!

    • @goldsharkau
      @goldsharkau Před 7 měsíci

      @@pallavkosuri5606 Incredible work you guys are doing!!

    • @Westwoodshadowgaming
      @Westwoodshadowgaming Před 7 měsíci +750

      @@pallavkosuri5606 y'all's micro nerf guns were so cool! Absolutely blows my mind how y'all figured out how to make structures with DNA.

    • @gason1000
      @gason1000 Před 7 měsíci +1

      ​@@pallavkosuri5606 It's truly heartwarming to hear that you appreciate the efforts of everyone involved. We're all thrilled by this project and are eagerly looking forward to your next endeavor.❤

    • @QUBIQUBED
      @QUBIQUBED Před 7 měsíci +367

      @@pallavkosuri5606 So is the plan to inject DNA bullets into cells using DNA structures? I love how passionate you are about your work, you have become a great inspiration for me. I can't believe things like this exist, people like you change the world. Thank you for what you do 👍

  • @Kathlanus
    @Kathlanus Před měsícem +109

    What I love most about this video is 19:25. Give people like these a fun yet seemingley rediciulous project and you never know what kind of idea it sparks in their head.

  • @annakalkman552
    @annakalkman552 Před 4 měsíci +152

    I would LOVE if Mark created a second channel aimed at engineers themselves- I appreciate the explanations that everyone can understand, but so many of these videos bring me so many questions that are more in-depth that I would love to hear him explain more

    • @MaidenLoaf
      @MaidenLoaf Před měsícem +1

      Thing is, such videos unfortunately take away from the time and resources needed to make these kinds of videos. I think he's wise to make things as accessibly explained as they are because it inspires people more generally.
      Having said that, as a fellow engineer, it would be nice, no question.

    • @squibbelsmcjohnson
      @squibbelsmcjohnson Před měsícem

      He is not a teacher lol

    • @athomesuperhero
      @athomesuperhero Před měsícem

      same

    • @grizzled1242
      @grizzled1242 Před měsícem

      @@squibbelsmcjohnson he's effectively turned himself into one

  • @Melone10001
    @Melone10001 Před 7 měsíci +1715

    Im a physicist in Nanofabrication. This is impressive on another level. You made a video that children can watch that has more science inside than most lecture courses at university

    • @ThatCanadianMinecafter
      @ThatCanadianMinecafter Před 7 měsíci +9

      Cool

    • @schlafenKind
      @schlafenKind Před 7 měsíci +7

      Cool

    • @brentroundtree8310
      @brentroundtree8310 Před 7 měsíci +27

      Great comment from the Nanophysicist guy! Exactly what I wish I could have said. And done so credibly and concisely.
      This video seemed a whole new level for Mr. Rober. It was technical enough that it allowed me to finally realize Mark Rober is currently one of the nearest this era can offer to Richard Feynman or Steven Hawking or the like. Or at least working at or near their level in his field of mechanical engineering.

    • @hamza-chaudhry
      @hamza-chaudhry Před 7 měsíci +7

      Seriously more than a university lecture course?

    • @kaleinyo
      @kaleinyo Před 7 měsíci +29

      ​@@hamza-chaudhry University courses goes wide, not deep. Unless it's a course specifically designed around this subject/thematic, you don't get too much details about the content.
      For instance, I don't think you see how carbon nanotube are created (9:40) . Or how you can build stuff with DNA (not from DNA)

  • @th3milkman561
    @th3milkman561 Před 7 měsíci +1354

    I love how mark’s just like “this is so small, light cant even reflect off of it”. Just so casually as well.

    • @Jonny-wv2fc
      @Jonny-wv2fc Před 6 měsíci

      lol fr

    • @panda_314
      @panda_314 Před 6 měsíci +21

      That's what she said

    • @jarrettshoup2709
      @jarrettshoup2709 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Technically only visible light can't reflect off it I believe.

    • @JWQweqOPDH
      @JWQweqOPDH Před 6 měsíci +6

      It's not that visible light can't reflect off the object, it's that it won't carry the density of information we're looking for. The whole object would look like a single blur with no detail.

    • @konrad7592
      @konrad7592 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I wonder if there's a way of using some kind of micro shifting of the object to increase resolution - similar to some cameras or apps, that use device/sensor motion to increase the resolution, by multi exposure. @@JWQweqOPDH

  • @AVASdesertRACER
    @AVASdesertRACER Před 4 měsíci +8

    i LOVED the detail of HOW a nerf gun works in the beginning. Mark Rober is the best CZcamsr out there, making science fun for kids, adults, dads, moms, everyone.

  • @schwindsichtigaderechte5293
    @schwindsichtigaderechte5293 Před 4 měsíci +17

    This was nothing short of inspiring! And born from such a simple first idea! A true reminder of what creativity and brilliance the human spirit is capable of, and that - although some might stand out - it's usually not a single person's achievement, but a string of steps taken by a whole bunch of people that lead to mankinds' most amazing feats. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @CincyKid1990
    @CincyKid1990 Před 7 měsíci +1122

    Mark Rober is a storytelling genius. His ability to trick my kids into loving science, math and engineering is nothing short of a miracle.

    • @2OP4Scrubz
      @2OP4Scrubz Před 7 měsíci +30

      Bruh he makes me love that, and Im 26 LMAO. Its so interesting!

    • @SSGoatanks
      @SSGoatanks Před 7 měsíci +7

      We need new generations of scientists, math geniuses, and engineers; otherwise AI will just control everything!

    • @steeveedeee
      @steeveedeee Před 7 měsíci +4

      And salesman.. cough cough crunch labs

    • @joeychristensen1113
      @joeychristensen1113 Před 7 měsíci +3

      Jokes on him. I was already interested before the channel started.

    • @Neros_Videos_2023
      @Neros_Videos_2023 Před 7 měsíci

      Mark is the best!!!!! 👍👍👍👍

  • @MawaMaverick
    @MawaMaverick Před 7 měsíci +1908

    This guy pulls off something that is clearly extremely difficult to achieve and compresses it in a 20 minute video coupled with happy music.
    Well done.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před 7 měsíci +1

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    • @just1m1s
      @just1m1s Před 7 měsíci +1

      It's so amazing that they even make something like this

    • @aaroncampbell331
      @aaroncampbell331 Před 7 měsíci +4

      His videos take months and months, some even years, and every time they’re worth it

    • @user-fm6jw2md3h
      @user-fm6jw2md3h Před 7 měsíci

      No he didn't.. prove it

    • @user-fm6jw2md3h
      @user-fm6jw2md3h Před 7 měsíci

      @@taap.on.my.pic790 hey.. I thought you were my friend! What are you doing talking to this guy??

  • @user-sc3wt9pj2i
    @user-sc3wt9pj2i Před 3 měsíci +10

    こういうワクワクする実験が未来のエンジニアを生み出すんですよね!是非未来の為に活動を続けて下さい!. 1:40I absolutely love the edit/cinematography here. It's so seamless!.

  • @Annnabannanna
    @Annnabannanna Před měsícem +2

    Mark is actually incredible. Never thought I'd get so hooked into physics.

  • @MemeGod201
    @MemeGod201 Před 7 měsíci +4699

    Mark is the guy that will literally remake all of his childhood toys into something insane.

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks Před 7 měsíci +1393

    Love more detail on how the DNA was self building.

    • @pallavkosuri5606
      @pallavkosuri5606 Před 6 měsíci +77

      what do you want to know?

    • @zincerish
      @zincerish Před 6 měsíci +17

      ​@@pallavkosuri5606he replied!! You're a rockstar Pallav!!

    • @nancywake1051
      @nancywake1051 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Probably build a couple strands then amplified each component via PCR - polymerase chain reaction, which uses a special DNA building molecule "taq polymerase" from a very heat resistant organism. Could be wrong though.

    • @gazvlogs7459
      @gazvlogs7459 Před 6 měsíci

      Google this, "Enzymes Involved in DNA Replication"

    • @evitynaga9347
      @evitynaga9347 Před 6 měsíci

      👍

  • @dubbletrubble1549
    @dubbletrubble1549 Před 5 hodinami

    18:10 as someone who only took one year of Biotechnology in High School, THAT'S LITERALLY THE FIRST THING THEY TEACH YOU!

  • @Alexis84DE
    @Alexis84DE Před 4 měsíci +1

    I just want to say hats off and thank you to all the amazing students, researchers and professors ❤ what an inspiration for the future

  • @poluefemus
    @poluefemus Před 7 měsíci +427

    you know you’re screwed when you’re fighting against a guy with not only the biggest nerf gun, but also the smallest nerf gun

    • @supersonic5024
      @supersonic5024 Před 7 měsíci +25

      Nah you know youre screwed when he knows a guy that can build nerf guns with dna 😂

    • @poluefemus
      @poluefemus Před 7 měsíci +17

      @@supersonic5024 you know you’re screwed when the guy can build over a trillion nerf guns out of you

    • @Lazy-Lizard
      @Lazy-Lizard Před 7 měsíci +11

      ​@@poluefemusa trillion nerf guns out of a single drop of your blood*

  • @fishdripfn
    @fishdripfn Před 7 měsíci +948

    Mark is the definition of quality over quantity

    • @thedictationofallah
      @thedictationofallah Před 7 měsíci +3

      Hindu fascism is definition of quantity and mass hoarding over quality or rational logic

    • @Asher50
      @Asher50 Před 7 měsíci +4

      ​@@thedictationofallah Bro HUMBLED him

    • @OQ0_2random
      @OQ0_2random Před 7 měsíci +1

      so true

    • @thedictationofallah
      @thedictationofallah Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@Asher50 who humbled me and i didnt humble anyone. i'm just sharing my thought what i think this comment relates to

    • @authorinthedark
      @authorinthedark Před 7 měsíci +4

      I dunno, he just made 3 trillion nerf guns that don't even work, definitely feels like quantity over quality to me

  • @Decepticant
    @Decepticant Před 2 měsíci +2

    In-freaking-sane!
    I can't express how important what you're doing is for the scientific community and the advancement of humanity. It's truly amazing.

  • @Crazyproaoe
    @Crazyproaoe Před měsícem +3

    -ну что потомки, как вы там в 2024? Покоряете космос, вышли в 4ое измерение, летаете со скоростью света?
    -сегодня мы собрали микроскопический пистолет из которого застрелили муравья.

  • @ct5625
    @ct5625 Před 7 měsíci +672

    This might be one of the best explanations of DNA manipulation I have ever seen. Well done just for that. Using the Nerf project as a vehicle to explain such complex science in a way that people can understand is extremely clever. Gives me hope for the future knowing there are absolute geniuses like Pallav and all his colleagues out there doing this kind of work.

  • @TaiwanisMoving
    @TaiwanisMoving Před 7 měsíci +416

    I think this is probably his best video yet. Every time I was amazed, he went even further. Each step was beyond what I thought was possible. That's a rare feeling to get as an adult, and it makes you feel young again. Thanks Mark

    • @necessaryduk360
      @necessaryduk360 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Mark liked ur comment

    • @ThatCanadianMinecafter
      @ThatCanadianMinecafter Před 7 měsíci +2

      I know, he made it so small.

    • @logananderson9834
      @logananderson9834 Před 7 měsíci +3

      I completely agree!! I am passionate about learning and science so I tend to try and keep up on what ever is happening but there are industries where I don’t even know where to start! I was learning more about Crispr the other day and this was so fun to come across! Who knew you could form DNA into actual shapes! And I loved learning about the tiny useful machines! It was astonishing to me that he covered so much information in such little time all while making it impossibly easy to understand.

  • @hexcat899
    @hexcat899 Před 18 hodinami

    日本語の動画をありがとうございます!
    発想が凄い!!
    工作みてるだけで楽しいです☺️

  • @user-ep7lm5sr8r
    @user-ep7lm5sr8r Před 2 měsíci +5

    DNAを使った形の設計すげえ!!!
    タンパク質設計の前段階みたいでワクワクする

  • @trissebude2184
    @trissebude2184 Před 7 měsíci +86

    "We found a dead ant outside"... Minutes before that: "The ant was not intimidated at all! It even took our gun!"
    We see what you did there, Mark!

  • @iikpsyt4619
    @iikpsyt4619 Před 7 měsíci +554

    It’s crazy how a project like this could potentially change medicine in the future. I’m so excited to see what this DNA technology could bring.

  • @poazon7
    @poazon7 Před měsícem +12

    日本語の音声ありがとうございます!こんな素敵な動画が無料で楽しめることに感謝。

    • @DungTran_vietnam
      @DungTran_vietnam Před měsícem

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  • @tnfire614
    @tnfire614 Před měsícem +18

    I dont think Mark gets enough Credit for what he does. His work and dedication is close to Nobel worthiness.

    • @blissfullyignorant2852
      @blissfullyignorant2852 Před měsícem +1

      He has millions of comments giving him credit for what he does. I'm not sure what you're talking about.

    • @blissfullyignorant2852
      @blissfullyignorant2852 Před měsícem +1

      He actually gets more than is deserved, he takes credit for everyone else's work in the video.

    • @squibbelsmcjohnson
      @squibbelsmcjohnson Před měsícem +1

      Yahhhhh he gets his credit 😂

  • @micahyang5614
    @micahyang5614 Před 7 měsíci +505

    Absolute joy seeing Pallav Kosuri on this channel. We had the pleasure of hearing him give a talk at our university, his enthusiasm is contagious.

    • @qwertydavid8070
      @qwertydavid8070 Před 7 měsíci

      Honestly I could listen to him ramble on for hours. Are there any videos out there of any lectures he's given?

  • @veerbakhalakiya4410
    @veerbakhalakiya4410 Před 6 měsíci +724

    I used to be a fan of Mark Rober, but after watching this incredible video, I am a whole air conditioner.

  • @heejae2010
    @heejae2010 Před měsícem +12

    hello Mr. Mark Rober I am a second-year middle school student who is doing a homework activity for my ethics class. Thanks to Mark Rober's wonderful science videos, I have come to love science even more. Please make more great videos in the future! 😊😊😊

  • @lindaatteo409
    @lindaatteo409 Před 19 dny

    Mind blowing to the next level. I’m so impressed with your knowledge and dedication to your craft it gives hope to solving problems

  • @TheoHiggins
    @TheoHiggins Před 7 měsíci +950

    In amongst all this incredible science and learning tools I'm beyond glad that Mark still uses Plants Vs. Zombies music lol

  • @voicekey
    @voicekey Před 7 měsíci +821

    Ant was having the time of his life

  • @user-fu8nw1ur7r
    @user-fu8nw1ur7r Před 4 měsíci +2

    Sir your knowledge is amazing

  • @TIOLIOfficial
    @TIOLIOfficial Před měsícem +5

    8:28 - Questionable Mark Rober lore.

  • @Knarfy
    @Knarfy Před 6 měsíci +1729

    Wasn't expecting to learn how cool DNA is during a video about Nerf guns but I am so incredibly here for it.

    • @Wabee014
      @Wabee014 Před 6 měsíci +10

      What are you doing here ????

    • @blanekaboom
      @blanekaboom Před 6 měsíci +10

      i was surprised to see knarfy ngl

    • @Bfa10i
      @Bfa10i Před 6 měsíci +1

      HOW ARE YOU HERE! GET OVER HERE!

    • @finnedgaming9965
      @finnedgaming9965 Před 6 měsíci +6

      get back to crashing minecraft 😤

    • @dna9838
      @dna9838 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Thank you. I do my best.

  • @solokom
    @solokom Před 6 měsíci +1665

    He didn't only build the world's smallest Nerf gun, but he also built more Nerf guns than Nerf ever produced or will ever produce. 😱

    • @kitkat47chrysalis95
      @kitkat47chrysalis95 Před 6 měsíci +46

      i dont often literally laugh out loud but this comment got me

    • @dion4037
      @dion4037 Před 6 měsíci +52

      Oh wow dude that's an awesome point lol

    • @alexcole8930
      @alexcole8930 Před 6 měsíci +7

      Bro has 2000iq

    • @IndigoIndustrial
      @IndigoIndustrial Před 6 měsíci +3

      He loaded and cocked all the DNA nerf guns with a flash of blue light.
      A slight tap of the test tube on the lab bench discharged them all - and leveled the Salk Insitute.

    • @gabrielshreds
      @gabrielshreds Před 6 měsíci +11

      until Mr Beast builds one out of quarks

  • @AlbertoMavic3
    @AlbertoMavic3 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Me Exploto la cabeza con este documental. FELICIDADES, por hacer realidad una simple idea. Eres y sois los científicos un ejemplo para el mundo. Un saludo desde España.

  • @anoichi4840
    @anoichi4840 Před měsícem

    im not even into like mechanics and science and everything but all of a sudden im learning so much from this guy

  • @sevenayashinedown1283
    @sevenayashinedown1283 Před 7 měsíci +222

    If they are considered nerf guns, I believe that Mark is now the owner of the largest collection of nerf guns, assuming he got to keep the little ones.

    • @bobbobert9379
      @bobbobert9379 Před 6 měsíci +6

      The size of a collection, for world record purposes, is typically determined by the number of *unique* items. Many copies of the same item wouldn't contribute to the size of the collection.

    • @9BallBory
      @9BallBory Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@bobbobert9379collecting the same item is still a collection

    • @bobbobert9379
      @bobbobert9379 Před 6 měsíci +4

      @@9BallBory not by official world records standards it isn't.

    • @thegreatesthitman
      @thegreatesthitman Před 6 měsíci +3

      ​@@bobbobert9379but not every one is the exact same some have different shapes if you look closely so he does have the largest collection of nerf guns

    • @9BallBory
      @9BallBory Před 6 měsíci

      @@bobbobert9379 mind showing me these standards? i dont care at all but where would you even find them lmao

  • @taylorguitar13
    @taylorguitar13 Před 7 měsíci +340

    So unreal... If there were videos like this being made when I was little, it would have probably inspired me to pursue engineering. I'm happy it's here for today's kids to see.
    Doubt you'll see this Mark, but if you do, just know I'm glad there are people like you out there. You're doing great work.

    • @spartanbeast3575
      @spartanbeast3575 Před 7 měsíci +2

      I'm currently studying master's of science in mechanical engineering and Mark Rober as blown my mind away with this video.

  • @augg2024
    @augg2024 Před 15 dny +5

    lmao i can imagine a ant finding it, examining it, then learning to use it, then actually use it to defend off slightly bigger predators.

    • @j.21
      @j.21 Před 9 dny

      your imagination exists in an alternate world outside of ours!

  • @meredithbutikofer5658
    @meredithbutikofer5658 Před 4 měsíci +4

    8:15 “it was the smell more than anything that really brought back the nostalgia” This has a reason. That reason is, the processing center for smells in the brain lives extremely close to the memory center of the brain. This makes it so that the electrical signals to trigger remembering can take a shortcut from the smell processing center to the memory center.

  • @carla.n.5078
    @carla.n.5078 Před 7 měsíci +306

    As an engineer, watching this is like seeing art being created.

    • @Some1NamedPlays
      @Some1NamedPlays Před 7 měsíci +2

      As a regular person who isn't an engineer, I too, can confirm that watching this was like seeing art being created.

  • @OfficiallySnek
    @OfficiallySnek Před 7 měsíci +18

    Bro actually made a DNA gun 💀

  • @tarikhulmahfudz7829
    @tarikhulmahfudz7829 Před 2 měsíci +5

    That 100nm was insanely small, i can't imagine how tiny 5nm processor is.

  • @08C6PaceCar
    @08C6PaceCar Před měsícem

    The collective mind and spirit of human beings together knows no bounds

  • @District4Studios
    @District4Studios Před 7 měsíci +379

    These videos are the highlight of the month whenever Mark releases them. They're entertaining, educating, and so exciting to watch. Thank you Mark, for these wonderful videos

  • @xtreme443
    @xtreme443 Před 7 měsíci +417

    As a recent graduate in the engineering field and 3D printing experience now working with semiconductors, this video has been one of the most interesting videos Mark has ever put out. I would love to work on something like this with Mark one day.

    • @empanadas2887
      @empanadas2887 Před 6 měsíci

      .

    • @matthewb9981
      @matthewb9981 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Bring that enthusiasm to your work and be the person that others want to work with!

  • @TheRealSavageMaestro
    @TheRealSavageMaestro Před 4 měsíci

    Living science LEGEND. I love this guy!

  • @S.E.C-R
    @S.E.C-R Před 4 měsíci

    How do you continue to keep blowing my mind even more than the last time?! 🤯🤯🤯

  • @anwarulbashirshuaib5673
    @anwarulbashirshuaib5673 Před 7 měsíci +122

    1:53 What a heartwarming display of affection between student and teacher! Mark hugging his professor so enthusiastically really shows the wonderful bond they share!

  • @bobthemagicmoose
    @bobthemagicmoose Před 7 měsíci +170

    I had the dorm room literally across the hall from that one a few years after you and we went through every rooms’ access panels! We actually did find an instruction manual on how to break into the rooms, I wonder if it was yours!!! I think we replaced the items that were interesting and trashed the rest (of course adding our own treasures for the next generation)!

  • @user-sk3ep2ee6u
    @user-sk3ep2ee6u Před 3 měsíci +1

    面白い企画すぎる、動画を見ていて途中で飽きない

  • @Noxuren1
    @Noxuren1 Před měsícem

    I love how mark uses something to get us hooked in just to secretly make us smarter

  • @ThePropzman
    @ThePropzman Před 7 měsíci +11

    "Brush off the unused Uranium"💀 8:48

  • @astro7484
    @astro7484 Před 6 měsíci +260

    One lockdown 3AM night couple years ago I stumbled across a video of a dude playing with squirrels in his backyard I enjoyed it so much and decided to watch more, since then I have bookmarked and saved each and every one of these, they went from being just entertainment to fully immersive learning experiences. This is the kind of thing I want to do with my life. Currently a junior engineering students and these videos are really fuel for the work. One day ...🙏🏽🙏🏽

    • @solokom
      @solokom Před 6 měsíci +2

      Same brother, same!. ... well, the squirrel video part, not the becoming an engineer part. 😁

  • @Hectorxpi
    @Hectorxpi Před 3 měsíci +3

    19:20 Mrbeast: today I'm going to make a nerf gun with atoms

  • @BenjaminHiggs
    @BenjaminHiggs Před měsícem +1

    2:25 Mark was wearing a prison jumpsuit 😆

  • @patford9943
    @patford9943 Před 7 měsíci +140

    Mark, you and your team outdid yourselves! Thanks for mentioning the names of the students and staff not just dept heads. It’s great to see the credit get spread around

  • @adarshjoseph3
    @adarshjoseph3 Před 7 měsíci +528

    Thank you Mark! You filled us with hope about the future. It's really inspiring that so many great scientists around the world are working tirelessly for a better future. Thank you so much for showing us that!

    • @handlingitwell
      @handlingitwell Před 7 měsíci +11

      u sure that this video relates to a better future?

    • @user-nb7df
      @user-nb7df Před 7 měsíci +10

      He is literally proving to you that nanoweapons exist lol

    • @scrubdaddy654
      @scrubdaddy654 Před 7 měsíci +4

      you didnt even watch the video its only been out 1 hour you comments 54 mins ago lol

    • @ThatCanadianMinecafter
      @ThatCanadianMinecafter Před 7 měsíci

      Yes

    • @tormint5294
      @tormint5294 Před 7 měsíci +3

      ​@@handlingitwellmedically maybe

  • @N1Alf
    @N1Alf Před 16 hodinami

    Felicidades por tu trabajo. No solo entretiene, sino que transmite enseñanza y hacen divertida a la ciencia. Estoy seguro de que más de una persona ahora está más motivada a investigar un poco más.

  • @Kirill537k
    @Kirill537k Před 2 měsíci +1

    7:05 Such a sweet sound

  • @WillyOrca
    @WillyOrca Před 5 měsíci +617

    Every single time they made it smaller I was like "well this is it they can't possibly get any smaller than that." and by the end I was just totally in awe.

    • @user-ez2tq4vi8f
      @user-ez2tq4vi8f Před měsícem

      normally such a scenario would make you progressively more disappointed

  • @sagerobot
    @sagerobot Před 7 měsíci +159

    Mark you're a treasure to humanity. Seriously, thank you for doing what you do. Ive been feeling dejected lately over the online discourse talking about how the public school teachers are reporting their students being very behind and lacking motivation to want to engage at all.
    But your content I truly believe is the spark that absolutely will be the start of so many kids today becoming adults in the future who pursue STEM for the betterment of mankind. Your content is the exact kind of content that we should be celebrating as a society. You can tell that you truly care for this world and you want to do what you can to encourage and inspire people around you.
    I hope you continue to keep doing what you are doing, it is truly a great service to the world.

  • @thebl4z3r66
    @thebl4z3r66 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Bro literally took 'world record' and 'competition' to whole other level.

  • @AGamingDemon5810
    @AGamingDemon5810 Před měsícem

    I don't know why but this video is probably my favorite video on CZcams now.

  • @inigoaraluce8493
    @inigoaraluce8493 Před 7 měsíci +699

    I'm pretty sure Mark's channel is the only channel that produces such incredibly interesting content for every single age.
    Incredible video!

  • @914Rocky
    @914Rocky Před 7 měsíci +244

    Mind blown. Most amazing thing you’ve done too date. I’d love more detail on how the DNA was self building.

    • @ESOInTeNsE
      @ESOInTeNsE Před 7 měsíci +3

      A lot of work with DNA is done using chance. Notice how they had to use electrophoresis to separate out the bits of DNA that didn’t form nerf guns. It’s because they knew that if they put in the proper structures and let the DNA bind to itself as they knew it would, that chances of it creating nerf guns was pretty high, but chances are there were a LOT more of the failed pieces that didn’t bind correctly, which they separated out.

    • @volmyk6196
      @volmyk6196 Před 7 měsíci +4

      DNA is a polymer and each single strand of DNA is a sequence of monomers called nucleotides that come in 4 major types: A, T, C, G. When two DNA strands come together to form a double-stranded form, they normally must follow the rule of complementary: A must be opposite to T, and C to G. In DNA origami, each staple DNA sequence is typically long enough to be close to a unique sequence inside the test tube, therefore it is designed to be complementary to specific counterparts in the scaffold DNA. If two complementary DNA strands are placed in solution, they spontaneously would bind into the double-stranded form, reasons for that arise from the laws of thermodynamics. Here, given enough time and preferably a temperature ramp, the staples will eventually "find" their complementary places in the scaffold. The whole process is governed by DNA self-assembly properties, there are CAD tools that can generate the sequences for staples based on your scaffold sequence and the design of DNA origami nanostructure you make. Then its just mixing scaffold and staples

    • @914Rocky
      @914Rocky Před 7 měsíci

      @@volmyk6196 Thanks! How do they keep all of the strands near enough to their complementary strands to bind? With so many in use, wouldn’t they get jumbled up? Is it that each piece in each gun is unique so that they will each find their unique compliment? How do they make each strand?

    • @Infamous159
      @Infamous159 Před 7 měsíci

      from one scientist to another, thanks for explaining in simple terms. @@volmyk6196

    • @benjaminerickson9732
      @benjaminerickson9732 Před 7 měsíci

      That part is helped by the temperature they are incubated at in the little "oven". The pairing up of those nucleotide sequences have different energy requirements, heating up paired up DNA is how we normally unzip the strands and get single stranded DNA. You start off at this high temp where nothing can pair up, then you cool it down and hold it at ideal temps that favor particular sequence pairings. In this way you can help direct the assembly of the finale product. As annealing temperatures are easily calculated and used all the time in DNA amplification.

  • @suneettembare9681
    @suneettembare9681 Před měsícem

    Oh! Awesome! I wish I had access to such content at my school days!!!

  • @Nickskeeee
    @Nickskeeee Před měsícem

    This was so amazing! I have so much hope for science to bring a better future, especially in the medical world. My mother and I are Multiple Sclerosis patients and I've already seen some news about new technologies on how to treat it better... But by seeing this video, by seeing how some of these techniques can be used in the medical field. I have even more hope for science! Science is amazing!

  • @akamran01
    @akamran01 Před 7 měsíci +11

    I fully believe Mark just used Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Shrink-inator for this video

  • @PK_Gaming727
    @PK_Gaming727 Před 7 měsíci +51

    13:54 “At that scale, you would basically need to fold a DNA helix into the shape of a nerf gun. Which was precisely our plan.”

  • @kattozilla2277
    @kattozilla2277 Před měsícem +1

    this video fills me with joy

  • @billymanilli
    @billymanilli Před měsícem

    Dr Salk. What an AMAZING human being.

  • @JustinSugita
    @JustinSugita Před 7 měsíci +91

    I love how Mark helps share what is the bleeding edge of the new science, but putting them together in a fun format and interesting projects. When you think its an impossible idea, there is someone out there that is able to help with this.

  • @alexfray6519
    @alexfray6519 Před 6 měsíci +380

    As an engineering student at BYU, this was so fun to watch. Definitely an inspiration when the classes are hard!

    • @OkGamez313
      @OkGamez313 Před 6 měsíci +3

      BYUI IS BETTER!!!

    • @jacquesca
      @jacquesca Před 6 měsíci +9

      Is the engineering school there just for mormons? And/or is it a leading uni for engineering?

    • @Kavaitsu
      @Kavaitsu Před 6 měsíci

      @@jacquesca 💀

    • @ryanpmcguire
      @ryanpmcguire Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@jacquescatechnically no but you’d better be prepared!

    • @jdawggy8761
      @jdawggy8761 Před 6 měsíci +16

      @@jacquescait’s definitely not just for lds people, most people there are but everyone is welcome

  • @tandty321
    @tandty321 Před 7 dny +1

    How the heck did human become this genius!!

  • @brandonb1712
    @brandonb1712 Před měsícem

    That ant knew what he had, and immediately had to go overthrow the queen 🤣

  • @gursheenkhurana9080
    @gursheenkhurana9080 Před 7 měsíci +29

    This is insanely incredible! I didn't even know DNA could be fragmented like that to form junctions!

  • @fernandostrodrigues1
    @fernandostrodrigues1 Před 2 měsíci

    1:35 you woke me up like a sleeper agent.(animatic battle intro)

  • @ankhels
    @ankhels Před 3 měsíci +3

    I absolutely love this. Mark's a teacher, and a great one. We're actually getting a course in physics and engineering, not watching a random entertaining build video.
    THAT SAID... If we're going to be specific, everything past the 2nd shrink can't technically be called a nerf (or any) gun, because as he specifically says at 12:21, those and all of the ones after it are just outlines/molds in the shape of a gun. They don't have any of the actual parts, mechanics, mechanisms, etc, and are 100% inoperable. That's no longer a world record-breaking item. The first and then second shrinks did make the records, yes, but all the ones that came after (i.e. the two hair ones and the DNA one) are not, because they're not nerf guns. I'm sure they're the world record for SOMETHING, just not this.
    Still, amazing video either way. The accomplishments here are incredible nonetheless. And most importantly, every one of us has now learned something (or really a lot of things) new & were exposed to some brilliant scientists many of us had not heard of before. I absolutely love the vid though and the idea. Watching that tiny, tiiiny gun be fired under a dang microscope because it was that small was soooo cool! It's hard to believe things can even function at such a small scale!

  • @onedeadsaint
    @onedeadsaint Před 7 měsíci +41

    10:59 great job, Mark! you've armed the ants and now we're doomed!

  • @kristine146
    @kristine146 Před 7 měsíci +78

    Jocelyn, you are the real MVP. Spoken like a true scientist "although there is no label on it." Put a label on your stuff. When in doubt, throw it out. That is the motto of my lab. 18:09

    • @tycowpie
      @tycowpie Před 7 měsíci +15

      @18:48 da REAL MVP

    • @Jark6
      @Jark6 Před 7 měsíci +7

      @@tycowpie only time i paused the vid.. GYATT

    • @Daedricsoulslayer
      @Daedricsoulslayer Před 7 měsíci +3

      ​@@tycowpiesame mate same! 🥵

    • @Fajowski50
      @Fajowski50 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Jocelyn has the entire bakery.

  • @user-ft1qo7yq6w
    @user-ft1qo7yq6w Před měsícem

    This’s the passion of science, this is what science all about.

  • @bigwolf380
    @bigwolf380 Před 4 měsíci

    Mark totally hind a new break in tool at the university there 😂 him closing it "after" the fact was a dead giveaway lol. Whoever has that room this semester better be checking

  • @shark9488
    @shark9488 Před 7 měsíci +126

    its crazy how far mark has come. 8 years ago, he was showing us how to make a watermelon smoothie and now he is breaking 4 records in one video!

    • @kongsunlyheng4186
      @kongsunlyheng4186 Před 7 měsíci +8

      I think it's even more amazing that an idea of a toy unexpectedly can be a potential solution to a complicated problem at the end.

  • @KraZSK
    @KraZSK Před 6 měsíci +1512

    It's always just so marvelous to see people like Mark still geek out like a kid with conviction in an incredibly complex adult field...

    • @Planetmango48
      @Planetmango48 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Yeah.

    • @Koilith
      @Koilith Před 6 měsíci +3

      “Umm guys I think I’m better than mark Rober” -🤓

    • @Pspoyun.
      @Pspoyun. Před 6 měsíci +3

      Selam

    • @user-ve7ji8zb8v
      @user-ve7ji8zb8v Před 6 měsíci +5

      He’s so hot! Smart, enthusiastic, optimistic, passionate, fun-loving, and so down to earth.

    • @Khanhblack07
      @Khanhblack07 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yeah Mark thanks very much ❤❤❤❤

  • @SpectrumSwordtails
    @SpectrumSwordtails Před 4 měsíci

    Mark Rober ladies and gents. He not only got the record for the worlds smallest Nerf Gun, he may have also given some dna engineers some new ideas. Love it.

  • @archanag.5757
    @archanag.5757 Před 7 měsíci +41

    I hope Crunch Labs is still around once I have kids in a few years. I would have loved to have those boxes when I was a kid.

  • @plighting_engineerd
    @plighting_engineerd Před 7 měsíci +55

    This is absolutely incredible. I had no idea this was even POSSSIBLE. Great job on this one. I clicked to see a world record, and what I got was something 3,000,000x cooler. I never knew technology like this EXISTED! This is absolutely incredible.

  • @rh234
    @rh234 Před 7 dny

    Mark Rober was at the FIRST World Championship for the 2023-2024 season. He shot t-shirts out of Nerf guns and made a speech. Pretty awesome.

  • @blarretboimsm
    @blarretboimsm Před 3 měsíci

    17:21 WHY IS THE BACKROUND MUSIC GRAZE THE ROOF FROM PVZ!?!? IT BRINGS ME JOY 😭😭😭

  • @EileenTheCr0w
    @EileenTheCr0w Před 6 měsíci +1643

    Mark slowly becoming the Willy Wonka of engineering. Just incredible and inspiring on so many levels.

    • @Studeb
      @Studeb Před 6 měsíci +34

      He is most likely doing more to get people into engineering than any other person who ever lived. Amazing work.

    • @KnYFh
      @KnYFh Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@Studeb
      .

    • @KnYFh
      @KnYFh Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@Studeb
      .

    • @KnYFh
      @KnYFh Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@Studeb
      .

    • @KnYFh
      @KnYFh Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@Studeb
      .

  • @mangotreebs7749
    @mangotreebs7749 Před 7 měsíci +81

    2:25 That looks like a mugshot💀💀💀💀💀💀

  • @nateschale189
    @nateschale189 Před 4 měsíci

    I actually watched this channel for scientific stuff that I don't learn in school and it's Christmas break. So I have to watch many Mark Rover videos I want

  • @user-jx1he6he7v
    @user-jx1he6he7v Před 2 měsíci

    This is one of the coolest videos I've seen all day.

  • @m.s.s.y.g7476
    @m.s.s.y.g7476 Před 6 měsíci +361

    I love how mark goes from talking about life-changing inventions than to talking about the most random stuff ever.

    • @mrman_4234
      @mrman_4234 Před 6 měsíci +3

      all with playing the pvz roof level music