What Microscope Do We Use? (And Other Frequently Asked Questions)
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- We get a lot of questions about how we do what we do here on Journey to the Microcosmos. So, we thought that we'd answer a handful of frequently asked questions this week!
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Hank: "Calm down, friend."
Microbe: NYOOOOOOOOOM
I do wonder how (or what mechanism there is to do so) they track the image, since it's moving around a lot, and all.
@@llearch there are some levers that move the lid i think
@@llearch Generally on microscopes, there are one or two little twisty knobs that move the stage (the part of the microscope the slide sits on) forwards/backwards and left/right. If you get used to using microscopes, its pretty intuitive how much to move them to follow something on the slide and such.
@@velvetsrose Though even so, with how fast some of these microbes move, it would be really hard to keep up with them. Kudos to James for his professional level microscopy skills!
She has the zoomies
I remember my science teacher say that the transparency is similar to how if you cover a strong flashlight with your hand you can see your veins and bones in your hand. thats whats happening to the bacteria.
David Kirkpatrick that’s a really helpful analogy. Thanks for sharing!
Ohhh thanks! I thought they were just transparent like that
dumb people
@@bobsagget823 Don't worry; everyone thinks that you're Einstein version 2.0.
Awesome analogy! I'll be sure to use this actually :)
The skill of your partner in finding microbes, selecting a clear view from a blob of sludge, focusing, selecting light source/angle/polarity/intensity and otherwise creating images is superlative. My compliments to you both. It brings me back to the wonder I felt 70 years ago when I looked through my first microscope at ten at a thin slice of onion and seeing living cells pumping fluids and particles about (mind blowing) Most of my scope work the past 40 years has been mundane - is there blood in the urine, are there too many red/white cells in a blood smear (or too few), is the sputum contaminated with bacteria/wbc, etc. It is nice to return to the poetry. Thank you.
Dude, you need to find a nearby pond and scoop some sludge to look at on your lunchbreak 😉
@serendipidus1 Yeah onion cells are super popular in high school biology classes.
serendipidus1 ....I think you can still get a decent scope for $250...check out places like Kijiji or new scopes on Amazon, or Amscope. Even a decent cheap scope (not a kids toy scope) will give you a lifetime of enjoyment.
serendipidus1 Agree that there are some scopes of dubious quality out there. I use an Amscope b490b and really suits my interests. I generally just use the 10x eyepieces and do most of my observing at 400-800x. I also have a dark field condenser that I use for pond critters and it always reminds me of my old 10inch f5 Newtonian reflector telescope on a clear, dark night...breathtaking! Anyway, wishing you well on your search for a great scope....just reminded myself that
I saw a collection of Leicas and Leitz scopes for sale on kijiji once....apparently the family of a deceased pathologist wanted them to go to good homes...sigh...I missed that one. Happy hunting!
The team is a lot bigger than just the two. But James is clearly the one doing the most amount and important part of the work. But that doesnt mean the other guys arent doing as much great work and contribution to make everything possible. They are a fine team and doing a great job. I can only applaud them for their achievement and especially James for his passion, dedication, patience and effort to get all the interesting footage and let us all take part in the journey to the microcosmos. U Unchi Punchi U
8:40 "Calm down, friend." I'm surprised any of these little guys can stay excited while Hank's soothing voice is talking over them.
How do you do this? Like link a moment of the video in the comments section?
@@jahnavee_palsodkar just type something like 7:35 or 6:52 and CZcams will automatically convert it into a link.
@@harshsinghal4342 thank you so much!!
@@jahnavee_palsodkar no problem
Hank is not talking over them, you understand that?
A microscope sponsorship!! That is the absolute coolest thing I've heard all week! Good work, James!
Agreed. Totally cool! And so subtle. We haven't seen ads or announcements about it at all. I appreciate it all the more.
@@jrpstonecarver i guess they saw Jame's work and they're like "cool, we want more of this here take our stuff"
@@jrpstonecarver yes seriously appreciate this
This channel has changed the way I look at the world. Instead of seeing dirt, mould ect, now I see an ecosystem full of microbes trying to survive just like us. It's cured my OCD a little.
watch your step
I used to be germaphobic, thanks to the misinformed and easily manipulated mass media. Now I don't wash my hands before eating, and only wash after taking a dump. I can't get enough antigens in my immuno-library. Like pokemon, I wanna catch them all.
@@Judicial78 if I've prepared food I'll always wash my hands throughout the cooking process depending on what I'm making, but I'd never even thought about washing my hands before I eat before... and I'm a pretty healthy dude
I doubt you really had OCD then.
@@AnalyticalReckoner Well you'd have to explain that to the psychiatrist that diagnosed me.
Also, kinda interesting to see what James looks like.
😍
Yes, me too😊
I guess he's a stoner, and watches those things high✌️
Magnification is missing there.
Ten calm minutes a week. Informative, beautiful, soothing...my favorite 2019 brain treat. Thank you.
I think it would be safe to say it's also now a Much Needed source of joy for 2020. LoL! The content is absolutely brilliant from this channel
And 2020
*You guys always know how to make me look fabulous.*
Today I was looking at a sample of lake water and I found one of you
Yes you are
Just got to add, the music really completes these videos. Really enjoying this channel
I could watch hours of mixed chillout music (e.g Carbon Based Lifeforms) with these videos!
I was upset about something when I started watching the video and I was relaxed by the end of the first minute. I am so grateful for the existence of this channel, for all the work of James and the team! Thank you! ❤️
I could be on fire and Hank's voice would make me feel better about it.
This is quickly becoming my favorite ever CZcams channel. Keep doing what you're doing, you guys.
This is TOTALLY awesome! Thank goodness to James and the team for incredible work!
WOAH nice seeing you here!
This might be useful to Antscanada to see what kind of mites and other organisms live in your colonies.
One of my favorite youtubers watching another one of my favorite youtubers!
Any ant lover's from India
…okey. Didn’t expect to see you here.
The soundtrack you guys use is SO FREAKING GOOD
All the music is made by Andrew Huang. He's a CZcamsr and musician. You can get his stuff on Itunes and Spotify. His channel >>> czcams.com/users/songstowearpantsto His GLORIOUS MIDI NARWHAL video is one of my personal favorites.
We’re proud about what James achieves and we are happy for our small contribution to the science community. Thanks to his talent, we can enjoy these beautiful images. Congratulations!
Hey Motic! Which microscope did you sponsor? The BA310 Binocular, the LED Binocular, the Trinocular or the LED Trinocular?
@@Oneirophrenic123 My guess is trinocular so he can attach the Fuji X-T3 camera.
I'd be curious what kind of adapter is ideal for an APS-C camera. Or if a MFT camera is better.
Can you gift me a microscope? I want to buy a lot but it is not possible for me ...
I like to consider how rich you would have to be to have lived 400 years ago, and have a personal microbe expert come into your estate and show you images, models, or drawings of little pond buddies. It's pretty neat to be alive in this century. Thanks for the video!
As for merch, I suggest t-shirts. People like those. I'll buy your t-shirt.
Leeuwenhoek was born in 1623 so the microscope was not yet invented 400 yrs ago bc this is the inventor.
@@barbarahouk1983 What they also didn't have 400 years ago: pedantic youtube comments. I'm rounding up to closest century.
70" flatscreen here!! Every Monday with my coffee since week two!
*Ok the secret's out. Hay infusion is my favorite meal. Shhh, don't tell anyone!*
Based rotifer
I think one of the real talents in this is FOLLOWING the fast microbes around the slide. I have a microscope and it's hard because everything is reverse of what your looking at so when something goes left I always move the slide in the wrong direction.
John Some microscopes flip it for you. Which then undoes all the training you gave yourself to figure it out.
i was so frustrated in beginning bio courses because i could never focus microscopes well, even focusing on stained slides of still life... that did have to improve during microbiology, but it's a skill, and it's one that james is truly mastering
What I want to know is how you follow anything at all. The slide only has to move microns at a time to keep the critter in frame center. How do you do that without overshooting by huge amounts?
@@TheBullethead You twiddle knobs to move the slide, not use hands, with a good gear differential (phrasing?).
@@FaultAndDakranon Thanks. The gearing for such fine movement must be incredibly intricate and expensive.
My living room never got this much attention! :D
Thanks for coming to see it!
SPORE CELL STAGE
ABSOLUTE KINGS
spore 2 wheeen
Thank you for all those answers! The Nassula ornata at the end moves like my roomba
People acknowledging that Spore is a thing makes me so happy
You know, you can just look up the correct spelling of words, or let your spell checker do it.
@@slappy8941 i know... English aint my mother tongue tho
Guess i'll have to look it up
I love Spore!!! :D it's great having a group of nerds with the same old games that have influenced our interests
@@mmtruooao8377 i discovered Spore back in 2013-2014 and only got to play it back in 2018 so not that old for me :p
I was already kind of a geek when i discovered Spore
Haha Spore was a great game.
The saddest thing I had to leave when we moved recently was the baby pool converted to a frog & dragonfly habitat. Got my grandson a cheap microscope & we looked at all manner of cool stuff. I've been known to teach anatomy with roadkill too. NOT your average grandma. Love sharing this channel with him, he also likes composing on his IPAD. Never stop being you!
Such an amazing channel. Never thought I could be so at peace while learning so much at the same time. Keep up the great work guys! This type of thing is much needed in our world of chaos.
This has become one of my favorite channels! I think the inclusion of a scale bar would be a very useful addition to your presentations.
Im loving this youtube channel, im a biology student and i learn a lot here, please continue doing it!
Me too!
@@jahnavee_palsodkar Me three
Biology teacher here, my students and I love it!
A hidden gem on CZcams. Keep it up, this quality content will blow up soon enough.
Truly this is one of the most beautiful channels on CZcams
These videos prompted me to buy a microscope so I could show my kids pictures of tardigrades, parameceum, rotifers, diatoms, and so many other things I can't name. Just a $70 microscope with a mount for a smartphone and a bit of pond water has gotten them excited about this world and given me hours of fun. If anyone else who likes this thinking of trying it, I can't recommend it enough.
It's such a lovely thing you guys do. Love it always, good for bed, good for morning
I genuinely hope that this sponsorship brings many extra sales to them. What a special thing they did. Thanks, Motic. You made the world a better place when you did that. Somewhere out there is an intrigued soul calculating how long they need to save up their lunch money to buy one- and its the same kind of intrigued soul that cures cancer or solves the energy crisis.
It's literally 1500€
@@crylune Yes, microscopes are expensive. We use them in our business and good glass is a substantial cost.
Love you Hank, from crash course, vlogbrothers, hankschannel all the way to all the scishows!
Thanks :)
Thank You for answering these!
Absolutely fantastic channel. One knows it's being done by a truly skilled operator when it looks so easy. I'm a ready-to-retire middle school Science teacher and I use a lot of vids from CZcams in my classes. I'm glad I've lived long enough to see this kind of high-quality 'film'-work freely available for young folks (and old...I never get tired of learning new things). Thank you very much for your work in creating and sharing these vids. It is truly appreciated.
Your videos are enjoyed by so many. The dyes that bind. Thank you!
It is wonderful cosmos, thankful for your programme
I love that upbeat music at the end. Heard it at the beginning of another one of your videos. It gets you pumped up, like you should when learning about microbes. These videos are so professional and well narrated. New favorite youtube channel!!
Thank you for your show. I really enjoy the information and try to identify all the organisms you film. Love the music too. It was great meeting James. Stay safe.
I always watch on my 65" TV and it.is.AMAZING!!! Love this stuff!
Hank, James, and team-- absolutely awesome stuff. Thanks so much to you all !
THIS IS THE VERY BEST CHANNEL ON YOU TUBE, YOU MUST SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN TO MAKE CERTAIN THEY VALUE SCIENCE. Ok, I'm better now, just had to get that off my chest, thanks guys, awesome as always.
I learned so much from this episode. I didn't know about the focus and depth of field issues.
Thank you James
I’ve never heard hank green so chilled- very refreshing. Thank you I love these videos, very informative.
Such a chill and relaxing channel - and always amazing - thank you
I sure have been waiting for this vid! Thanks so much to your Crew for all they are doing!
This channel takes subject matter that I find quite alien and more than a little disturbing, and makes it both educational and somehow calming. I love a good microcosmos video or two before bed, helps put things in perspective.
Taking a bio class this semester that had one of your first videos used as an assignment. The more we get through the course content, the more I find myself fascinated with your series. I now watch it on my large wall mounted TV until I fall asleep every day after work. Thank you for the hard work you guys have put into this series.
Love the chill narration. I can come here to unwind.
You guys are doing an amazing job... Keep it up and keep the marvelous work coming.
i love these videos , keep them up !! i have even recommended these to my biology teacher
What a Huge Blessing You Are... Thank You!
I'm SUPER thankful for this channel. Not enough informative and fun micro Universe videos on you-tube. I'm looking forward to making this a hobby of mine as well, perhaps a career one day. Keep up the good work. Im proud to buy and wear your merch on the streets of Puerto Rico.
The best channel on CZcams bar none,thank you so much.
I watch it through a projektor towards the wall. It is reaaaaally impressive everytime. Thank you for these experiences!!
Best channel ever. I'm watching on a big oled flatscreen & it's amazing. Please keep making these videos!
Your explanations and camera work are fabulous. Thank you so very much
thanks for all the details 😀👍
Thanks for the insight, amazing work!
Hank, this is your finest work. Thank you for the passion. I am so sorry for any previous Opie references.
I'm so in love with this channel.
I love you guys so much!
Hope you can do everything you want.
Thank you for the behind the scenes look ! Everything's just so damn fascinating
I always enjoy how it's made videos, so thanks for this!
Those shots of the jars (1:30 and 2:18 ) were wonderful, loved the resulting blend of light temperature, glass tints and samples. I was hoping to see a more detailed review of the microscopes though, specially the telescope that James built.
After seeing the footage of James taking samples I thought that I would love to see a vlog style videos of samples recollection. First talking about were will the samples be taken and what to expect, then taking the first look at the microscope to see what was found and ending with how would it be stored and feed. Of course, if you're comfortable with shooting outside and being protagonist.
This channel is just great. Never though I could be so fascinate by some small wigglys🦠 Ty for showing beauty on another scale
Definitely one of the best channels on YT, hands down. Gotta love the amazing world of the microcosmos! Next up, the microcosmos of the salt water abyss................. :)
Great video, thank you
Love your channel was so cool to hear some of how you get the footage. So cool!
Thank you for this amazing content. Keep it up!!!
I love this channel. Thanks for making these videos!
you guys are amazing, I love you
I’m so glad the addressed the spore thing
Great stuff. Just excellent.
I love watching these on my TV
Best video yet!! thankyou for all the information!! I wonder what infrared video might show us with these amazing tiny creatures!! The infrared might help with contrasting the transparency of some of them and perhaps expose even more new findings!! Love this channel!
I have never been so excited about a show before!
I'm always watching your show on my 55 inch 4k television! And it looks so cool on TV! I absolutely love your channel guys! I'm almost 50 now but your show brings me back to my first and only microscope I got for Christmas when I was 13. I used to order microbes from a catalog and couldn't wait for that next shipment to arrive! My mom would very carefully walk the package to my room thinking she was going to get "bugs" on her. I miss those days... Thank you!
You're welcome Hank, I have to watch it on my TV! I love the microcosmos!
I have loved Biology ever since I was a kid. Although right now, I am a mathematician Biology--especially Microbiology--still holds a special place in my heart. Thanks for keeping that passion for microscopy burning.
Now, when I meditate, I encompass all of the little microbes in love too. Thanks!
I never get tired of watching these little creatures. I love the water bears. And through your videos, I am introducing my grandchildren to this wonderful world in hopes one will want to study and learn more.
Very helpful tips!
When you already know what those numbers are for because you've watched since the first videos, in which it was explained. Feels nice to be one of the first in a group of more and more people! (Also congrats on surpassing 30000 already!)
AHHH that polarized light segment was really nice.
Thanks for the explanations. I love your channel. When I get some water into my mouth, when I go water skiing or wake boarding your videos do make me want to spit out as much as I can. I love your videos. Tardigrades are one of my favorite critters. Thank you. Good luck on your channel.
omg I love this episode, this is one of my favorites 😄💜
if you guys could use 4K 60fps video with a high bit-rate, that would be awesome! I love this channel, and i want you guys to make more awesome videos like this.
Dooh no wonder this channel is so good. Hank is its producer. That explains the quality channel.
thanks for the answers)
These are so beautiful I'm crying
omg those two stentors playing paramecium tennis 😂😂
iLOVE this channel,,awesome,my kids are amazed
Thanks for showing us such wonderful sights and educating us along the way! Love these behind the scenes. How long does it take to find the footage you need for the story? Editing must take a lot of time too? Thanks for giving us such amazing glimpse!
Beautiful video by a wonderful channel 😘😘😘
I recently purchased your teams microscope. This video makes me incredibly excited for it.
Wow. Thank you!
This channel is freaking awesome!!!!!!
That shelf at 1:32 is one of the most satisfying things I've ever seen.