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    Cardamine Hirsuta (Hairy Bittercress)
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  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday  Před 2 lety +1688

    Shoutout to grandmas and everyone who supports on Patreon at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday !

    • @MichaelLloyd
      @MichaelLloyd Před 2 lety +9

      So we are at least as good as pretty Grandma's??? Sweet!!

    • @ronbally2312
      @ronbally2312 Před 2 lety

      @@InvadersDie Not sure what your comment tells me about Destin, and …

    • @novagardenstudios
      @novagardenstudios Před 2 lety +5

      Unrelated but could you do an episode on Supersonic Ice? Supposedly a bizarre form of water that may exist all over the universe. It's described as "a black and hot form of water" making up the bulk of icy planets.

    • @ruturaj2825
      @ruturaj2825 Před 2 lety +3

      hey destin, what is that software used to calculate speed of seeds?

    • @xtr56
      @xtr56 Před 2 lety +9

      There is a similar plant found in different parts of Asia that explodes violently when in contact with water 💦 and pop like a small cracker, this mechanism might be so when it rains the seeds will have a better chance of growing its seeds . I love this video !! :)
      Edit - Ruellia tuberosa

  • @crazy21101995
    @crazy21101995 Před 2 lety +1003

    "It's a reverse banana peel slap bracelet" has got to be the most nonsensical completely perfectly descriptive description ever.

    • @katiekawaii
      @katiekawaii Před 2 lety +20

      He said that and I was like "omg, that's exactly it!"

    • @ralanham76
      @ralanham76 Před 2 lety +8

      Scientists everywhere
      🤦‍♀️
      🤷🏼‍♂️
      🤔
      😱

    • @BrightBlueJim
      @BrightBlueJim Před 2 lety +5

      The first time in the history of the universe, that those words were uttered in that sequence, and yet it IS a perfectly descriptive description.

    • @weebamine9827
      @weebamine9827 Před 2 lety +3

      4:54

    • @ThatCat-bk3sn
      @ThatCat-bk3sn Před 2 lety +4

      "It's a reverse banana peel slap bracelet" *Car starting noises*

  • @StuffMadeHere
    @StuffMadeHere Před 2 lety +5154

    I just love the idea of a guy filming grass with a high speed camera.

    • @sepez
      @sepez Před 2 lety +280

      I love the idea of someone spending months designing and building an unpickable lock only for it to be picked with a pocket knife.

    • @trevic1346
      @trevic1346 Před 2 lety +92

      Oooh Richard that’s low man

    • @davidscott5903
      @davidscott5903 Před 2 lety +17

      Like the old saying of about as much fun as watching the grass grow, but with actually interesting information.

    • @pumpkin8222
      @pumpkin8222 Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah, but ur vids are good af

    • @twalrus9833
      @twalrus9833 Před 2 lety +22

      @@sepez madlad

  • @325pm
    @325pm Před 2 lety +802

    "It's a reverse banana peel slap bracelet!"
    *Destin's wheezing laugh*

    • @zacprunty
      @zacprunty Před 2 lety +20

      This needs to be a shirt

    • @M3chatronics
      @M3chatronics Před 2 lety +5

      That quote is amazing

    • @anthonymartinez7802
      @anthonymartinez7802 Před 2 lety +2

      4:58

    • @thomasmleahy6218
      @thomasmleahy6218 Před 2 lety +1

      * Those are really tiny grass seeds, so even a breeze could set them off, crazy! Never heard of those slap bracelets. *

    • @e11e7en
      @e11e7en Před rokem +1

      So good. Also really revealing his age

  • @loucipherreed3211
    @loucipherreed3211 Před 2 lety +71

    As an End Stage Renal Failure patient who spends a lot of time in a Dialysis chair it's this guy and some other Podcasters that have kept my mind from atrophy. Thank you so much for doing this. Not Discovery, History or even PBS does long form exploration with the accumen and depth that you provide. Dig it man, keep it up. You're doing humanity a service. A most worthy cause.

    • @farmgrowncountrystrong
      @farmgrowncountrystrong Před rokem +5

      Hope you are doing well 🙏

    • @JustArtsCreations
      @JustArtsCreations Před rokem +3

      Hey, please take care🙂

    • @btw4447
      @btw4447 Před 6 měsíci

      God bless you

    • @abcde_fz
      @abcde_fz Před 3 měsíci +1

      I hope you're still doing well, or improving renal system wise, but I really just wanted to say that's a GREAT attitude to have about learning, AND, it's basically true that if you're occupying your downtime with the dialysis in this way, listening or watching informative and _interesting_ content, you are exercising your _brain_ at the same time in a very healthy way. Hope it is working out all around, and, _keep_ _coming_ _back!_

  • @Nerdforge
    @Nerdforge Před 2 lety +5162

    Ahh... of course. The reverse banana-peel slap bracelet. Classic

  • @asianotakuguy
    @asianotakuguy Před 2 lety +675

    "It's a reverse banana peel slap bracelet!"
    I've never heard a more confusing, yet strangely accurate description.

    • @mirum8726
      @mirum8726 Před 2 lety +3

      @@tahunuva4254 hmm...wth

    • @tahunuva4254
      @tahunuva4254 Před 2 lety +8

      @@busimagen Congrats, you made it weirder 👍

    • @theguywhoasked6104
      @theguywhoasked6104 Před 2 lety

      The laugh though! 🤣😂😂

    • @m.k.mcgill
      @m.k.mcgill Před 2 lety +1

      I couldn’t breathe after hearing that lmao

    • @kailoucleary6025
      @kailoucleary6025 Před 2 lety +3

      I laughed pretty hard at that one, the way he said it like he was discovering electricity. I love his enthusiasm for discovery.

  • @TheExigency
    @TheExigency Před 2 lety +84

    I just wanted to tell you I really appreciated the beginning of this video. The way you enthusiastically said you wanted us to learn together before excitedly sharing what we were doing. I felt like I was spending time with the dad I never had. Just wanted to say some people notice, appreciate that stuff. This was an amazing video! I learned a lot. (:

  • @thethoughtemporium
    @thethoughtemporium Před rokem +224

    What I find amazing is how many different plants evolved basically this mechanism. There's some up here called jewelweed that does the same thing. It's a really pretty plant, but walking near a bush of it is weird when it's full of seed cause a whole bush will just kinda explode seeds everywhere if you bump into it. There's similar spring mechanisms in a few other plants as well I think. There's a type of tree with exploding seed pods that are really spikey if memory serves.

    • @lylefairhall7204
      @lylefairhall7204 Před rokem +6

      Yeah I've always called them a touch-me-not. But I remember loving touching them as a kid and when I finally figured out how they worked I was blown away. This video just came up on my feed and the first thing I thought of was oh it's like a touch-me-not

    • @nutmanjones
      @nutmanjones Před rokem +2

      There's a kind of cactus called the Cholla that shoots out spikes when there is a disturbance near it. I dont know if this is the same kind of mechanism but its still pretty similar.

    • @smileyfacepencil
      @smileyfacepencil Před rokem

      Yo I just found your channel yesterday and fell in love, and now I see your comment only 13 days ago on a year old video I decide to watch today? I think it is a sign to go watch more of your videos. Keep up the great work man :D

    • @WungerPlays
      @WungerPlays Před 6 měsíci +1

      7:29 those 2 little bugs 😭😭😭💀

    • @robertknott260
      @robertknott260 Před 6 měsíci

      Also bird of paradise have peapod shaped pods that twist under tension, split in half and fling the seeds out sometimes 30 feet or so away.

  • @theslowmoguys
    @theslowmoguys Před 2 lety +7538

    Love the progression of using slow mo to find out how to film the slow mo. I feel like this is what high speed is all about. ❤️

  • @CubeGuy
    @CubeGuy Před 4 měsíci +4

    I can't get over how good the foley is on the slow motion. Well done.

  • @adam2O
    @adam2O Před 2 lety +42

    Some of the most technologically advanced systems can be made from imitating nature. What we think originally is just a simple mechanism, turns out to be a perfectly engineered machine at play.

    • @mikeb1596
      @mikeb1596 Před 2 lety +4

      Yet people still insist random mutation and unguided processes are responsible for these engineering feats

    • @TheSorcerer1
      @TheSorcerer1 Před 2 lety +10

      @@mikeb1596 Because they are. If it were specifically and precisely engineered, it would be VASTLY different. Apparent complexity does not mean a greater force at play.

    • @TAP7a
      @TAP7a Před 2 lety +5

      @@mikeb1596 yes, followed by the critical part which is the response of the natural world filtering out the changes which don't improve how well the living thing reproduces. Beautiful really, unlimited opportunities for change and a simple system that inevitably selects for the best ones without any need for a conscious designer or interferer

    • @TheImmilky
      @TheImmilky Před rokem +3

      @@mikeb1596 Because it is random mutation. Weaker and less efficient specimens were not that successful at reproduction, and we got what we have now.

    • @mikeb1596
      @mikeb1596 Před rokem +4

      @@TheImmilky random mutation explains some edits in the existing genetic code. Random mutation does not explain the creation of the information processing system that allows mutation to even exist.
      Random mutation doesn't explain the highly specialized chemical machines that are required for the adaptive nature of the cell to even function. It is nothing more than a cop out answer

  • @jaredmoss5064
    @jaredmoss5064 Před 2 lety +326

    "They smell like a really pretty grandma" is definitely the most wholesome endorsement I've heard this year.

    • @nestor4444
      @nestor4444 Před 2 lety +1

      He says thing like that and normaly moves on, that is the best part of it :D All thumbs up, man and as usual the like button too.

    • @MoofyYT
      @MoofyYT Před 2 lety

      Benjamin Franklin agrees.

    • @user-ko4zp1wm2i
      @user-ko4zp1wm2i Před 2 lety

      How does a ugly Grandma smell like?

    • @cemafor1006
      @cemafor1006 Před 2 lety +2

      "It's a reverse banana peel slap bracelet" is a close second

    • @Exayevie
      @Exayevie Před 2 lety +2

      @@cemafor1006 I can hardly believe how quickly he came up with that one!

  • @thomasnesmith5426
    @thomasnesmith5426 Před 2 lety +583

    "A reverse banana peel slap bracelet" is extremely faithful as a description.

  • @WhitneyKerr
    @WhitneyKerr Před rokem +5

    As a gardener who is *constantly* too late pulling this weed and is instead just dispersing its seeds for it, I absolutely LOVED this video. "banana peel slap bracelet" is not something I expected to hear today :)

  • @Steveoreo
    @Steveoreo Před 2 lety +7

    Thank you for making this! So cool to see how unique something so small and overlooked can be!

  • @mattg8116
    @mattg8116 Před 2 lety +532

    Meanwhile all those weeds in the yard: "Business is BOOMIN"

  • @bernola_
    @bernola_ Před 2 lety +625

    "it's a reverse banana peel slap bracelet"
    i've never seen a more scientifically correct statement

    • @Yora21
      @Yora21 Před 2 lety +11

      He should feel right at home among Astronomers.
      Quantum physicists just use random words for new phenomenons all the time. Astronomers just call things how they are.

    • @MoonLander85
      @MoonLander85 Před 2 lety +3

      i thought it Was more like "reverse cucumber peel slap bracelet" but i get the banana peel is more intuitive.

    • @Real28
      @Real28 Před 2 lety +12

      More susprising how fast he came up with it...

    • @itiscujo
      @itiscujo Před 2 lety +8

      It's the same reason he's an engineer. He's trained himself to break up complex things into a bunch of simpler things he can intuit really quickly

    • @UserUnknown07
      @UserUnknown07 Před 2 lety +1

      And funny sounding

  • @oryswindlausten6534
    @oryswindlausten6534 Před 2 lety +10

    I work in landscaping and this is a super cool concept to me. To think there could be grass going ballistic to spread seeds is both awesome and lucrative 😂. I'm glad I watched the video all the way through, I had fun. Great work!

  • @jmichaelthomas
    @jmichaelthomas Před rokem

    I really enjoyed going on this exploration and appreciate your time and effort. The slow mo footage was amazing. Thank you.

  • @Dohyden2
    @Dohyden2 Před 2 lety +264

    Destin's Wife: "It's time to mow the lawn"
    Destin: 7 hours and 1 slow mo camera later "I'm mowing the lawn I swear!"

    • @SeanFerree
      @SeanFerree Před 2 lety

      Lol

    • @randywl8925
      @randywl8925 Před 2 lety +3

      Mowing the lawn with a pair of scissors from my knife. this kind of like Juan Valdez picking every coffee bean slowly by hand and twisting them off the branch. 😁

    • @Angel-jy3vz
      @Angel-jy3vz Před 2 lety +1

      😂

  • @Lizlodude
    @Lizlodude Před 2 lety +270

    "Mom, why is there a man out there filming grass?"
    Oh, that's Destin, he probably found something neat and you'll see it in a bit.

    • @hrosemd
      @hrosemd Před 2 lety +3

      "... and he smokes a lot of dope. He's just different."

    • @Dudemon-1
      @Dudemon-1 Před 2 lety +3

      Hi-speed camera watching the grass grow.

    • @mojeimja
      @mojeimja Před 2 lety +1

      he has found the laminar grass and now filming it

  • @Inzoum
    @Inzoum Před 4 měsíci +1

    I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited at slow mo shots of weeds spreading their seeds. This is amazing!

  • @Mike_droptv
    @Mike_droptv Před 2 lety +21

    Love how genuinely exited you get from this pretty mundane, but also awesome event. Great Video :)

  • @yeeturmcbeetur8197
    @yeeturmcbeetur8197 Před 2 lety +230

    Aphid: seems like a cool place to chill
    Also aphid: engage after burner

    • @moonrazk
      @moonrazk Před 2 lety +13

      Aphid: I'll try spinning, that's a good trick.

    • @HermanVonPetri
      @HermanVonPetri Před 2 lety +13

      @@moonrazk Now THIS is pod racing!

    • @jopy999
      @jopy999 Před 2 lety +1

      So god dam true

    • @Jason75913
      @Jason75913 Před 2 lety

      I was wondering if they are lice. Aphids, eh?

    • @laststand6420
      @laststand6420 Před 2 lety +2

      Also Aphid: ...To boldly go where no bug has gone before...

  • @efleschner
    @efleschner Před 2 lety +156

    Bystander: “Hey Destin, what’d you do this weekend?”
    D: “I watched the grass grow!”
    B: (sarcastic) “ooo, sounds exciting.”
    D: “YOU HAVE NO IDEA.”

    • @LIQUlD
      @LIQUlD Před 2 lety +2

      He watched the grass *sow*, not grow. :)

  • @e0oh
    @e0oh Před 2 lety +3

    4:54
    "its a reverse banana peel slap bracelet"
    **w H EE E E Z ZEE**

  • @FalconFlight747
    @FalconFlight747 Před rokem

    SmarterEveryDay is one of those example of how truly fun it is to learn about the world around us. Not in a classroom, not through tests and books. But through speaking, visuals, video, and talking to experts. Love the knowledge you give us.

  • @veritasium
    @veritasium Před 2 lety +3021

    Now would you say that the airflow generated by flinging those seeds off was turbulent? or laminar?

    • @TheMX957
      @TheMX957 Před 2 lety +344

      Lambulent flow for sure

    • @OsamaRana
      @OsamaRana Před 2 lety +67

      GOT EM

    • @JD_13
      @JD_13 Před 2 lety +164

      Uh oh. This might get controversial but I think turbinar.

    • @TheMX957
      @TheMX957 Před 2 lety +95

      @@JD_13 only a simpleton would thing this is turbular. It doesn't take slow-motion or more than a third grade education to see how this is clearly, undeniably, lambulent flow

    • @DocWolph
      @DocWolph Před 2 lety +27

      Turbulent, and laminar is smooth and more associative with stable flight, not object tumbling through the air.
      I know you might be joking, but I really wanted to give it some thought.

  • @scottgidding5665
    @scottgidding5665 Před 2 lety +301

    "Mechanically disturbed", thank you Destin for being a person who never intends to emotionally disturb the local flora. Truly a wholesome being.

  • @Swamp_Hound
    @Swamp_Hound Před 2 lety +1

    always love your content and what you try to promote. always a treat and since as a kid I played with these a lot it was an interesting and informative piece of nostalgia XD

  • @iamreiver
    @iamreiver Před 4 měsíci +1

    It's so cool you did a video on this. My wife and I had our first encounter with these things a couple years ago and we thought it was a bunch of bugs jumping around as we walked through the grass around our new house. Upon closer inspection, we discovered it was this very same plant. We had a fun time poking them to see them spring to life and fling their seeds around.
    Some observations we made were that they only seem to "pop" when they were dry and not so much when they were green. So I came to think that the drying process would cause tension as the "flingy bits" shrank while other parts of the plant remained their usual size and once disturbed enough would cause the weak connections to break which would release the tension.
    So happy to see your slow motion capture so I can get a better look at exactly what's going on. Thank you for making this video.

  • @iPavReg
    @iPavReg Před 2 lety +368

    "So how did you get separated from your parents?"
    Little red bug: "A random giant startled our reverse banana peel wrist slap bracelet house."
    Here's the footage: 07:28

  • @wesleyschneider3856
    @wesleyschneider3856 Před 2 lety +400

    So that scene at the end of "A Bug's Life" where they launch grass stalks in the air into each other to create grass seed fireworks is actually a thing. Pixar.

  • @aymanalattas4094
    @aymanalattas4094 Před rokem

    this is probably one of the best slow motion clips i've seen, thank you for this Dustin

  • @PunchDuk
    @PunchDuk Před rokem +3

    How did I miss this one. This one has to be my favorite of your endeavors. There’s two weeks of follow up lessons I could teach my kids on this video alone. Angular momentum, agriculture, chaos theory, and downright silliness with the banana slap bracelet. Thanks!

  • @ReasonFlees
    @ReasonFlees Před 2 lety +243

    "It's a reverse banana peel slap bracelet!"
    Destin is such a dork, and I love it.

  • @omnitoad2187
    @omnitoad2187 Před 2 lety +277

    "It's a reverse, banana peel, slap bracelet."
    Don't try that move yourself unless you've got some gymnastics training.

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin Před 2 lety +1

      He jumped, did a backflip, and explained the exploding seed.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 2 lety

      You also have to do the figure skater thing.

  • @OTwrath
    @OTwrath Před 2 lety

    I don't think anyone else could make a 12 minute video about grass and keep me interested the whole time. I love that you point out the intentional design behind something so small and insignificant as a grass seed pod! Thank for doing what you do!!

  • @lawsonfranzmann5325
    @lawsonfranzmann5325 Před 2 lety +1

    Destin i have been a long time subscriber of your Chanel and I wanted to say i love the videos and I just wanted to say thanks for making this fun video. It made me smile. 😊

  • @canorth
    @canorth Před 2 lety +719

    “They smell like a really pretty grandma.”
    Stay away from my grandmother.

    • @JayV27
      @JayV27 Před 2 lety +4

      ok

    • @aidankatzenberger9860
      @aidankatzenberger9860 Před 2 lety +12

      You saying your grandma is hot?

    • @justdoit7471
      @justdoit7471 Před 2 lety +5

      Aidan Katzenberge No where in the comment was implying or saying that his grandma was hot lmao he used really pretty which is a big difference from hot

    • @michaelkrog256
      @michaelkrog256 Před 2 lety +2

      @@justdoit7471 r/whooosh

    • @ayparillo
      @ayparillo Před 2 lety +12

      Destin has been on a nuclear sub under the Arctic ice. He has been granted an in depth tour of a rocket factory. He has access to a giant baseball air cannon and a spinning helicopter bat machine. If he wants your grandma, he gon' get her. And I'm 95% sure that snatch blocks will be used in some way to do so.

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight Před 2 lety +605

    I have a lot of footage of various exploding seed pods. There are a surprising variety of mechanisms exploding seed pods use from different species. I've not seen the particular plant you filmed in this video.

    • @JamesPacardo
      @JamesPacardo Před 2 lety

      ✔️

    • @LA-cm9uo
      @LA-cm9uo Před 2 lety +4

      This is just arabidopsis :) The most popular plant in all plant research

    • @tomorowsnobodys
      @tomorowsnobodys Před 2 lety +1

      Have you seen artillery fungus?

    • @AugustSchunk
      @AugustSchunk Před 2 lety

      We used to see one in southern California that looked like a small plump pod with black or dark brown seeds along edges that ran the length the pods. When disturbed the pods would burst with a snap. The little black seeds would fly in every direction.

    • @bumblebrutus7685
      @bumblebrutus7685 Před 2 lety +4

      Capsella bursa-pastoris, or Shepard's purse is the most common in my area

  • @eyesonwashington1
    @eyesonwashington1 Před 2 lety

    The simplest little things can be so cool and interesting if you just slow down and take a closer look. I love these video topics! Thank you for sharing

  • @niki8635
    @niki8635 Před rokem

    I love that you get so excited over some thing that drives me crazy every spring I go out in my yard and try and pick these suckers before they’re dry enough to explode they will take over a patch very fast if not kept under control so during the spring I go out every day and pick as many as I can

  • @ScenicFights
    @ScenicFights Před 2 lety +988

    Who would have thought watching exploding weed seeds would be satisfying.

    • @JuanPablo-pg3vx
      @JuanPablo-pg3vx Před 2 lety +12

      If I smoke exploding weed seeds would it be like inhaling a live frag grenade?

    • @MrCrackbear
      @MrCrackbear Před 2 lety +6

      @@JuanPablo-pg3vx no, but it might blow some weed out of the bowl ;)

    • @trickytreyperfected1482
      @trickytreyperfected1482 Před 2 lety +2

      Probably everybody

    • @anthrax3404
      @anthrax3404 Před 2 lety +5

      I honestly thought it was actual weed and not weeds

    • @connorcolquhou5845
      @connorcolquhou5845 Před 2 lety

      Sounds like a sadistic way to kill a pot grower.

  • @moatddtutorials
    @moatddtutorials Před 2 lety +141

    "I want you to resist fast forwarding to the slow motion"
    I feel attacked

  • @greatPretender79
    @greatPretender79 Před rokem +1

    Derek told me to watch your videos *years* ago, glad I finally did. This one is perfect too, a real gem. I really felt like I was along for the ride! When I was a kid we had a creek in the back yard and there were these tall, green plants with orange flowers and giant exploding seed pods that grew from its banks, really fascinated me as a kid. I'm going to look up what they are, not how they work

  • @Ringcaat
    @Ringcaat Před rokem

    What a great way to find beauty and wonder in an ordinary thing and present it compellingly. I loved it. Thank you.

  • @manofspeedster957
    @manofspeedster957 Před 2 lety +16

    the irony of searching for credible sources with google is immense here

    • @michaeld519
      @michaeld519 Před 2 lety

      How so?

    • @manofspeedster957
      @manofspeedster957 Před 2 lety +6

      @@michaeld519 google is in court for censoring many different people from appearing on their searches. Both for google search and youtube itself. Tulsa gabbard is one of those people.

    • @michaeld519
      @michaeld519 Před 2 lety

      @@manofspeedster957 Gotcha. That thing where conservatives were suing because Google was blocking conspiracy theories, right? I thought you were implying that Destin wasn't trustworthy. I gotcha, now.

    • @manofspeedster957
      @manofspeedster957 Před 2 lety +7

      @@michaeld519 they blocked a lot of things, right and left. And they are protected under law as a platform, and are instead acting as a publisher. So that's where they are getting hit. Destin is just doing what he needs to continue making great content, he may not even be aware of this, so I dont hold him accountable haha hes good, google isnt

    • @michaeld519
      @michaeld519 Před 2 lety +2

      @@manofspeedster957 I see. I appreciate the explanation.

  • @imBingus
    @imBingus Před 2 lety +290

    "Hey dad, what is that strange man doing in our backyard?"
    "Oh son, he is just playing with our grass."

  • @missylawson6992
    @missylawson6992 Před rokem

    The energy you have about this grass is the same energy I had when I found it. I laughed and giggled like a child.

  • @howardmaryon
    @howardmaryon Před 6 měsíci

    That has got to be the best illustration of how this phenomenon occurs, wonderful work, thank you!

  • @matthewlentz2894
    @matthewlentz2894 Před 2 lety +74

    "My heart is beating fast because of grass seeds." Says the man who got excited over magnetic worms.
    Never change Destin.

  • @workfleaux5600
    @workfleaux5600 Před 2 lety +343

    Knowing how the slow-mo sound effects are made makes this hilarious

    • @MyfriendthinkheOJ
      @MyfriendthinkheOJ Před 2 lety +9

      Yeah he ruined it

    • @DrVolz
      @DrVolz Před 2 lety +1

      @@MyfriendthinkheOJ How?

    • @omeregekocademir3426
      @omeregekocademir3426 Před 2 lety +21

      @@DrVolz he made a video on how slow mo sound effects are made and revealed the sounds of slow mo footage are made up

    • @tjcofer7517
      @tjcofer7517 Před 2 lety +3

      The closed captions are hilarious

    • @tjcofer7517
      @tjcofer7517 Před 2 lety +16

      "Distant popcorn popping"

  • @cjcooper4370
    @cjcooper4370 Před 2 lety

    Awesome shots. Thank you for the length you’ve gone through to display Gods craftsmanship.

  • @jwat2396
    @jwat2396 Před 2 lety

    I think most of us don't know what we don't know and that leaves us in a quandary about questions we don't know to ask. You have to have a real inquisitive mind to dig into a subject to get to those questions you don't know to ask. This is why your vids are such a blessing to those that maybe have given up on subjects that seem to hard to fully attack. Thanks teach.

  • @ryanb6503
    @ryanb6503 Před 2 lety +66

    "Morphomechanical innovation" is a fancy way for scientists to say: being shaped a funny way helps it do a fancy thing.

    • @1968WingNut
      @1968WingNut Před 2 lety +3

      Is a cool phrase... wonder how long I'll need to sit on that til I get to use it in a conversation

    • @josephmelnick3446
      @josephmelnick3446 Před 2 lety +1

      Hudson: Is this going to be a stand-up fight, sir, or another bug hunt?"
      Gorman: All we know is that there’s still no contact with the colony, and that a xenomorph may be involved.
      H: Excuse me, sir, a what?"
      G: A xenomorph.
      Hicks:
      It's a bughunt.

    • @anmoldeep2400
      @anmoldeep2400 Před 2 lety

      I didnt liked ur conment...bcoz i wanted it to have 69 likes

  • @andrewyounkin6948
    @andrewyounkin6948 Před 2 lety +153

    "understand I am going to say things that are wrong" your humility is an excellent example for many to learn.

    • @michaelquinlan2121
      @michaelquinlan2121 Před 2 lety +5

      'Refining your hypotheses'! Hail the Scientific Method!

    • @nikolaraicevic5621
      @nikolaraicevic5621 Před 2 lety +5

      What are the wrong things he said? Everything seems more or less ok to me

  • @MrSesmith11
    @MrSesmith11 Před 6 měsíci

    Destin, your sense of awe in the discovery of the things that we often overlook is inspiring. I can’t believe that I’m watching a video about grass with excitement. Thanks for being curious!

  • @blacksheep8227
    @blacksheep8227 Před 5 měsíci

    Hands fown the best video about grass ever made. Really. I am amazed at how entertaining a video about exploding grass could be. Awesome.

  • @steveo89
    @steveo89 Před 2 lety +137

    I have this stuff on the side of my house. I always thought it was bugs jumping at me lol

    • @mrbane2000
      @mrbane2000 Před 2 lety +10

      Same, few day ago. Like 100 stuff hit my leg, i was like wtf

    • @NoisyPigStudios
      @NoisyPigStudios Před 2 lety +4

      Yoo had the same thing happen too,

    • @judesutherland6669
      @judesutherland6669 Před 2 lety +2

      Same

    • @burhanbohra4662
      @burhanbohra4662 Před 2 lety +2

      @@mrbane2000 noo way Same hahah 😂😂😂

    • @copcuffs9973
      @copcuffs9973 Před 2 lety +2

      Coworker in Hawaii on honeymoon were walking from the beach to the hotel after dark. They hoped the things brushing their legs were those seeds.
      They remained hopeful until a passing cars headlights illuminated the cockroaches jumping when they got too close. She screamed, "They're not seeds they're cockroaches!"

  • @RoadRunnerLaser
    @RoadRunnerLaser Před 2 lety +671

    “It’s a reverse banana-peel slap-bracelet”
    - A what now???
    Destin: Gets a banana and a couple of snap-bracelets..... Twangggggg!!!!!!
    - Ohhhhhhh!!!!!!! It’s a reverse banana-peel slap-bracelet !!!!!

    • @Chris.Rhodes
      @Chris.Rhodes Před 2 lety +5

      I swear, this was my brain 100% while he said that...

    • @ElectricityTaster
      @ElectricityTaster Před 2 lety +3

      Surprised Destin owns two slap bracelets.

    • @JustMe-dc6ks
      @JustMe-dc6ks Před 2 lety

      Yes, Destin. The ripe seed pods are under tension. ~ Everyone who saw these weeds when we were kids. 😆

    • @hcplsmf
      @hcplsmf Před 2 lety

      I burst out laughing when he said that.

    • @abarrazarios
      @abarrazarios Před 2 lety

      Classic

  • @Eggsec
    @Eggsec Před 2 lety

    So glad I stable upon your content. I love learning new things and learning how and why it works. Love your Content. New sub.

  • @SqueakyCricket
    @SqueakyCricket Před 2 lety +1

    I'm 49, and your videos really remind me of the PBS stuff I watched as a kid. 3-2-1 Contact was one. You made me feel young again. Thank you!

  • @LuckoftheDrew
    @LuckoftheDrew Před 2 lety +152

    I hope Destin’s friend likes those weeds because his backyard is now COVERED with those seeds lol

  • @k.r.99
    @k.r.99 Před 2 lety +257

    Him: *touches the plant*
    Plant: I've grown and waited my entire life for this moment.

    • @k.r.99
      @k.r.99 Před 2 lety

      @serdy ximi lol. I always wondered as a kid. Do you mean small seeds or the sharp ones that look like part of grain?

    • @kiirthanjeevan4790
      @kiirthanjeevan4790 Před 2 lety +4

      “Touch me and watch me explode with your touch.” Hahahahaha... these grass would work as a great analogy in flirtatious poetry. * ideas brewing * 😏

    • @whuzzzup
      @whuzzzup Před 2 lety +4

      Her: Touches me
      Me: Waking up, because it could have only been a dream

    • @k.r.99
      @k.r.99 Před 2 lety +1

      @@whuzzzup this is relatable on a whole different level.
      My advice: marry as soon as possible bro. Be a nice, humble person and find yourself a nice, humble woman and enjoy the lawful fun of married people.
      Ps: But don't do it from the backdoor, as this is disgusting and unlawful, not even animals would do that.

    • @yammyharrone
      @yammyharrone Před 2 lety +1

      If you look closely you'll notice most of the pods don't 'pop'.. because the pods ripen at different intervals so as to produce a seed sowing 'period'. Were all the seeds to be released in one go, they would be less likely to find the perfect germination site as a more prolonged release.. so no, the plant has not been waiting for this moment, its simply a mechanical action that has encouraged a natural process along a little

  • @AndrewAzis
    @AndrewAzis Před rokem

    So glad I didn't skip to the slowmo. It's so delightful watching you make these discoveries

  • @miros1524
    @miros1524 Před 2 lety

    I never thought I will be watching 12-minute video about grass and being totally fascinated. I love your dedication. Very nice video!

  • @CuriousDoc
    @CuriousDoc Před 2 lety +80

    Destin's infectious enthusiasm for even the most seemingly mundane things is the best part of his videos

  • @emmahacker4020
    @emmahacker4020 Před 2 lety +51

    I love how it went from “I can’t get this to focus” to “gorgeous slowmo shots” so quickly

    • @MatthiasGorgens
      @MatthiasGorgens Před 2 lety +1

      Well, that might be just the editing? For all we know, he might have spend days fumbling before he got good.

    • @Krahazik
      @Krahazik Před 2 lety +3

      @@MatthiasGorgens Well at the end he said he was there for 7 hours filming the grass and this video is no where near that long....

  • @orazha
    @orazha Před rokem

    Thank you for doing this experiment. I moved to a new place last year and, this spring while trying to get the weeds out of the grass, ran into this plant. I didn't want to spread the seeds from all of the weeds in the grass so, very logically, cut the stems on which the seed pods were developing and moved them to a bucket. It worked for dandelions and other seed producers but this plant had me baffled. I finally brought out a powerful vacuum and vacuumed the seeds as they popped out. I'm still not convinced that I got a good percentage of them. Just touching the stalk triggers the whipping of the seeds - often in my face.

  • @xander9316
    @xander9316 Před rokem +1

    I have been a long time fan of SED and I am amazed that one slow-mo camera started all this. Now I am fascinated by grass seed hahahaha

  • @EpicBenjo
    @EpicBenjo Před 2 lety +257

    "It's a reverse banana peel slap bracelet!"
    LOL Someone put that on a mug or shirt!

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 2 lety +4

      Or a slap bracelet!

    • @crowmag15
      @crowmag15 Před 2 lety +9

      It has to be a brand new sentence never before said by any human being

    • @DudeRandom
      @DudeRandom Před 2 lety

      That was the most accurate descriptive I have ever heard and seen

    • @laalaajonsen
      @laalaajonsen Před 2 lety +1

      I honestly just blurted out in laughter at that sentence

  • @Exayevie
    @Exayevie Před 2 lety +92

    Destin: "Resist the temptation to fast forward to the slowmo"
    Me: *Was not tempted until that moment*

    • @zwenkwiel816
      @zwenkwiel816 Před 2 lety

      yep, literally can't resist now
      I'm gonna call it before watching though, I think it's tiny springs or coils or something...
      edit: kind of the exact opposite of what I thought XD

    • @alexlawson4173
      @alexlawson4173 Před 2 lety

      @@zwenkwiel816 no you were pretty close actually. If those reverse banana peel snap bracelets are under tension, they are quite similar to a spring, even if they don't have that corkscrew shape.

    • @zwenkwiel816
      @zwenkwiel816 Před 2 lety

      @@alexlawson4173 well yeah but I was imagining more like a rolled up spring or coil that would extend when it is set off but this is like the opposite since it contracts and rolls up. tension kind of goes the other way than I imagined

  • @Brian-cr6rb
    @Brian-cr6rb Před rokem

    This grass has always fascinated me. It's on my property and as I groom the grass or weed whack I see and feel these seeds hitting my legs. I'm so happy you caught it on those cameras! Thank you. Your enthusiasm is definitely condoned considering my own curiosity about this grass.

  • @kevinkerr291
    @kevinkerr291 Před 7 měsíci

    That was super awesome!!! Never thought weeds were so captivating

  • @ago5022
    @ago5022 Před 2 lety +100

    “It’s a reverse banana peel slap bracelet”
    Hmm.. how accurate 🧐

    • @Exayevie
      @Exayevie Před 2 lety +2

      That's the scientific term 😂
      Honestly I can't believe something so obscure and yet also uncontestably accurate popped into his head so immediately after seeing it. Film that one in slowmo lol!

    • @ago5022
      @ago5022 Před 2 lety

      @@Exayevie exactly 😂😂😂 wonderbrain

  • @evanjander2754
    @evanjander2754 Před 2 lety +33

    4:55 “It’s a reverse banana peal slap bracelet!”
    man i love the guy!

  • @lanceb9065
    @lanceb9065 Před rokem

    Brilliant I tried and tried to film slow motion on the phone when I found this in Australia, I went for a look and I find myself back on your Channel. excellent!

  • @outer_spacedgames5048
    @outer_spacedgames5048 Před 3 měsíci

    4:55 "Reverse banana peel slap bracelet" made my scientific day x100 better

  • @zachbrooks20
    @zachbrooks20 Před 2 lety +160

    -stranger: "Hey what's your band name?"
    -me: "Reverse Banana Peel Slap Bracelet"
    -stranger: ....
    -me: ....

    • @noneofyourbeeswax01
      @noneofyourbeeswax01 Před 2 lety +5

      I feel that's more of an album title than a band name.

    • @dont2604
      @dont2604 Před 2 lety

      ƊÕÑT ŘĒÄĎ ḾÝ ҎŘÕḞÎĹÉ ҎÎḈ₸ŬRË

    • @lazerhead6955
      @lazerhead6955 Před 2 lety

      I feel this could be the next Rob Zombie album name.

  • @josephjackson1956
    @josephjackson1956 Před 2 lety +140

    Can we take a moment to appreciate that Destin intentionally delves into the scientific method to figure out something when he can just look it up? This is a true scientist!

  • @THEayefkay
    @THEayefkay Před 5 měsíci

    I know it's 2 years after this was posted, but I gotta say, I love the purity of this video. It brings focus to the beauty and science of the little things that happen every day around us that we normally wouldn't take a second to think about.

  • @icebuildsrobots
    @icebuildsrobots Před rokem +2

    I like that Destin made a video about intentionally not using a search engine and it got sponsored by Google.

  • @byg2na249
    @byg2na249 Před 2 lety +129

    "...eventually find out the mechanism for ejecting the seed..."
    -Destin

  • @tylightner9238
    @tylightner9238 Před 2 lety +97

    “It’s a reverse banana peel slap bracelet.”
    Destin Sandlin 2021

  • @ashbymorrisseau7453
    @ashbymorrisseau7453 Před 2 lety

    I love this format where you find a problem and walk through the steps to solving it.

  • @The-Dom
    @The-Dom Před 4 měsíci +2

    you telling me not to skip forward to the slow mo encouraged me to skip to the slo mo.

  • @RichBarlow70
    @RichBarlow70 Před 2 lety +50

    I love how Destin shows us the *process* of his learning. That's by far the most critical part!

    • @patm9351
      @patm9351 Před 2 lety +1

      the "magnetic worms" video in of itself wasn't that interesting, but seeing the raw process of Destin seeing something and wanting to investigate made it a cool video. not everything starts as a fully developed story, sometimes you see something that piques your curiosity and you run with it, and Destin does a great job at that

  • @hojster24
    @hojster24 Před 2 lety +32

    This is one of those gems that induces a pure and well-deserved "Woah, that's awesome." Some dang cool grass

  • @1100MC
    @1100MC Před 2 lety +5

    I remember when I was a kid my friends and I would look for these plants that had these dark looking pods that would explode when exposed to moisture and we would collect handfuls of it to throw in water to watch it explode and sometimes it would explode in our hands because of the sweat. Some kids would put it in their mouth and let it explode inside their mouths. It’s amazing to see how these plants evolve in creative ways.

  • @tanyaizadora
    @tanyaizadora Před 2 lety

    Great capture! My kids and I enjoyed learning about this. They were curious about exploding seed pods.

  • @yeeturmcbeetur8197
    @yeeturmcbeetur8197 Před 2 lety +68

    It’s the scientific terms that make me love this channel
    “It’s a reverse banana peel slap bracelet”

    • @jonathanfairchild
      @jonathanfairchild Před 2 lety +3

      You’ve gotta get the jargon right if you’re going to be taken seriously as a scientist!

    • @skrimper
      @skrimper Před 2 lety

      None of those quoted words are inherently scientific

    • @mgreene1409
      @mgreene1409 Před 2 lety +2

      @@skrimper Lol...woosh!

  • @Datoda
    @Datoda Před 2 lety +150

    Destin is gonna regret this episode once his entire backyard is full of these things lol

    • @nonottheacorn1022
      @nonottheacorn1022 Před 2 lety +3

      That's how they got there in the 1st place

    • @ElkStirrinTheHoney
      @ElkStirrinTheHoney Před 2 lety +1

      It was his friends backyard.

    • @unknown_10453
      @unknown_10453 Před 2 lety +22

      @@ElkStirrinTheHoney surely some of them stuck to his clothes and will fall in his backyard

    • @plssub
      @plssub Před 2 lety +4

      More fun

    • @depthsounderdave
      @depthsounderdave Před 2 lety +4

      Much like owning a boat, the best reverse banana peel slap bracelet is someone else’s reverse banana peel slap bracelet!

  • @libbydormouse318
    @libbydormouse318 Před 2 lety

    This actually HELPED me with my pasture grass problems!
    We were having a LOT of weed problems, even on heavily grazed areas...
    After seeing this, I went out and took a course broom/brush to my seed headed grass, and now 95% (by sq ft)
    Is FREE from weeds, and has Dense Lush pasture grass!

  • @TheComputerNerd20100
    @TheComputerNerd20100 Před 5 měsíci

    That was a cool find today! Thanks for Uploading!

  • @xDECKAPEx
    @xDECKAPEx Před 2 lety +11

    Unless Google blacklist or suppress you for "wrong think"

  • @MarcoDM1571
    @MarcoDM1571 Před 2 lety +54

    Google teaching me about civic information and journalistic ethics: THAT'S HILARIOUS

    • @18kss2
      @18kss2 Před 2 lety +13

      based

    • @CheeseDanish85
      @CheeseDanish85 Před 2 lety +11

      Ironic indeed. Google has been manipulating the information that people have been seeing on multiple major topics, with obvious bias. Most recently: a certain major infectious disease event. How are we supposed to evaluate the truth for ourselves when Google actively hides some sources for POLITICAL reasons?

    • @salvatoreraber4621
      @salvatoreraber4621 Před 2 lety +8

      That was my first thought, the master of misinformation, sponsoring an add on misinformation. Never saw that in history have we?

  • @tanyamartino9030
    @tanyamartino9030 Před 11 měsíci

    Thanks, this was a great supplement to our homeschool lesson on seed dispersal.

  • @ericjohnson8001
    @ericjohnson8001 Před 6 měsíci

    6:57 is a great shot!! "Reverse banana peel slap bracelet" is a PERFECT discription