World's Heaviest Weight

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  • čas přidán 19. 04. 2024
  • How do you measure big forces accurately? By calibrating your force transducer on the world's biggest weight - 1,000,000 pounds of force. This machine ensures planes don't break apart, jets provide required thrust, and rockets make it to their destination.
    Thanks to the people at NIST for showing me around: Rick Seifarth and Ben Stein. Animations here are by Sean Kelley and additional footage by Jennifer Lauren Lee.
    Special thanks to Patreon Supporters:
    Tony Fadell, Donal Botkin, Jeff Straathof, Zach Mueller, Ron Neal, Nathan Hansen
    Support Veritasium on Patreon: ve42.co/patreon
    Before visiting NIST in Washington DC I had no idea machines like this existed. Surely there's an accurate way to measure forces without creating such a huge known force?! Nope. This appears to be the best way, with a stack of 20 x 50,000 lb masses creating a maximum force of 4.45 MN or 1,000,000 pounds of force. I also wouldn't have thought about all the corrections that need applying - for example buoyancy subtracts about 125 pounds from the weight of the stack. Plus the local gravitational field strength must be taken into account. And, the gravitational field varies below grade. All of this must be taken into account in order to limit uncertainty to just five parts per million (.0005%)
    Music from The Epidemic Sound epidemicsound.com "Serene Story 2"

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  • @trihardindachat8428
    @trihardindachat8428 Před 7 lety +7388

    I use that for my warm up sets

  • @NerfedOnGod
    @NerfedOnGod Před 2 lety +7898

    "An apple weighs about 1 newton"
    Top 5 things that make sense

  • @wavedog23
    @wavedog23 Před měsícem +37

    "Okay so how do we get to space?"
    "What if we threw 33 and a half million apples at the same time?"

  • @crasher88
    @crasher88 Před rokem +338

    the fact that they take into account the weight of the air and some how figure out a correction for the gravity constant at their particular location on earth blew my mind.

    • @user-ph9pm6fc7g
      @user-ph9pm6fc7g Před 11 měsíci +8

      well luckily the gravitational constant is a constant, would sure be bad naming if it wasn't!

    • @Divinicus1er
      @Divinicus1er Před 11 měsíci +7

      Well, it's constant, but it's not the same everywhere...

    • @crasher88
      @crasher88 Před 10 měsíci +11

      @@user-ph9pm6fc7g the gravitational constant is not a constant every time it has been measured no matter where on earth it is slightly different every time. The earth is never is the same location in the universe at any given moment in time so the gravitational "constant" is more like an average. Its one of those things mainstream scientist refuse to acknowledge let along talk abut.

    • @xxriellixx978yt3
      @xxriellixx978yt3 Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@crasher88same location in the universe relative to what?

    • @yash-jee2024
      @yash-jee2024 Před 7 měsíci +15

      For people who don't know, he is talking about acceleration due to gravity(g) and not about Gravitational constant (G). Since earth is not a perfect sphere, g can be different at diff location

  • @dugroz
    @dugroz Před 5 lety +7352

    That guy has the perfect voice for his job.

    • @LittleBit0Everything
      @LittleBit0Everything Před 5 lety +256

      i especially liked how he called this multimillion dollar machine a “gizmo”

    • @misoch
      @misoch Před 4 lety +60

      He sounds like Bert the geologist from "The Big Bang Theory".

    • @trap3rb287
      @trap3rb287 Před 4 lety +8

      True

    • @lucascarman2578
      @lucascarman2578 Před 4 lety +71

      He just sounds like an engineer

    • @Skullpture1
      @Skullpture1 Před 4 lety +67

      he sounds like cave johnson from portal 2

  • @t.b.cont.
    @t.b.cont. Před 3 lety +5295

    I think your mom finally has a rival.

    • @Kami-tl6yb
      @Kami-tl6yb Před 3 lety +129

      LMFAO

    • @SVdreamin
      @SVdreamin Před 3 lety +90

      the second i clicked on this vid i thought the same thing

    • @rainofrest7778
      @rainofrest7778 Před 3 lety +30

      @@SVdreamin proof

    • @SVdreamin
      @SVdreamin Před 3 lety +114

      @@rainofrest7778 bruh how am I supposed to prove my thoughts to you

    • @rainofrest7778
      @rainofrest7778 Před 3 lety +60

      @@SVdreamin proof or it didnt happen

  • @kawasakiwhiptwo5821
    @kawasakiwhiptwo5821 Před rokem +219

    1,000,000 pounds...
    That's 500 tons to you and me.

    • @Smithy250
      @Smithy250 Před 11 měsíci +65

      Or 454.5 metric tonnes to everyone else in the world

    • @kawasakiwhiptwo5821
      @kawasakiwhiptwo5821 Před 11 měsíci +5

      @@Smithy250 OK. 🤷‍♂️

    • @yesnickcarter
      @yesnickcarter Před 11 měsíci +1

      i read it in the voice. good work.

    • @ParrotPentester
      @ParrotPentester Před 2 měsíci +3

      it's about 453.6 Tonnes (rounded off) actually

    • @kawasakiwhiptwo5821
      @kawasakiwhiptwo5821 Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@ParrotPentester How do you figure? There's exactly 2,000 lbs. In a ton. 2,000 ×500 is 1,000,000.

  • @tbonemadeit
    @tbonemadeit Před 2 lety +23

    FINE ILL WATCH IT CZcams THANKS FOR PUTTING IT IN MY RECOMMENDED DAILY FOR 2 YEARS

  • @scepticalgerman9105
    @scepticalgerman9105 Před 4 lety +16805

    And everyone knows that the PE teachers grandma can lift this

    • @mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380
      @mydickisincrediblytinyandi7380 Před 3 lety +130

      @Count Roy wtf

    • @y2jayden
      @y2jayden Před 3 lety +33

      Count Roy I’m Malaysian bruh and I’ve never heard that that word was used to describe that 💀

    • @tropicalfruitful1105
      @tropicalfruitful1105 Před 3 lety +18

      Count Roy I’m sorry to hear about your disability
      XD

    • @Kuumin
      @Kuumin Před 3 lety +5

      @@y2jayden bruh same, I'm a Chinese Malaysian and have never heard chocking

    • @wardenwilson4413
      @wardenwilson4413 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah she can’t but nice joke tho.

  • @robinvictor8507
    @robinvictor8507 Před 3 lety +6390

    For Americans: 1 million pounds! that's heavy
    For brits : no, that's expensive

    • @Am_Cookie2436
      @Am_Cookie2436 Před 3 lety +27

      Lol

    • @thegreatcookie7720
      @thegreatcookie7720 Před 3 lety +86

      @CAN WE GET TO 100K SUBSCCRIBERS WITH ONE VIDEO we didn't make it complicated. The British made it, we just kept it that way. The imperial system was created before the metric system. Doesn't mean it's better tho

    • @sigmaofthedelta7830
      @sigmaofthedelta7830 Před 3 lety +95

      I agree I’m American and pounds are such a pain to convert.

    • @into0rbit786
      @into0rbit786 Před 3 lety

      $$$

    • @30tabletteralvedon34
      @30tabletteralvedon34 Před 3 lety +23

      Bruh Europe is not a country

  • @lewismocaby3646
    @lewismocaby3646 Před rokem +42

    This was extremely cool. The last job I worked on had a ringer crane manufactured by Lampson with a 750,000 lb lifting capacity mounted to a barge with a million lb counterweight. I unloaded trucks one whole summer of crane parts and counterweight. Spent a whole winter and spring assembling the crane and mounting it to the barge with nearly the whole summer used for rigging the barge and testing it. Spent a few years off and on either working on that crane barge or with it and although fascinating at times, working with the same rig day in and day out loses its luster pretty quickly. Our load cells consisted of potentiometers mounted perpendicular to the barge deck along with a load cell mounted to the end of a 7/8” cable at the main lifting line on the block. The main lifting block was usually rigged as either 32 parts of line or 16 parts while having to constantly take it all apart and reassemble it to add and remove boom sections for different projects throughout the duration of the job. Our load cells were sent off on a pretty standard basis for recalibrations and updates but remember a couple of occasions when the interns from engineering had mentioned the facility in this video. Not positive if our cells were sent to this particular facility or not as we had equipment from all over the world though quite a bit of our electronics came from Sweden initially, though when recalibrated they were all done stateside as far as the equipment I dealt with. Again it’s really interesting to see this technology and the math that goes along with it to help take away variables and make things more concrete as it applies to everyday things in the construction side of things along with the safety factor it adds to so many different aspects in industry. 👍

  • @michaelzumpano7318
    @michaelzumpano7318 Před 6 měsíci +3

    That guy was charming and I like the fact that you did it in 5:45. It really gave me an appreciation and understanding of what goes into creating precise standards.

  • @xoiyoub
    @xoiyoub Před 2 lety +8363

    "An apple weighs about 1 Newton. The world record for jet engine thrust..."
    That escalated quickly

    • @bryant9065
      @bryant9065 Před 2 lety +33

      They were just comparing... 🤦‍♂️

    • @xoiyoub
      @xoiyoub Před 2 lety +357

      @@bryant9065yeah, that's a lot of apples

    • @realestSuniaster
      @realestSuniaster Před 2 lety +159

      @@xoiyoub Math question 51: how much apples does the world's fastest jet engine thrust have?

    • @RiderBlitz1.0
      @RiderBlitz1.0 Před 2 lety +15

      Thrust

    • @garlicbreadstick404
      @garlicbreadstick404 Před 2 lety +34

      @@realestSuniaster a lot

  • @tt128556
    @tt128556 Před 2 lety +3433

    Eddie Hall: "So anyway, I started squatting"

  • @matthewboire6843
    @matthewboire6843 Před 3 měsíci +5

    The fact that this is so precise that atmospheric weight and gravitational pull have to be considered is so cool

  • @nathanieIl
    @nathanieIl Před 4 měsíci +6

    "Excuse me, can i clean here?"

  • @VanLifeByTheRiver
    @VanLifeByTheRiver Před 2 lety +3060

    There’s no doubt in my mind that man carries around “several American nickels” in his pocket at all times.

    • @jonwalters485
      @jonwalters485 Před 2 lety +28

      I was thinking the exact same thing 😂😂😂

    • @joshuah.4496
      @joshuah.4496 Před 2 lety +49

      It’s a convenient and understandable way to say they’re accurately weighed within 10-20 grams. A nickel weighs 5 grams on the dot and we frequently used them to check our scales to ensure accuracy to the gram. Really impressive though when you consider how much weight they’re measuring and how precise it is

    • @ivancain
      @ivancain Před 2 lety +1

      hahah!

    • @TheHadMatters
      @TheHadMatters Před 2 lety +3

      @@joshuah.4496 Thanks for the additional insight; without giving it much thought, I would have guessed a coin to be significantly heavier than that.

    • @boskofilipovic1927
      @boskofilipovic1927 Před 2 lety

      Imagine imperial units

  • @MidNightStudiosFilms
    @MidNightStudiosFilms Před 6 lety +2040

    "One physical test is worth a thousand expert opinions" that's such a brilliant quote.

    • @KarlenBell
      @KarlenBell Před 6 lety +147

      "One good girl is worth a thousand bitches" - Kanye West

    • @sportagus3
      @sportagus3 Před 6 lety +11

      +Jjaro V My god. No.

    • @Shonuffinman
      @Shonuffinman Před 6 lety +2

      MidNightStudios the most ignored statement in all of Science.

    • @DC430
      @DC430 Před 6 lety +3

      "...That has proven itself time and again particularly in the world of... physical testing" - Said the physical tester.

    • @diglet553
      @diglet553 Před 6 lety +1

      Think it was Wernher von Braun who said it first too.

  • @chrisjones4145
    @chrisjones4145 Před rokem

    Another fantastic Metrology topic covered.

  • @markuss3886
    @markuss3886 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Another fact would be the position of the weights located on earth for gravitational pull , the equator v the poles would also have an outcome differential . None the less a great video .

  • @therealtampadude9175
    @therealtampadude9175 Před 2 lety +2972

    That guy has one of the coolest jobs in the world. He's a real heavy metal fan.

  • @hardboiled7467
    @hardboiled7467 Před 7 lety +10689

    1,000,000 pounds, wow...that's a lot of money

    • @Netkuszkusz
      @Netkuszkusz Před 7 lety +337

      I think this device actually worth lot more.

    • @DaveGaming99
      @DaveGaming99 Před 7 lety +162

      Gábor Ács Do you know the conversion factor for pounds to USD?

    • @NateJDaddy
      @NateJDaddy Před 7 lety +86

      Boiled Dimsdale I want to take you seriously

    • @logandagamer4224
      @logandagamer4224 Před 7 lety +15

      200th like

    • @daraptor0
      @daraptor0 Před 7 lety +87

      Wow, the British pound has really fallen in the past few years. 1 million pounds is only 1294935.00 US Dollar
      Basically 1.3 dollars to 1 pound

  • @ar4ow372
    @ar4ow372 Před 2 lety +24

    This takes the phrase “be careful with the weight it might fall on your foot” to a whole new level

    • @hvnsl
      @hvnsl Před rokem +1

      Yee

    • @dingusbingus911
      @dingusbingus911 Před rokem +1

      @@hvnsl Yeet

    • @Alolyn
      @Alolyn Před 11 měsíci +1

      Steel toed boots oughta do the trick

    • @nu1x
      @nu1x Před měsícem

      There was a foot ? You mean this 2d object ?

  • @johnnyparente7940
    @johnnyparente7940 Před 3 lety +5575

    That guy was absurdly personable. I feel it would be easy to get him going and get lost in his world.

    • @keiyon1994
      @keiyon1994 Před 3 lety +63

      He needs to be on JRE

    • @viktorbarkovski2226
      @viktorbarkovski2226 Před 3 lety +86

      He reminds me of every high school teacher I've had; Guess I'm lucky!

    • @sinethembamncina9886
      @sinethembamncina9886 Před 3 lety +41

      Lol Bro my thoughts exactly and I wouldn't mind listening to him ramble on

    • @Xt4209
      @Xt4209 Před 3 lety +2

      @@keiyon1994 he has been

    • @777heavymetalhead
      @777heavymetalhead Před 2 lety +52

      Any guy in a field like that that uses the word “gizmo” is alright by me.

  • @Lunar11
    @Lunar11 Před 7 lety +2223

    When the hydraulic press channel gets a small loan of a million lbs

  • @Mister_BIack
    @Mister_BIack Před 11 měsíci +1

    I'm gonna be honest, because of the videos that normally get recommended to me I thought this video was gonna be a highly detailed "your mom" joke.
    The set up would be perfect.

  • @Alibadbad
    @Alibadbad Před 8 měsíci +8

    What is pound tho

  • @Gay_Priest
    @Gay_Priest Před 3 lety +1219

    I’m honestly more impressed that force transducer can take a million pounds of force and not get squished

    • @jinxy7869
      @jinxy7869 Před 3 lety +35

      whys here no reply saying which material its made of

    • @yessir-he7be
      @yessir-he7be Před 3 lety +15

      It’s titanium that’s why ;-;

    • @Gay_Priest
      @Gay_Priest Před 3 lety +66

      Zach still, a million pounds is a mind boggling number it’s impressive no matter the material

    • @Am_Cookie2436
      @Am_Cookie2436 Před 3 lety +16

      @@Gay_Priest carbon nanorods: *laughs*

    • @venomshot2815
      @venomshot2815 Před 3 lety +42

      You know there are stars called white dwarfs, and they are so dense that when one of them, thousands of light years away, cracked by about 5cm, it changed the earth's gravitational force for a short while

  • @MrDanishbuttercookie
    @MrDanishbuttercookie Před 7 lety +16745

    I wanna put stuff under it and make a CZcams channel out of it

    • @someoneintheback5939
      @someoneintheback5939 Před 7 lety +699

      its called the hydraulic press channel

    • @Chronicedits
      @Chronicedits Před 7 lety +499

      zz *sarcasm*

    • @rileyb1799
      @rileyb1799 Před 7 lety +825

      no it would be called the gravitational press channel

    • @008slomar
      @008slomar Před 7 lety +17

      MrDanish ButterCookie danish!! Oml please reply your my fav ssb4 CZcamsr!!

    • @008slomar
      @008slomar Před 7 lety +7

      MrDanish ButterCookie you don't need a hydraulic press you literally spike anyone out of like any move

  • @nickrogers5965
    @nickrogers5965 Před 3 měsíci

    This video was way cooler than I expected it to be

  • @GroovesAndLands
    @GroovesAndLands Před rokem +3

    I had them test the standards for my 10M lb hydraulic calibration press, which has an ancient plaque on it that reads: "One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions"

  • @vinhpham9474
    @vinhpham9474 Před 5 lety +2810

    Finally something i can bench press. Our battle will be legendary

    • @KeetMWorth
      @KeetMWorth Před 5 lety +117

      I can curl that

    • @joyce_rx
      @joyce_rx Před 5 lety +54

      Well, yes, but no

    • @conman0414
      @conman0414 Před 5 lety +52

      I can hammer curl that with my pinky toe

    • @ded3624
      @ded3624 Před 5 lety +43

      Kung fu panda is an underrated movie

    • @mdawguu
      @mdawguu Před 5 lety +1

      easy weight!!

  • @deadspeedv
    @deadspeedv Před 2 lety +1685

    "One physical test is worth a thousand expert opinions". I like that quote.

    • @joetrollson
      @joetrollson Před 2 lety +7

      I had to write it down, yeah!

    • @thehorse5307
      @thehorse5307 Před 2 lety +119

      @@cvall1710 Dude said nothing about the left and you immediately found a way to make it political. Lame as hell.

    • @Tropicality.
      @Tropicality. Před 2 lety +4

      @@cvall1710 can’t argue with that.

    • @sol___invictus
      @sol___invictus Před 2 lety +7

      @@cvall1710 Yeah, "the left" does all of that. Keep saying that stuff and fighting amongst yourselves for a second time, you'll soon recieve your customary tiny hat.

    • @dog5893
      @dog5893 Před 2 lety +27

      @@cvall1710 bro stfu, no one wants to argue about us politics, just enjoy the video and keep your unnecessary comments to yourself 🤦‍♂️

  • @jasonsantos6430
    @jasonsantos6430 Před 7 měsíci

    Being able to say that you work at the "Mass and Force Group" has gotta feel good

  • @IluvatarEru
    @IluvatarEru Před rokem +2

    Can't imagine the pressure when operating this device.

  • @weedjesus5587
    @weedjesus5587 Před 2 lety +5224

    mans wearing a hard hat next to a million-pound weight like if it falls on him the hats gonna save his life. love this guy lmao

    • @ramen4629
      @ramen4629 Před 2 lety +255

      Of corse it will

    • @weedjesus5587
      @weedjesus5587 Před 2 lety +201

      @@ramen4629 lmao they do be indistructable tho

    • @ramen4629
      @ramen4629 Před 2 lety +283

      @@weedjesus5587 they also strengthen all your bones in the event t does fall on you

    • @weedjesus5587
      @weedjesus5587 Před 2 lety +12

      @@ramen4629 xD

    • @inhalejemkem2534
      @inhalejemkem2534 Před 2 lety +44

      mans rlly stole another persons comment from 7 months ago

  • @gus2822
    @gus2822 Před 5 lety +2829

    So when is Eddie Hall gonna deadlift this?

  • @BlueRice
    @BlueRice Před měsícem

    there's a recent plane crash of a plane because mostly it was do to curb weigh of a private plane. its better to have the accuracy more closer than generalizing.

  • @jdbb3gotskills
    @jdbb3gotskills Před rokem

    Do you even lift bro the video haha
    Btw this was fascinating.

  • @eedduuttzzuu
    @eedduuttzzuu Před 4 lety +3134

    americans: lbs, pounds
    -
    -
    me an european who only understand kilograms:

    • @FentonWorksDE
      @FentonWorksDE Před 3 lety +245

      Edvach Everyboy in the world use KG, only two countries use the imperial system...

    • @FentonWorksDE
      @FentonWorksDE Před 3 lety +19

      KSG KG = Kilogramm ;)

    • @keepwatch1434
      @keepwatch1434 Před 3 lety +5

      Gork

    • @theyumblat5420
      @theyumblat5420 Před 3 lety +13

      Edvach a* European

    • @evansimmons5567
      @evansimmons5567 Před 3 lety +4

      oPepsiFlyz [HEAT] wow you must be smart. that’s a totally fitting critique that went at the meat and potatoes of his argument. I hope you could understand this, jackass.

  • @Ispeedymg
    @Ispeedymg Před 7 lety +3709

    Finally a weight I can use to measure against my student debt

    • @Strav9
      @Strav9 Před 7 lety +21

      Ispeedymg but college is free

    • @just_thammi
      @just_thammi Před 7 lety +66

      Strav9 depends on where you live xD

    • @jackmichaels7434
      @jackmichaels7434 Před 7 lety +86

      And it can even be calibrated with your medical bills

    • @radiospines
      @radiospines Před 7 lety +8

      Ispeedymg How much are you in debt?

    • @ashishpatel350
      @ashishpatel350 Před 7 lety +15

      Ispeedymg well thank the liberals for that debt.

  • @skumomcbee1255
    @skumomcbee1255 Před 2 lety +1

    work in kilograms? just convert! Use a vacuum chamber? Just add weight! Find the perfect gravitational spot? Just calibrate! I love these solutions XD

  • @MsCriticalthinker201
    @MsCriticalthinker201 Před 6 měsíci +4

    I worked in a shop in Alabama that built enormous steel things, like spillway gates for giant dams and movable railroad bridges. They had a stack of 4' by 8' by two inch thick lead plates they would use to flatten or straighten these huge fabricated pieces. In total they had a million pounds of lead there, and a overhead gantry crane that could pick them all up!!

    • @DROGOC0P
      @DROGOC0P Před 2 dny

      damn, what a simple but effective way of doing things

  • @k1er402
    @k1er402 Před 2 lety +799

    "the worlds heaviest weight"
    *my heart when i touch my pockets and do not feel my phone*

  • @Aqua-oc8lb
    @Aqua-oc8lb Před 3 lety +2109

    I like how the guy’s wearing a hard hat like it’s gonna protect him from 1,000,000 pounds

    • @et53hanp83
      @et53hanp83 Před 3 lety +48

      Nan he won't get is head stuck under the weight

    • @Darthybuddy
      @Darthybuddy Před 3 lety +212

      It won’t. But it might stop something that gets launched by those 1 mil. pounds.

    • @flaccidteeth4468
      @flaccidteeth4468 Před 3 lety +63

      It won't, but if for example something spewed out from those weights, that hard hat maybe will protect him.

    • @smallmailman3992
      @smallmailman3992 Před 3 lety +81

      Should have worn a Nokia instead, idiot...

    • @yashvardhan7777
      @yashvardhan7777 Před 3 lety +4

      Underrated comment

  • @justinpopelka1148
    @justinpopelka1148 Před rokem

    Whoa. Effing crazy. I mean, makes total sense, but whoa. Great content.

  • @peoplez129
    @peoplez129 Před rokem +3

    I wonder if the accuracy of this is effected by compression in the concrete supporting it. Shifting that much weight has to cause some degree of change.

    • @jackmiddleton2080
      @jackmiddleton2080 Před rokem +1

      I think as long as everything is stable it doesn't matter.

  • @antondelacruz9362
    @antondelacruz9362 Před 3 lety +626

    That dude was a great interviewee. Knowdgeable, amiable, and proud of his institution.

  • @marcoisaac4175
    @marcoisaac4175 Před 7 lety +3271

    need to fold a piece of paper 7 times with that

    • @neelparmar6690
      @neelparmar6690 Před 7 lety +677

      It'll compress the folded paper so flat it becomes 1 unfolded sheet again

    • @0mn0m8w31rdc4ndy
      @0mn0m8w31rdc4ndy Před 7 lety +81

      Neel Parmar lol

    • @lethalhotbox3778
      @lethalhotbox3778 Před 7 lety +16

      0mn0m8w31rdc4ndy how is that funny

    • @0mn0m8w31rdc4ndy
      @0mn0m8w31rdc4ndy Před 7 lety +184

      Charles Hair how is it not

    • @willlewis77
      @willlewis77 Před 7 lety +182

      No, he's serious, it actually will. Paper is made from a pulp. It'll become a single sheet with enough force.

  • @SuperZbros
    @SuperZbros Před 11 měsíci

    This guy should be the highest paid middle school science teacher of all time, the way he talks and his energy, I think he could inspire ALOT of kids

  • @PabloSilva-mb2qy
    @PabloSilva-mb2qy Před 2 lety

    those kind of video are simple amazining

  • @WizzardTelevision
    @WizzardTelevision Před 6 měsíci

    Ngl the "Mass and Force Group" sounds like one of the coolest circles you could be in.

  • @deltaray3
    @deltaray3 Před 7 lety +850

    One thing that impressed me about Rick Seifarth is his response to questions about whether these masses are the heaviest calibrated weight in the world is not to be egotistical and assume it's the heaviest weight, but to ask his visitors if they know of another one. You can see that this guy actually cares about his information being correct and that's admirable.

    • @camplethargic8
      @camplethargic8 Před 7 lety +51

      Just the facts, not the alternate ones... you know, like science, not politics.

    • @jacksonlefteye
      @jacksonlefteye Před 7 lety +25

      thankfully our measurement and metrology standards are so good that only people like Rick are allowed to be involved in its study and application
      once i saw NIST in his job title, i knew he was the real deal

    • @we4selradio591
      @we4selradio591 Před 6 lety

      Except once the equipment has been built to the specifications, there's really nothing else for them to do. It's all technician level from there.

    • @roadfart5537
      @roadfart5537 Před 6 lety

      It is admirable. Sadly, I cannot say the same for your grammar.

    • @Kevin-um1nq
      @Kevin-um1nq Před 6 lety +6

      Roadfart Neither can I, for what people currently think about your social life.

  • @TheGNCShow
    @TheGNCShow Před 4 lety +433

    "What we sell is the vertical force vector that's generated by these weights hanging in the gravitational field."
    I enjoy that sentence very much.

    • @stevedoe1630
      @stevedoe1630 Před 4 lety +27

      GNCshow
      That’s what the NASA engineer thinks is being sold. NASA executive would say that “confidence” is being sold. (Thank you, MBA.)

    • @Washeek
      @Washeek Před 4 lety +7

      @@stevedoe1630 severely underrated comment

    • @theforester_
      @theforester_ Před 4 lety

      Dont understand could you explain it with a different approach to someone dumb like.me?

    • @pattyhubner3791
      @pattyhubner3791 Před 4 lety

      I read the comment and in the second i read it i heard it as well😂

    • @Sei783
      @Sei783 Před 3 lety

      @@theforester_ They sell fancy expensive scales.

  • @Fighterjet-ew5lt
    @Fighterjet-ew5lt Před 19 hodinami

    They are getting real close to my lateral raise warmups

  • @Mario-us7ds
    @Mario-us7ds Před měsícem

    lifting goals have been updated

  • @SVN-lv6fd
    @SVN-lv6fd Před 2 lety +413

    “ayo bro how much you bench”
    “mmmmmmm, about 1mil pounds”

  • @starpravesh
    @starpravesh Před 7 lety +2297

    Chuck Norris called and said that he was missing one of his warm up Dumbells.

    • @kaidoddk7880
      @kaidoddk7880 Před 7 lety +35

      it was moon

    • @fombocombo
      @fombocombo Před 7 lety +66

      are you seriously making a chuck Norris joke?.

    • @IgorKolosha
      @IgorKolosha Před 7 lety +214

      They will never get old. Just like Chuck Norris.

    • @bruceli9094
      @bruceli9094 Před 7 lety +57

      Igor Kolosha That's right. There's only Death, Taxes and Chuck Norris

    • @humanoidmodel4217
      @humanoidmodel4217 Před 7 lety +8

      Chuck Norris believes in sky daddy. he has no power here in the world of science.

  • @vermillionwarrior3968
    @vermillionwarrior3968 Před 23 dny

    Way cooler than I initially thought

  • @fostercathead
    @fostercathead Před 2 lety

    Rick Seifarth is awesome!

  • @Yash-rt3bx
    @Yash-rt3bx Před 4 lety +758

    That one athletic kid in class
    “Oh yeah this is easy to lift”

    • @abdouaboud7490
      @abdouaboud7490 Před 3 lety +5

      You can lift it for 0.01sec but once

    • @rtjf1755
      @rtjf1755 Před 3 lety +2

      @@abdouaboud7490 i like that way

  • @theblackknight4295
    @theblackknight4295 Před 2 lety +473

    I can imagine the mechanism that lifts this weight screams, "YEAH BUDDY! LIGHT WEIGHT BABY!"

    • @lostship88
      @lostship88 Před 2 lety +49

      AIN’T NOTHIN BUT A PENUT

    • @MrNight-dg1ug
      @MrNight-dg1ug Před 2 lety +6

      I read that in the voice of Penguinz0/Moist Cr1tikal/Charles White

    • @jasonwong7140
      @jasonwong7140 Před 2 lety +40

      Everybody wanna be a big ass machine but no one want to lift these HEAVY ASS WEIGHTS

    • @theblackknight4295
      @theblackknight4295 Před 2 lety

      @@jasonwong7140 my man.
      gud one

    • @jairocastro4022
      @jairocastro4022 Před 2 lety

      @@MrNight-dg1ug wrong person but I get the thought process.

  • @JBG-AjaxzeMedia
    @JBG-AjaxzeMedia Před 2 lety +1

    guy: explaining science things using hand gestures near massive weight
    me: imagine getting your finger trapped in that

  • @softaildiaries
    @softaildiaries Před rokem

    You know he's a genius when he says 1 of these gizmos!

  • @nomarukaz
    @nomarukaz Před 4 lety +1621

    2:16 when you hold that pee for 3 hours

    • @mooshlebooshle5073
      @mooshlebooshle5073 Před 3 lety +52

      You made me laugh out loud. Nice.

    • @nomarukaz
      @nomarukaz Před 3 lety +33

      @mrm8wo Bruh u r gonna pee a rock bruh

    • @ivoryas1696
      @ivoryas1696 Před 3 lety +4

      nomaru ato
      *_Yikes_*
      Maybe with a yeast infection or something...

    • @salm8990
      @salm8990 Před 3 lety

      OMMMMFG i needed that!

    • @ivoryas1696
      @ivoryas1696 Před 3 lety +14

      @mrm8wo
      Ah, I see you are a man who avoids the school bathrooms as well.

  • @jazminyz
    @jazminyz Před 4 lety +1626

    Guy: an apple weighs 1 Newton
    Me: ok, how much does it weigh?

    • @willion98
      @willion98 Před 4 lety +179

      Apple is W = 1N, the weight is measured in newtons. Using the formula:
      W = mg.
      W - weight(N)
      M - mass(kg)
      G - gravational field strength ~ 10N/kg
      To find the mass it will be
      m = W/g
      So,
      m = 1/10
      = 0.1kg.
      So what you actually want to find is the mass in kilograms. Hope my explanation/ workings helped :D

    • @niksignjarzilavec366
      @niksignjarzilavec366 Před 4 lety +115

      @@willion98 or just remember 1 kg = 10 N

    • @magno5157
      @magno5157 Před 4 lety +25

      Me: yes

    • @jtejada2784
      @jtejada2784 Před 4 lety +66

      @@niksignjarzilavec366 No.
      1 Kg ≙ 9.81 N on the surface of the earth

    • @dannydetonator
      @dannydetonator Před 4 lety +26

      @@jtejada2784 Like my phone's sensors say it's 10.34m/s^2. Either wrong or i live in a gravity well. Point is- it varies across the World.

  • @rupertmr
    @rupertmr Před rokem

    absolutely thrilled and interessant.

  • @ChildrenOfTheRosary
    @ChildrenOfTheRosary Před měsícem

    It is probably a very good thing that this facility is located in Washington DC and not out in Silicon Valley near the San Andreas fault. How would you calculate the maximum stress factors on this equipment and its building for a 7.0 earthquake?

  • @vforvendetta6852
    @vforvendetta6852 Před 3 lety +390

    Everyone : 1 million pounds, that insanely heavy!
    Ronnie coleman: lightweight baby!! aint nothing but a peanut!

  • @adamemac
    @adamemac Před 7 lety +401

    OHHHH! So _THAT'S_ how they make Fig Newtons! Got it, thanks!

    • @JohnSmith-qn3ob
      @JohnSmith-qn3ob Před 7 lety +25

      This thing is the most advanced Fig Newton maker in the world.
      It can make 4.4 million Fig Newtons at one time.

    • @adamemac
      @adamemac Před 7 lety

      John Smith Haha!

    • @seanboyd2898
      @seanboyd2898 Před 7 lety +51

      With that degree of accuracy, they are known as Sig. Fig Newtons.

  • @johnhudelson2652
    @johnhudelson2652 Před rokem

    The kilogram standard is no longer an artifact such as a metallic object. Instead the kilogram is based on Kibble balances. The change occurred on 2019 May 19.
    An object with the mass of 1 kilogram exerts 9.81 Newton's with the standard gravitational force constant of 9.81 meters per second squared. (F = mg where F is in Newtons, m is in kilograms, and g.is.the gravitational force constant.)

    • @poppabear1460
      @poppabear1460 Před 10 měsíci

      All true, however, for the time being, the IPK (International Prototype Kilogram) is still the standard.

  • @venkybabu8140
    @venkybabu8140 Před rokem

    Do you have heavy metals in North pole or south pole. Assuming electric conductivity mostly south. Most energy of sun is captured by south pole. The skyline always have beautiful colours. That's why some Aussies are rich.

  • @goldenplazma56
    @goldenplazma56 Před 4 lety +1097

    Drop it from 1,000 feet and see what happens

    • @kytacoyigo3988
      @kytacoyigo3988 Před 4 lety +97

      GoldenPlazma56 the world is gonna explode

    • @mr.unknown.
      @mr.unknown. Před 4 lety +66

      Not Tank Cat nah probably make a HUGE hole in the ground

    • @rodrigoalmendro3118
      @rodrigoalmendro3118 Před 4 lety +58

      There will be an earthquake in te surrounding area

    • @kytacoyigo3988
      @kytacoyigo3988 Před 4 lety +15

      MR.UNKNOWN r/whooosh?

    • @chewie__
      @chewie__ Před 4 lety +5

      @@kytacoyigo3988 DAE ARE SLASH WASH HAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA

  • @andrasfogarasi5014
    @andrasfogarasi5014 Před 7 lety +468

    Finally, a paperweight I won't knock off.

    • @lmartinson6963
      @lmartinson6963 Před 6 lety +3

      Goshdangit you stole my joke.

    • @Gabrong
      @Gabrong Před 6 lety +3

      weakness disgusts me.

    • @iwantitpaintedblack
      @iwantitpaintedblack Před 6 lety

      Nasa.. "welp. its nice and fancy that you spent millions of dollars to get a million pound calibrated, but we've switched to Metric eversince bob flung our 900billion dollar satellite into Uranus because of these retarded units, so please dump it in the garbage and start working KG bro"

  • @MrTastycakez
    @MrTastycakez Před rokem +1

    My desk papers aren’t going ANYWHERE with this bad boy

  • @kaptainkaos1202
    @kaptainkaos1202 Před 2 měsíci

    First of all didn’t he say “Rich” instead of “Rick”? Secondly and most importantly I believe he is the most enjoyable person y’all have ever interviewed. He is knowledgeable, seems to love what he does and most importantly entertaining.

  • @SouthMainAuto
    @SouthMainAuto Před 3 lety +1447

    The new Hydraulic Press channel!?

    • @zac8471
      @zac8471 Před 3 lety +8

      Bruh

    • @snappyy2615
      @snappyy2615 Před 3 lety +17

      @@HyperTextMarkupLanguage-HTML what wrong with bruh, you dont have any room to talk 😂 your pfp Is among us and you CZcams name is cyan xD

    • @Cilacov
      @Cilacov Před 3 lety +10

      @@HyperTextMarkupLanguage-HTML bruh cyan sus

    • @dabunnyrabbit2620
      @dabunnyrabbit2620 Před 3 lety

      without the hydrologic press lol.

    • @hotelvalsinestra6380
      @hotelvalsinestra6380 Před 3 lety

      lets hope so

  • @le-johnny9236
    @le-johnny9236 Před 5 lety +2095

    your mom would still break those scales

    • @humanactivities5249
      @humanactivities5249 Před 5 lety +49

      buuuuuuuurn

    • @beataleczynska239
      @beataleczynska239 Před 4 lety +2

      Nice

    • @brois841
      @brois841 Před 4 lety +28

      Oh jeez... terrible. Let me help you, by bring this back to the 90's....
      Yo mama is so fat, that when she steps on a force transducer it cracks under the pressure.

    • @lemoncar4526
      @lemoncar4526 Před 4 lety +3

      @@bartsshorts They arent?

    • @ditrx6116
      @ditrx6116 Před 4 lety

      @@bartsshorts What about fat men like you ?

  • @jeffreymyers52
    @jeffreymyers52 Před 2 lety

    Slap a heating element in between the weight point and think how much rosin you could press with this bad boy

  • @chuckdawg2799
    @chuckdawg2799 Před rokem

    When I was an AF pilot, back in heavy flight training (and this is before we made the move to computers/devices/digital/etc) they liked to say "measure with an micrometer and cut with an axe", i thought of that when he mentioned error in flight data/measurements.

    • @ericlopaty
      @ericlopaty Před rokem

      I recall an additional clause in that phrase... "Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an axe." :)

  • @erikrann
    @erikrann Před 6 lety +1307

    Must suck to be the guy who has to clean all the weights every hour to make sure dust doesn't add weight.

    • @jamzsmp
      @jamzsmp Před 6 lety +256

      erikrann Probably gets paid more than any house hold cleaner...

    • @dragster100
      @dragster100 Před 6 lety +106

      Does wiping the metal surface creates micro burrs?

    • @paraballa
      @paraballa Před 6 lety +123

      It would make more sense for it only to be cleaned right before it's gonna be used.

    • @chillbro1010
      @chillbro1010 Před 6 lety +17

      you generally keep it in an airtight container until you clean it before use.

    • @BalancingEternity
      @BalancingEternity Před 6 lety +39

      With 5lbs of variance expected, some dust isn't going to be a problem you would think? Then again they factor in its buoyancy!

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 3 lety +1076

    Not as heavy as your teammates in multiplayer

  • @America17760
    @America17760 Před 4 měsíci

    finally, my winter bulk will be complete.

  • @theendergaminginc6307
    @theendergaminginc6307 Před 2 lety

    finally a weight zoro can lift by with some struggle

  • @CommandoMaster
    @CommandoMaster Před 5 lety +746

    0.0005% is pretty good. Better than the interest rate at most banks.

  • @bigpharmasports9120
    @bigpharmasports9120 Před 5 lety +501

    Love how much this guy loves his craft. So knowledgeable.

    • @benjaminnewlon7865
      @benjaminnewlon7865 Před 5 lety +5

      Knowledgeable? Thats a funny word.
      But a real one...

    • @waydebaker33
      @waydebaker33 Před 5 lety +1

      I saw him on a different video talking about another calobrator and he was just as enthusiastic. Makes me want to meet him.

    • @sean7193
      @sean7193 Před 5 lety

      @@waydebaker33 can you link the video? thanks.

    • @waydebaker33
      @waydebaker33 Před 5 lety

      @@sean7193 ill keep looking but I honestly cant Remember what I was even looking at that lead to me watching it. Im not a calibrator guy.

    • @janmoss6324
      @janmoss6324 Před 5 lety

      This guy sounds like axel from minecraft story mode 😂

  • @notblocked
    @notblocked Před 10 měsíci +1

    Two things this place will never want hear in a place like this
    *enter kevdog*
    “Hey can I clean here”

  • @capcadoi
    @capcadoi Před rokem +1

    How many football fields long is that contraption? And how much water would it displace from an olympic size swimming pool?

  • @jaikaarbhogal
    @jaikaarbhogal Před 3 lety +394

    PE teacher could’ve lifted this but, they got injured and couldn’t

  • @comradecommie7144
    @comradecommie7144 Před 3 lety +302

    *1 million pounds*
    WW2 Germany: we can make a tank out of this

    • @johngonzalez3634
      @johngonzalez3634 Před 3 lety +20

      fun fact: the worlds heaviest tank is about 198 tons! which is about 45% of the weight in the video.

    • @Zingrzz
      @Zingrzz Před 3 lety +1

      @@johngonzalez3634 wow

    • @warbaby8897
      @warbaby8897 Před 3 lety +1

      @@johngonzalez3634 that's a big tank

    • @soldier3079
      @soldier3079 Před 3 lety +2

      @@warbaby8897 theres only 1 hull and 2 turrets of it (or vice versa)

    • @Elder74
      @Elder74 Před 3 lety +2

      Reminds me of Erika

  • @asmrfan6543
    @asmrfan6543 Před 2 lety

    Are the magnetic fields of the electricity inducing force on the metal affect the weight?

  • @jayraldratuita3216
    @jayraldratuita3216 Před rokem

    Its 2022 and im still processing this!

  • @StiflersMutter
    @StiflersMutter Před 2 lety +120

    Ronnie Coleman: "Light weight, baby!"

  • @fittyaqua7466
    @fittyaqua7466 Před 7 lety +653

    But can it break my bones? I drink milk every day so I'd say I'm pretty dang strong

    • @bikeanddogtrips
      @bikeanddogtrips Před 6 lety +27

      did you know that cow milk is perhaps the leading cause of osteoporosis (brittle bone) due to the fact that it is acid when digested, causing your body to remove trace elements of calcium from your bones in order to set it to a more natural alkaline state. Plus milk has pus and growth hormones.
      just sayin'

    • @OlOleander
      @OlOleander Před 6 lety +51

      bikeanddogtrips [citation needed]

    • @DangitBobby1990
      @DangitBobby1990 Před 6 lety +8

      Did you know that your gastric juices have a much lower pH than milk, and that strict regulations and testing protocols have been put in place to ensure our milk is sanitary?

    • @balalios4641
      @balalios4641 Před 6 lety +3

      FittyAqua milk has alot of chalk in it too much chalk can cause your bones to break easier

    • @tickone8572
      @tickone8572 Před 6 lety +3

      Yeah I might not agree with all u said ( I didn't do research) but for sure i know drinking cow milk everyday for "calcium' is definitely not healthy.
      @fittyaqua don't always believe what the doxa tells you to believe..
      always think twice

  • @forbiddencrystalinternet6201

    I guess my question, then, is how are hydraulic presses (which can be privately owned by just about anyone) calibrated? It's common to see a press doing 1,000 tons of force, TWICE this weight. Does this weight provide the standard that those other presses are calibrated against?

  • @zee339
    @zee339 Před 6 lety +736

    "one physical test is worth 1k expert opinions." how do they measure that?

    • @greedymilk7708
      @greedymilk7708 Před 6 lety +22

      but how did they work out that it was exactly one thousand expert opinions? Could be one thousand and one, aye.
      And what's the standard deviation on that, did they even conduct a controlled test?

    • @hughjazz4936
      @hughjazz4936 Před 6 lety +68

      The asked 1000 experts.

    • @YSFmemories
      @YSFmemories Před 6 lety +53

      get 1000 experts to lift up the weight

    • @nb8947
      @nb8947 Před 6 lety +4

      They don't measure it, he said it was an axiom so he's off the hook

    • @thomasmetcalfe887
      @thomasmetcalfe887 Před 6 lety +2

      With a 1,000,000lb weight

  • @billyoung8118
    @billyoung8118 Před 2 lety +183

    My father was a metrologist for the Department of Agriculture in my state for many years. When you go into his house, every digital clock he has in his house will change at a time that is so close to each other that you cannot perceive a difference. His favorite part of the job was he was the person who weighed all the sets of lottery (not powerball) balls every few years.

    • @larjkok1184
      @larjkok1184 Před 2 lety +2

      Wow! Must be annoying setting those clocks every day or week, unless they run off the network like an iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch.

    • @boskofilipovic1927
      @boskofilipovic1927 Před 2 lety +3

      Imagine imperial units

    • @SURO90
      @SURO90 Před rokem +5

      @@boskofilipovic1927 who cares?

    • @JunkBondTrader
      @JunkBondTrader Před rokem +2

      @@boskofilipovic1927 you keep repeating this. America seems to be doing ok with imperial. It 's not really a stretch of imagination.

    • @1SLMusic
      @1SLMusic Před rokem

      Now that is fascinating!

  • @mrpickles5522
    @mrpickles5522 Před rokem

    Finally something I can use for lateral raises

  • @gandalfthegrey2699
    @gandalfthegrey2699 Před rokem +1

    Used to bench this for reps back in ‘03 before i blew out my knee during the big homecoming game.

  • @phish650
    @phish650 Před 2 lety +164

    Shaw strength: hey guys I just got these new dumbbells, they ain't much,
    Also the dumbbells:

    • @sapinva
      @sapinva Před 2 lety +1

      Hafþór: hold my beer