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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
  • Inspired by hairy, semiaquatic mammals such as beavers and sea otters, a group of MIT engineers are fabricating fur-like rubbery pelts learn how these mammals stay warm and even dry while diving underwater. (Learn more: news.mit.edu/20...)
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Komentáře • 253

  • @tails7799
    @tails7799 Před 8 lety +163

    The title had my mind going in a completely different direction

  • @senorcrouch
    @senorcrouch Před 7 lety +101

    It is all fun and games until someone figures out how to customize the color of the fur-like rubbery pelts.

  • @ChrisD__
    @ChrisD__ Před 7 lety +108

    From the title, I expected this, except as a fursuit. IT HAS TO LOOK LIKE AN OTTER FOR PETE'S SAKE!!!

    • @sundaydonkey4155
      @sundaydonkey4155 Před 5 lety +1

      Shit, now I want an underwater fursuit, that sounds so cool!

  • @navyblues6661
    @navyblues6661 Před 7 lety +80

    I came here expecting wetsuit fursuits.
    Got this science thing instead.

  • @RandumStuffRandumnes
    @RandumStuffRandumnes Před 8 lety +153

    I swear I clicked on this for the knowledge.

    • @sufficient4834
      @sufficient4834 Před 7 lety +3

      You did. The thumbnail is a square piece of cloth, you knew what you were getting into.

    • @RandumStuffRandumnes
      @RandumStuffRandumnes Před 7 lety +1

      Sufficient correct... yea that's why!

    • @chillcatking9866
      @chillcatking9866 Před 7 lety +1

      RanDumSocksGames suuuure

    • @Swaaaat1
      @Swaaaat1 Před 7 lety

      RanDumSocksGames Me too.

    • @largeymargey5651
      @largeymargey5651 Před 6 lety

      Your a furry haha getem boys by boys I mean the media also I'm being hypocritical because I'm a furry and this is awkward
      KILL ME!!!

  • @McC1oudv2
    @McC1oudv2 Před 8 lety +222

    Furries ahead of the curve

    • @FuskyTheHusky81
      @FuskyTheHusky81 Před 7 lety +3

      why the fuck is this in my fucking recommends i don't even watch furry related shit!

    • @sufficient4834
      @sufficient4834 Před 7 lety +5

      because fuck you

    • @FuskyTheHusky81
      @FuskyTheHusky81 Před 7 lety

      Sufficient really? where did that come from if this was real life this is where i knock you the fuck out.

    • @sufficient4834
      @sufficient4834 Před 7 lety +1

      Fusky The Husky you are taking this too seriously

    • @FuskyTheHusky81
      @FuskyTheHusky81 Před 7 lety

      Sufficient ok lol xdd

  • @qoyote
    @qoyote Před 7 lety +204

    Dammit CZcams, that's not what I meant by furry!
    ...but to be honest, this is pretty cool.

  • @tristensullivan6478
    @tristensullivan6478 Před 7 lety +15

    The comments are
    99% "The title"
    1% something different

  • @mazungaz
    @mazungaz Před 8 lety +61

    FURRY...WET...SUIT...

  • @flatbeat_4152
    @flatbeat_4152 Před 7 lety +7

    this isnt as kinky as I expected

  • @nadia3824
    @nadia3824 Před 6 lety +17

    i thought it would be a waterproof fursuit ;-;

    • @mynameluvsdragonscancelled6759
      @mynameluvsdragonscancelled6759 Před 6 lety +1

      Yea, that would be cool
      Wait a minute, if they figure out how to color it and make the fur longer people could use it to make a fursuit of an otter that could swim or any other fluffy fursuit that they would like to be able to swim.

  • @symbiosister
    @symbiosister Před 7 lety +24

    I thought this was about wetsuits for furries at first. outrage.

  • @RavingRaptor
    @RavingRaptor Před 8 lety +40

    Dat Title.

    • @maxtheleopard
      @maxtheleopard Před 7 lety +8

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @FallenStarsCrescent
      @FallenStarsCrescent Před 7 lety

      Max the Black Leopard i swear, im seeing you everywhere and for some reason i was suscribed to you once HELP

  • @xKIPxX
    @xKIPxX Před 7 lety +6

    the person that tipped the title of this vid made a huge mistake.

  • @JohnSmith-do2op
    @JohnSmith-do2op Před 8 lety +31

    I'm not an expert, but I'm sure most aquatic mammals have longer hair than those short bristles on the model. I think the long hairs actually fold over to hold in the air. These short bristles would have a very high drag coefficient, not good for moving through water efficiently. I wonder if they had a variable for the length of the hairs in their mathematical model?

    • @revimfadli4666
      @revimfadli4666 Před 7 lety +2

      phlogiston there's a difference between "planes should flap their wings" and "planes should be built of light enough material". If the bristle length being too short makes it unable to trap air, then it's just as critical as airplane material's lightness, and not like your flapping-wing straw argument

    • @foatmage
      @foatmage Před 7 lety +6

      One of the only comments not talking about furries.

    • @baw7925
      @baw7925 Před 6 lety

      But then if it had longer bristles it would be like fur on a fur suit :0

    • @largeymargey5651
      @largeymargey5651 Před 6 lety +1

      Revi M Fadli but now it issssssss........

    • @danielgrigal4877
      @danielgrigal4877 Před 6 lety

      I appreciate this person

  • @ASlyF0x
    @ASlyF0x Před 7 lety +4

    Let's just admit we all read the title wrong and expected furry stuff

  • @grey6968
    @grey6968 Před 6 lety +2

    I came here thinking otter fursuiters can finally live out thier dream of cuddle floating.

  • @logicallyedgy
    @logicallyedgy Před 7 lety +7

    People take the title so wrong. Obviously by the username of this account they are people who are in the sciences of technology. Not really other stuff. lol.

  • @jo-han
    @jo-han Před 8 lety +13

    fantastic, now the issue with these new techniques is never their copying of nature, but the next step: trying to get manufacturing up to scale, durable and cheap enough for it to become competitive with rubber. That will take a long time.....

    • @MerpSquirrel
      @MerpSquirrel Před 7 lety +2

      Looks like its silicone, should be pretty easy to make the little hairs like that I would think.

  • @RedVanquish
    @RedVanquish Před 7 lety +4

    Clickbait title.
    Yet very informative.
    I hope your project becomes successful. Would try a warm wetsuit when at my beach in the fall. :P

  • @galaxydragons6244
    @galaxydragons6244 Před 6 lety +2

    I thought this was a waterproof fur suit thing.

  • @slatethefox4284
    @slatethefox4284 Před 7 lety +3

    furry wetsuits *chuckles* nice

  • @AnkouvBassist
    @AnkouvBassist Před 7 lety +18

    furries made their mark here

  • @SnipeU696
    @SnipeU696 Před 8 lety +12

    I love how we copy nature to better ourselves.

  • @Fishy_Chameleon
    @Fishy_Chameleon Před 7 lety +5

    at first i thought this video was showing off some weird fur suit

  • @borisyatsimov1905
    @borisyatsimov1905 Před 6 lety +4

    Have you ever wanted to wear your fursuits in the water without ruining it? Then this is the material for you! XD

  • @gemboundprism6322
    @gemboundprism6322 Před 6 lety +2

    Aquatic fursuits are the future of fursuiting

  • @mikowulf5919
    @mikowulf5919 Před 7 lety +2

    I was mistaken.

  • @BanditFoxx
    @BanditFoxx Před 3 lety +2

    *Well played MIT, well played...*

  • @huxleywolfkin1202
    @huxleywolfkin1202 Před 6 lety +3

    THEY TRICKED US

  • @direwolf8257
    @direwolf8257 Před 6 lety +1

    When you think the title means something else and you're not welcome here anymore

  • @maximellow5745
    @maximellow5745 Před 6 lety +2

    Imagine someone making a Furrsuit you can swim in out of this! Omg this would be so perfect!

    • @villclank2916
      @villclank2916 Před 6 lety

      I want to
      I realy want to have one.
      that would be amazing

  • @ubiquitousbaker5562
    @ubiquitousbaker5562 Před 7 lety

    depending on the direction of the lie of the fur, you could theoretically, if artificially propelled, direct your "flight" through the water, if but minutely. or use superhydrophobic material to create air pockets on the surface of a suit, to enhance ascension

  • @homerilias
    @homerilias Před 5 lety

    The wetsuit company is surely "Rip Curl". The technology brandname "Flashbomb". The fur is inside. I own one, they're around 600$, but they're magnificent.

  • @olbones4863
    @olbones4863 Před 8 lety +1

    Some cool videos in the side bar.

  • @colonelcorndog
    @colonelcorndog Před 7 lety

    the problem with keeping people warm in urethane wetsuits doesnt come from its insulation properties alone, it's from its water tightness. Not only do non-watertight wetsuits reduce the effect of keeping the body warm, but it also causes a nasty rash on your chest

  • @maxtheleopard
    @maxtheleopard Před 8 lety +2

    This is really neat.

  • @Bruh-vs8jv
    @Bruh-vs8jv Před 6 lety +2

    Came for the fursuits,
    Got science
    That’s alright I guess

    • @villclank2916
      @villclank2916 Před 6 lety

      I wanted to know how to make a waterproof fursuit but this is still cool

    • @sundaydonkey4155
      @sundaydonkey4155 Před 5 lety

      Yeah *sniff* that's fine it's not like I wanted to be able to dive underwater in fursuit *wipes tear* totally fine

  • @samuelphipps5826
    @samuelphipps5826 Před 7 lety +1

    You may wanna rethink the title.

  • @alastai
    @alastai Před 7 lety +1

    Wetty Fursuit

  • @RavenAngel59
    @RavenAngel59 Před 6 lety +3

    Oh I thought this title meant something else. Clickbait at its finest, MIT

  • @VoraciousAvgeek
    @VoraciousAvgeek Před 5 lety

    I want to try to develop a fursuit in which you can swim in. I’ve been studying different designs, it’s not that easy, but someone needs to invent this type of fursuit!

    • @omegafeather6254
      @omegafeather6254 Před rokem

      Same for me to studying it after that. I could use it as my fursuit.

  • @MuscleCarLover
    @MuscleCarLover Před 7 lety

    Looks like I came here for the same reason as everyone else...one day this technology will be used to its full potential

  • @Burghtrepz
    @Burghtrepz Před 6 lety +1

    I saw it once in man Vs wild

  • @RJ-mj4sh
    @RJ-mj4sh Před 6 lety +1

    Sooo............ It can trap air bubbles......... so can't drown........

  • @PhoenixProdLLC
    @PhoenixProdLLC Před 7 lety

    What would the toxic waste output be for this process? Less than neoprene?

  • @basiccoder2166
    @basiccoder2166 Před 6 lety

    just add silicon on surface (Lotus effect)

  • @MrBarryyoung
    @MrBarryyoung Před 8 lety +3

    Interesting thought...one thing that should be considered...otters and beavers generally move in a forward direction...humans meanwhile move forward and backwards in all three planes...the singular direction of otter/beavers help keep the air trapped in their fur...along with the direction of their fur...this design would be very specialized...a suit for a person traveling in a single direction and for a short amount of time (air would eventually be disentrained)...maybe cold water competitive swimming...again cool thought but not sure about the application for humans...if there was a robot that needed to be kept warm that traveled in a single direction this would be perfect...have you considered actually incorporating air into the material? maybe similar to neoprene with more air...or have the fur on the inside? although fur on the inside would require seals around the neck hands and ankles like a dry suit so water wouldn't leak in

    • @hahnhuang1436
      @hahnhuang1436 Před 8 lety +1

      "incorporating air into the material" Isn't that pretty much how a drysuit works?

    • @MrBarryyoung
      @MrBarryyoung Před 8 lety

      I am proposing something closer to wetsuit neoprene material that is sealed similar to a drysuit
      neoprene wetsuits work by having foam that insulates the water that your body warms in between the suit and your body...in a dry suit a water proof material protects you from getting wet...and they may or may not on its own keep you warm...a lot of divers wear a light sweater underneath their drysuit...
      My thought of "incorporating air into the material" would be that the air within the material would be the actual insulator...similar to how some mugs work to insulate your drink...the hard part would be to have the material flexible enough to facilitate use under water...on one hand if it is not flexible enough you can't move...on the other the pockets of air compress so you lose it's insulating property...the only thing I can think of is if the air is under pressure maybe it would prevent the air pocket compression...but even then you are trading off flexibility for insulation

    • @MerpSquirrel
      @MerpSquirrel Před 7 lety

      Air on the outside, not inside.

    • @MrBarryyoung
      @MrBarryyoung Před 7 lety

      ?

    • @MerpSquirrel
      @MerpSquirrel Před 7 lety +1

      Barry Young They are doing it by having air trapped between the hairs and using adhesion of the molecules and surface tension keeping the air in the "hairs" so water cannot push it out. That way eliminating any need to hold pressurized air. You last comment is exactly what a wetsuit is, your body heats the water between you and the suit, but also the neoprene is a cell foam that traps air bubbles in the foam to add additional insulation which is why you have thicker and thicker wetsuits (such as a 7mm or 8mm) problem is they are still transferring too much heat, so they made the dry suit which does what a vacuum mug does and creates an air pocket, but under water to keep that air from being compressed it needs to match the pressure of the water pushing in which can be huge, so that is why they are thick and not flexible.

  • @greenmario3011
    @greenmario3011 Před 7 lety

    I thought the title meant frog costumes

  • @lilau13
    @lilau13 Před 6 lety +3

    Bruh i was looking furry vids i thought it was brand new waterproof fursuits

  • @C0Y0T3
    @C0Y0T3 Před 7 lety +1

    I clicked on this thinking they were making wetsuits to go over fursuits...

  • @Dariraine
    @Dariraine Před 6 lety +2

    I thought the TITEL is furry fursuit

  • @adityam2407
    @adityam2407 Před 8 lety +1

    interesting, very nice. But how is this providing a heating effect?

    • @Kissaki0
      @Kissaki0 Před 8 lety +3

      Classic wet suits let water in that your body heats up. As it does not transpire away as fast as it would without your suit (its kept inside for the most part) that's what keeps you warm.
      With this material air is used as an insulation material. Air does not transmit heat as well as water does, so as you are not in contact with water but with air, you lose way less heat to the air than you would lose to water.

    • @adityam2407
      @adityam2407 Před 8 lety

      thanks to

  • @leojoey6606
    @leojoey6606 Před 7 lety +1

    I won't believe it until a really hot guy with a beard is in the video explaining these scientific and mathematical concepts.

  • @glidershower
    @glidershower Před 6 lety

    I think the trick lies on the grease of the hair, given its hydrophobic properties, coupled with the already mentioned properties of air trapped between bristles.
    I see this technology having more future in perfecting insulating jackets for subartic temperatures, tho. I believe the only way a wetsuit can be effective is if it has an internal fluid thermic system, ideally one that requires as less energy as possible to maintain a constant temperature. Maybe a heavily hypertonic fluid? I dunno.

    • @danielgrigal4877
      @danielgrigal4877 Před 6 lety

      There people that clicked on this for furry stuff and people that clicked because they subscribed for the scientific entertainment. This seems to be both.

    • @glidershower
      @glidershower Před 6 lety

      Daniel Grigal More like clicked for morbid curiosity, stayed and commented for scientific interest.
      Had the title been "Armored Wetsuits", I still would've clicked, lolz.

  • @H2O2FaMo
    @H2O2FaMo Před 7 lety

    To trap even more air within the hairy structures, why don't you also treat the surface with a thin layer of super-hydrophobic coating? you're welcome!... (from an MIT alumnus)

  • @cgherardini1
    @cgherardini1 Před 6 lety +2

    You thought

  • @sufficient4834
    @sufficient4834 Před 7 lety +2

    Well this comment section got cancerous fast. Shouldn't be surprised since this is how this site is normally.

  • @AceGryph
    @AceGryph Před 7 lety +1

    Lmao the title got me confused, but this idea is a cool idea but you certainly shouldnt call it that way x3

  • @dariokarnincic717
    @dariokarnincic717 Před 8 lety

    Divers and surfers use neoprene, which is a sort of a foam, or in other words, air trapped in rubber.... Using hair like texture is interesting, but I don't see it happening....

  • @imafuckingidiotbutithinkth6336

    it confused me cus we call them swimmers. and i was lookin at a not to be named category beforehand.

  • @cooperwilliams2595
    @cooperwilliams2595 Před 7 lety

    That's so cool!

  • @ispyonthefbi
    @ispyonthefbi Před 8 lety

    this looks promising

  • @JorgeGamaliel
    @JorgeGamaliel Před 8 lety

    Very cool !!

  • @nihilonidoxa
    @nihilonidoxa Před 7 lety

    the skin skynet!

  • @doomsman5674
    @doomsman5674 Před 7 lety +1

    furr example

  • @Oeufcoque
    @Oeufcoque Před 7 lety +1

    Otter fursuiters rejoice?

  • @guyfrompoland1358
    @guyfrompoland1358 Před 3 lety

    as everyone I expected more topic

  • @camerond.3156
    @camerond.3156 Před 7 lety +1

    CZcams I DONT THINK YOU UNDERSTAND I'M TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT KIND OF FURRY

  • @rhar1703
    @rhar1703 Před 7 lety

    better than wet fursuits amiright

  • @morte3252
    @morte3252 Před 7 lety

    I am pretty sure I will not swim in slime.

  • @baw7925
    @baw7925 Před 6 lety

    This better be out in Fox colors soon

  • @spacetoast98
    @spacetoast98 Před 6 lety +2

    I was just searching for a furry video..........moving on

  • @adityam2407
    @adityam2407 Před 8 lety +1

    sorry, my doubt was cleares

  • @moncef0147
    @moncef0147 Před 8 lety +58

    oh god, never use those words in a title again, just the thumbnails of the recommended videos on the side made me cringe so hard...

    • @giantmetaldog9153
      @giantmetaldog9153 Před 7 lety +4

      "FURRY VINE COMPILATION 2016" "HOW I TOLD MY PARENTS I'M A FURRY" "FURRY CRINGE COMPILATION"

    • @Haru-mo3mf
      @Haru-mo3mf Před 7 lety +1

      Sumiter Crosis they hate us cuz they aint us B|
      or they hate we fit into a community and they fail to themselves thats why they hate on us

    • @jacksonsingleton
      @jacksonsingleton Před 7 lety

      Or it's because you have no meaningful contribution to society other than dressing up as fictional animals for absolutely no fucking reason, and your name is in "Dragon Tongue", which I seem to have forgotten that was something that actually existed.

    • @Haru-mo3mf
      @Haru-mo3mf Před 7 lety +1

      Jackson Singleton furries have raised alot of money for charity multiple times, what did you do for society

    • @jacksonsingleton
      @jacksonsingleton Před 7 lety

      Volunteering for animal shelters and Habitats for Humanities. Helping my community when my city was hit by hurricane Ike in 2008. Donating money to computer science education charities(Code.org) since I've gotten my first job. Contributing to open-source software. Working up to 40 extra hours a week on top of college and a job to help promote local businesses and artists in my area. Mentoring robotics teams at local high schools. Not much else considering I'm only 18

  • @danielthebat9029
    @danielthebat9029 Před 7 lety +1

    its ironic that this show up when you type in furry

  • @greg77389
    @greg77389 Před 7 lety

    Pretty sure drysuits already do this...

  • @beanslinger4616
    @beanslinger4616 Před 6 lety +2

    Got here cause of watching Furtubers

  • @McHeisenburger
    @McHeisenburger Před 7 lety

    I thought it meant a different type of "Furry."

  • @alexderpyracc4053
    @alexderpyracc4053 Před 6 lety +2

    Bait

  • @Kakarotta17
    @Kakarotta17 Před 6 lety +3

    What the fuck are MIT doing?

  • @thesral96
    @thesral96 Před 8 lety

    0:29 HARAMBE IS ALIVE!

  • @the_jimmy_nation
    @the_jimmy_nation Před 7 lety +1

    That's. A. Bit. Misleading. MIT!

  • @shokiios7094
    @shokiios7094 Před 6 lety +1

    I found this when I was watching videos about the furry fandom

  • @LilBartholomew7382
    @LilBartholomew7382 Před 6 lety +1

    Thought it was a wetsuit for furrys from the title.

  • @sadrussianegg887
    @sadrussianegg887 Před 6 lety +3

    YES THE FURRYS SHALL RISE ABOVE

  • @largeymargey5651
    @largeymargey5651 Před 6 lety +2

    I'm a furry but seriously why is this in my recommended section?!?!

  • @zipda8137
    @zipda8137 Před 7 lety +2

    oh my god, this made me click because of the word "furry" NNOOOOO -cries- i really would want a fur suit that was water proof XD

  • @exebassman
    @exebassman Před 7 lety

    Intro song?

  • @stencil_ized
    @stencil_ized Před 7 lety +1

    anette got big nostrils

  • @mr.meeseeks8201
    @mr.meeseeks8201 Před 7 lety +1

    Everyone is watching this because they thought it was a wet suit for fursuits

  • @toxikwinterizedfrost1416

    Cool

  • @yeen.2123
    @yeen.2123 Před 6 lety +1

    Lol

  • @plum_pie6402
    @plum_pie6402 Před 6 lety +1

    this is not what i was expecting ;-; false advertising

  • @mirror_raccoon
    @mirror_raccoon Před 7 lety

    furrys are gonnna love this

  • @bencek7139
    @bencek7139 Před 7 lety

    Actually, theres no such thing as "wetsuit" in the furry fandom. The only fursuit that is +18 is a murrsuit.

  • @philonetic
    @philonetic Před 7 lety

    Love M.I.T., but this hardly seems innovative. A flexible polymer foam sponge thermal insulator with an open-cell structure would be just as efficient, if not more so. It could even be applied as an insulating coating to already existing materials.
    They also aren't considering the most basic of thermal conductivity principles;
    Surface emissivity
    Upscaling of insulation thickness
    Density
    Specific heat capacity
    Thermal bridging
    no?

  • @CalebWorner
    @CalebWorner Před 6 lety

    high-tech way of justifying more persistent microplastics?

  • @TatsukiHashida
    @TatsukiHashida Před 7 lety +1

    Did anyone say furry? ;)

  • @Spoif
    @Spoif Před 7 lety

    Science is inversely proportional to cosmetics.