How Ovens Helped Discover Quantum Mechanics

Ovens are great for baking, cooking, and.... discovering quantum mechanics? In this fascinating episode of SciShow, Hank takes you through the science of quantum mechanics, and how ovens played a big part in their discovery.

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[MonsterMoloch]

German scientist have contributed so much to modern science, that would have probably been the one thing we were most famous for in the world if it weren't for .... well, the other thing...

[foreverofthestars]

I know equations can be "scary" but you should include them in your shows. Dont need to elaborate on them or anything. Just like pop them up so we can see what they look like.

[navaneethmnambiar]

Planck saved physics from ovens
And now a century later Planck's constant has saved the kilogram and other SI units.
Planck had saved physics yet again.

[TheTexas]

It saved physics from ovens, but it exposed them to the torture of quantum mechanics

[HaloInverse]

2:13 Small correction: Assume a spherical _frictionless_ cow. In a vacuum.

[jplabs]

Physicists: ‘We’ve get physics nailed down!’
Oven: “I’m about to end this man’s whole career.”

[dragonthefirelord]

Physicists: We discovered all new types of particles by smashing subatomic matter together at near light speed, mapped out a gravitational highway in our solar system, and discovered a relationship between space and time.
Me: (Pulls out an oven)
Physicists: Confused, terrified screeching

[treborg]

As an old physicist, I was recently thinking about the black body problem, and I was about to go dig into its origins - I recall some of it but not all the details. This video fit the bill perfectly! Thanks for making it.

[traplover]

"Tossed in an extra -1" Damn, Planck won the lottery of guess and test apparently 😂😂😂👏

[kevinkingpsy.d.]

Finally! Thank you, Hank. I've been wondering about the details of this for so long. I was especially stuck trying to understand the "black body radiation" term. Much appreciated.

[marcusklaas]

Wow, I was so engulfed by the Wien - Rayleigh problem, that I totally forgot the video was about quantum mechanics. When Max Planck came into the picture and made the leap to discretized packets, I had a real M. Night Shyamalan moment. One of this best SciShow episodes I've ever seen!

[MrEliece]

Physicists knew putting their heads in the oven was bad, but they fell into this rabbit hole anyway. Thanks for all this great science!

[Default_]

Could you imagine that conversation... "I added a minus 1, idk why "

[laserpanda]

11:16 who the Hell doesn't think Einstein is German?

Edit: how did this get 28 responses

[helmsscotta]

Cat doesn't decide if it's alive or dead when you look at it. It decides if you're alive or dead when you look at it.

[bazoo]

Even to this retired former physicist, hearing this story in many different formats and "tastes" never gets old. Good work, SciShow crowd!

[FaultAndDakranon]

Einstein wasn’t only German born, that’s where he received his primary and secondary education.

[seiken-]

Hank hosting SciShow is so unfair to the other hosts, he's so captivating and entertaining at the same time. Truly built different

[seanpeacock]

"It worked, but he had no idea why." The cynic in me loves this .

[richtankone]

Literally Studying for a quantum mechanics test right can assure you, the only thing that makes sense is that nothing makes sense and just accept it. :-)