What is dust made of? - Michael Marder

Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective, the tiny specks of brilliant color blend together into a nondescript grey. What are these colorful microscopic particles? Michael Marder explores the science of dust.

Lesson by Michael Marder, animation by Mette Ilene Holmriis.

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[thetientran]

You make the boring and lifeless dust look useful and something we need to study.

[mustafaahmed]

I want to meet the people who make these videos.
The ones that write the script,
The people who narrate it,
And especially the people who animate it.

[brodied.]

"What is dust made of?"

Normie: Uhh, dust?
Me (an intellectual): *EVERYTHING*

[pritalbamnodkar]

"We're all destined to be dust but it may also be that we all came from it"-Salute to whoever wrote that line🙏

[pragyan]

My life regains meaning whenever Ted-ed, Vsauce or Numberphile upload.

[yiannstah]

Mr. Stark, I don't feel so good...

[JustinY.]

If we think about it we are unknowingly eating ourselves, as dust gets everywhere, even on our food.

[unknownuser]

It's beautiful and fascinating to think entire unique bioms and worlds are contained in constructs of dust and particals we see as just mundane grey fluff I'll never ignore a dust bunny again.

[rizaldyferrer]

From dust thou art, to dust thou shalt return...

[thechannelofeandmx]

Its pretty amazing that even the dust around us has such interesting stories to tell😊😊

[immortalsun]

The moral of the story: Dust is beautiful, and you should appreciate it.

[lalit]

It's quite a wonder how you guys manage to make such knowledgeable and beautifully animated videos in a single day. Going right away to support you at your patreon page. Keep doing the good work.

Kudos From India.

[XAVIERCUERVO]

"we come with the dust and we go with the wind"
Bob Dylan
''We are stardust
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves
back to the garden''
Joni Mitchell

[yohansaldana]

"For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."-Genesis 3:19

[typhoonofideas]

You made even a story about simple dust sound interesting.

[taxevadingcastle]

What is dust made from?
Marvel characters
Lol not sorry

[bradreed]

"Dust you are from and to dust you will return." Genesis 3:19

[vincesanjuan]

this is the prettiest video ive watched from ted ed :)

[kiddycringe]

So I just technically threw away space minerals a few minutes before watching.
Damn, I would be so rich rn.

[강민재]

먼지의 성분이 모두 다르고 어디에 있느냐에 따라서 먼지의 성분도 영향을 받는다는것을 배우는 재미있는 시간이 되었습니다. 먼지에 정말 재미있는 스토리가있는지 몰랐습니다. 좋은 시간 감사합니다.