This solid is over 99% air

Silica aerogel is one of the world's lightest solids. It's made from a very fine network of silica and over 99% of it is actually air. The texture of it is kind of like Styrofoam, but it's actually really fragile, and it's really easy to accidentally break it.

#shorts

[Leandro-vynj]

"It's really easy to accidentally break it"
Proceeds to accidentally completely and utterly erase it from existence

[jacobbartlett]

I like how this man just casually destroys hours of his own work

[Drawliphant]

I love that shattering sound. Its like ceramic cotton candy

[justarandomperson]

Friendly reminder that aerogel is $23, 000 per pound.

[elijah]

“Hey that crunch is so good, what are you eating?”

*“Air”*

[ABC-bytg]

"oh that's so cool, I might try to actually make it myself" next thing you know it requires supercritical drying in a pressurized chamber and willingness to risk growing silica crystals in your eye balls

[ssamuueel]

"whoops, i accidentaly broke the air hahah"

[dianaadraws]

“this solid is over 99% air”
lays: am i a joke to you?

[caneyt]

Aerogel:99% air
Bag of chips: finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary

[oni__oni_none_dos]

"The texture is kinda like styrofoam", , , was hoping it felt as soft as it looks :[
*My disappointment is immeasurable*

[meepdora]

“To Accidentally Break it”

NileRed: *Continues to break the entire square*

[sleazy_voiceovers]

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[TheStarDreamer]

"Hey dude, what's that crunch, what are you eating?"
"Umm, Nothing, just some aerogel"
"Wait, What?"

[thatgun]

Bags of chips: "look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power!"

[emilygoodman]

Me: “That would make nice armor!”
*Shatters like glass*
Me: “…… maybe not.”

[sirraccs]

“Yo, pass me a glass”

“We don’t use glass around here”
*pulls out silica cup*

[MASARATOR_]

Almost as much air as in a bag of chips

[Niki__]

“It’s really easy to break accidentally, ” we all know that when you crushed it with your finger it wasn’t an accident. I just witnessed murder.

Time stamp: 0:22 -0:24

[Tacospaceman]

I always imagined it would *Gel* and squish accordingly:

I’m shook lol

[YaskoMHB]

"It's really easy to accidentally break it"
*Breaks it intentionally*