wolfwinter
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The Power Of Science
Sep 24, 2025 5:47 PM
wolfwinter
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The Power Of Science
Ivain
So, not a linear clock? More a logarithmic one?
Idontspellcheck
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dnJkOGphemc3bHY4dTRiY3BjaHRqem84bncxNHVvaG01eGFnY3NqeiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/zIwIWQx12YNEI/200w.webp
SacrificialClam
IYKYK
HillOfBeans
Neat !
AlmostClever
Unlimited grape kool-aid? This party is gonna be off the hook!
TheCarpe
Jonestown residents last words (Yes, I know it was Flavoraid not Koolaid, ya buzzkills)
AlmostClever
You absolutely crushed it, no notes.
ceceoh
Last one iodied
Gliocas
Imagine this, you hear he wedding has no wine, so you get some from a friend and replace the water jugs with wine jugs, then get everyones attention and and place a glass out, dump in the mixture and wave your hands, a few moments later it changes, and you say check the barrels at the back, they are all now wine!
joshuasplinth
I can see someone demonstrating this to me 1,000 years ago and thinking, “Well this is quite clearly the Devil at work!”
KevinCrossland
going to trim off the last one flipping as ragebait
Freyja33
TFW the Iodine kicks in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktap3a7fWqE&ab_channel=DavidJones
wherearemytesticles
More like loading screen than clock.
cosonfused
I'm assuming all used different ratios?
CALAMOSCOPYJANE
This is what I come to Imgur for.
GreenFox
"last but not least", but actually yes ""least", that one has the lowest concentration.
unsneakyLurker
The guy with the necktie discomforts me. That is not appropriate clothing for a chemistry demonstration.
Makerofthingsmasherofstuff
Hmmmm, looks tasty.
SteveD31415
Probably tastes better than any grape drink.
MrStealYourGiF
Maybe you're not getting enough seafood.
sundaymondayhippyday
Where my science explanation nerds at??
Colopty
On their union mandated break.
Ivain
So, in short. There's 2 chemical reactions going on in each glass. 1. Slow reaction that produces the iodine (in dark purple form) 2. Fast reaction that turns produced into separate iodide ions. 2 'breaks down' the iodine faster than it is produced. At some point, the stuff fueling reaction 2 runs out, causing it to do a see-saw flip to the other side.
Onlyhereforthelaughs
Why the delay, though? Amount of chemicals involved? They all seem to have poured at the same time.
SteveD31415
The dilution factor determines the rate.
lillymallory
Different concentrations in the different cups!
MithridateEupator
Wouldn't be a very good clock if you yourself had to time it all out.
MotoCanuck
concentration ratios and pour speed.
VladimirDoesntLoveYou
Different starting ratios
cytherians
"It's a simple matter of starting ratios!"
Onlyhereforthelaughs
It could be carried by an African ratio!
BearPerson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine_clock_reaction - basically, two reactions are running while it's clear, with a slow "producing" reaction feeding a fast "consuming" reaction. Once the "consuming" reaction runs out of secondary ingredients, it can't consume any more, and products from the "producing" reaction start to build up, which are what you see as the dark color. Adjusting the first reaction speed (or the secondary ingredient amount) "tunes" the clock.
StudioDerpster
Nice description.
lazybuthappy
Classical "two reactions, one cup" experiment.
joshuasplinth
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlcmp0NW83bWlrOW9lN3Y1NW1keW54NjBwZWwxNGVsM2M0MWlqZzN1ayZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/BIZkwFtu2xDlS/200w.mp4
cbaggs32
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dGd4bHJwdnVpNXFxdWowNWVha3A0enl4YmNrdnlmZHdhMWdxMjE5dCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/sRLtHqYXJaUfAE0iub/200w.webp
joshuasplinth
This is great! I’ve NEVER heard this sort of science talked about as a producer/consumer kind of thing. The ONI player in me had a nerdgasm.
It’s basically like a supply and command situation… https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlMmdmZGcyZGsxbHc2NnI4dzhraGJ1dzFoc3JqMnVtZHNrbzdzaDk5eSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/26uf4ztgExZ3VEzUQ/200w.mp4
rattymcfatty
Oxygen Not Included??? That game is awesome! I always restart to make things more "efficient" and never make any progress towards beating the game :)
coughingintensifies
Hello fellow clean slate’r. I do this in sooo many games. I, for one, DO let perfect be the enemy of progress.
Blud4BludGod
I always build my entire colony around a stupid goal like stockpiling a vast reservoir of superchilled liquid oxygen or something. It's fun though.