6 of the Longest Experiments Ever
From the bell that hasn't stopped ringing, to observing evolution in action, SciShow presents 6 of the Longest Experiments Ever. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming...
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Science is all about asking questions and then running carefully controlled experiments to find the answers. Most of the time, it doesn’t take too long to actually run those experiments — maybe a few years at most. But some experiments can take way longer, to the point where the original question is almost forgotten, and the researchers who originally asked the question are long gone. From an electric bell that refuses to shut up to lead-sealed microbial time-capsules, here are some of the world’s longest-running experiments. Most mechanics will tell you that to keep your car running smoothly, you should change the battery every four years. But in a corner of the physics department in the University of Oxford, there is a battery that’s been running...
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Science is all about asking questions and then running carefully controlled experiments to find the answers. Most of the time, it doesn’t take too long to actually run those experiments — maybe a few years at most. But some experiments can take way longer, to the point where the original question is almost forgotten, and the researchers who originally asked the question are long gone. From an electric bell that refuses to shut up to lead-sealed microbial time-capsules, here are some of the world’s longest-running experiments. Most mechanics will tell you that to keep your car running smoothly, you should change the battery every four years. But in a corner of the physics department in the University of Oxford, there is a battery that’s been running...
