I promise this story about microwaves is interesting.
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3 роки томуI found an article that said "The microwave was invented to heat hamsters humanely in 1950s experiments." And I thought, no it wasn't. ...was it?
Pull down the description for thorough references and credits.
Thanks to James Lovelock for his time! His latest book is Novacene: amzn.to/3hmKsWz [that is, of course, an Amazon affiliate link]
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I did consider whether to do an extended interview with Dr Lovelock, but the Science Museum has already done far better than I ever could:
On cyborgs, asteroids and Gaia theory: • James Lovelock on NASA...
On his greatest epiphany: • James Lovelock discuss...
An extended 90-minute interview from the Lovelock Centenary Conference: • Tim Lenton interviews ...
REFERENCES:
HISTORY OF THE MICROWAVE:
I Burrell, in the Independent, 1997: "Your money, or the cat gets microwaved": www.independent.co.uk/news/yo...
M Blitz, "The Amazing True Story of How the Microwave Was Invented by Accident": www.popularmechanics.com/tech...
E Schliephake, "Ultra-short waves in medicine" in Short Wave Craft, Vol. 3, No. 11, March 1933, p. 646 [PDF]: worldradiohistory.com/Archive...
E Ackerman, "A Brief History of the Microwave Oven", IEEE Spectrum: spectrum.ieee.org/tech-histor...
Radarange photo from Acroterion: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... - image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, creativecommons.org/licenses/...
James Lovelock in 1962: Photo by Donald Uhrbrock/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images
PAPERS FROM NIMR:
A Smith, J Lovelock, A Parkes, 1954: Resuscitation of Hamsters after Supercooling or Partial Crystallization at Body Temperatures Below 0° C.. Nature 173, 1136-1137. doi.org/10.1038/1731136a0
R K Andjus, J E Lovelock, 1955: Reanimation of rats from body temperatures between 0 and 1° C by microwave diathermy. The Journal of Physiology, 128. doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1955...
Lovelock, J E, Smith A U, 1959, Heat transfer from and to animals in experimental hypothermia and freezing. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 80: 487-499. doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1...
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@TomScottGo Рік тому
An update from July 2022: James Lovelock passed away, surrounded by family, on his 103rd birthday. I'm very grateful to have been able to interview him, and my deepest condolences to his family. Rest in peace. His obituary is worth reading, because it covers so much: www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/27/james-lovelock-obituary
@voidarchon908 Рік тому
i just talked about him and this video to colleagues on monday
@afaultytoaster Рік тому
If you want to take his ideas seriously, you should go vegan. Animal agriculture is responsible for 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions, amongst other forms of environmental damage.
@norseman2834 Рік тому
I am glad this video popped up on my feed today, and that I watched it.
@felixw19 Рік тому
I clicked on this video randomly and now I'm sad
@LukeDaNarwhale Рік тому
I saw the news and immediately came back to this video
@BurgerWeeze 2 роки тому
I saw a 101 year old scientist talk about being in a highly radiated room reviving frozen hamsters with a microwave. Tom, the title was accurate, I'm not disappointed.
@huskywolf01 2 роки тому
Agreed 😂
@leemon908 2 роки тому
You dont understand how harmless microwaves are do you? Your phone receives signals with microwaves 🤣
@BurgerWeeze 2 роки тому
@@leemon908 Uhhhh.. it was the 50s and may I refer to 8:10 in the video? Just watch the video before commenting.
@DanielTseng100 2 роки тому
@@leemon908 Ok but it doesn't light up lightbulbs or set banknotes on fire lmao
@dingo137 2 роки тому
@@leemon908 your phone doesn't put out 1000 watts of them though.
@janmelantu7490 3 роки тому
“So I decided to ask him about it” was the biggest twist, I wasn’t expecting a 1950s scientist to still be living. Just goes to show how important it is to record knowledge while we still can
@DyslexicMitochondria 3 роки тому
ikr
@mattearenzi8972 3 роки тому
@@DyslexicMitochondria Ayyy bro I watch ur channeII. Love ur work
@ThreeMountainsStudio 3 роки тому
@@DyslexicMitochondria hello there
@karlkastor 3 роки тому
biggest twist since "so I chartered a plane"
@BuGBurnout 3 роки тому
I literally yelled WHAT at that part
@shangerdanger Рік тому
wow that guy was SHARP for 101. unbelievable
@soundspark Рік тому
Ironically SHARP is a brand of microwave ovens.
@thecatalyst6212 9 місяців тому
If you microwave enough rodents you too can be a centurion
@somemusicnerd637 8 місяців тому
I read this 3 minutes through and thought you were talking about Tom haha
@toasterhavingabath6980 6 місяців тому
@@somemusicnerd637 he is
@tradracemixer3237 4 місяці тому
Old people dont go senile without illness.
@wcapeling Рік тому
This guy was literally watching technology evolve before his eyes
@raven4k998 Рік тому
wait you can freeze someone and then bring them back to life why haven't they perfected this tech then we would have cryo tech finally
@wcapeling Рік тому
@@raven4k998 if you watched the video he said we are to big
@felixchen1718 Рік тому
@@raven4k998 10:18
@lemming3001 Рік тому
He wasn’t just watching he was helping evolve it further
@gapplssb Рік тому
@@raven4k998 size is a very important factor to this, we are bigger, but molecules don’t get bigger.
@antreiriukula4015 3 роки тому
I love how this old inventor says giddily "I put a potato in it, and baked it, and it was completely allright"
@Diggnuts 3 роки тому
And then I tortured an animal..
@crumpet3302 3 роки тому
@@Diggnuts For important medical research.
@Electrk 3 роки тому
@@crumpet3302 still torture
@crumpet3302 3 роки тому
@@Electrk Sure, but if it's supporting research that could save hundreds of thousands or millions of lives... It's probably justified.
@Electrk 3 роки тому
@@crumpet3302 Is it though? There have been a lot of cruel and unethical experiments done whose results have been used in further research. A lot of advancements have come from unethical experimentation, but I don't think the ends justify the means.
@efeerbas2709 3 роки тому
Imagine being a top of the line scientist, doing all kinds of research, contributing a lot of things to science and then somebody knocks your door asking "Sir did you, by any chance, microwave hamsters?"
@iiiivvvv9986 3 роки тому
Probably makes you think "finally, I get to talk about that instead of Mars for once"
@goldzero9373 3 роки тому
Dimi dimi bende aynısını düşünüyordum reis :D
@sazcxieo 3 роки тому
Me: 6:26 👁👄👁
@DinnerForkTongue 3 роки тому
@@iiiivvvv9986 That sounds very real.
@bugrasevinc9696 3 роки тому
@@goldzero9373 Adam bir saat adamın yaptığı araştırmayı anlattı, neden öyle birşey düşündün?
@12boxes Рік тому
Thank you Tom. That was what you might call public service broadcasting. "Nobody has asked me about that before". Priceless.
@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Рік тому
I have to imagine he would often get interviews through the decades on his many many important projects. He must have been quite puzzled to be 101 and be called about the hamster reanimation work of all things! So glad we have him on the record about it. Truly amazing. But he did invent the microwave in the course of it!
@oakenshadow6763 Рік тому
The fact that he was willing to be interview all these years later made me so happy. And how happy he was to share.
@Felix-ix7ic 2 місяці тому
He microwaved hamsters.
@EricNoneless 10 годин тому
@@Felix-ix7icthankfully!! 😀
@Aleph_Nul 3 роки тому
I can't believe the fact that this story could have been completely lost to history if Tom hadn't stumbled upon a random line.
@h-Films 3 роки тому
@Rita - F*СΚ MΈ ! nobody: Bots: The
@TheFlyfly 3 роки тому
@Rita - F*СΚ MΈ ! The?
@daveynorton 3 роки тому
These bots are high
@AhmedIbru 3 роки тому
Please report bots everyone 🙏 in all social media platform. The content creators can't do much while the platforms does nothing, report them and help the algorithms delete it so no one gets scammed.
@kezzyhko 3 роки тому
now imagine how many such stories were lost, because noone stumbled upon them
@crystalsoulslayer Рік тому
"A hamster is an acceptable size" is a phrase I did not know I needed in my life until I heard it.
@runefaustblack Місяць тому
r/BrandNewSentence
@PaulDixon25 Рік тому
10:50 "You cannot freeze a human, ..." when he stuttered there, I just could picture him finishing that with "I know, I've tried"
@Winasaurus Рік тому
"You can't freeze a human, and in an unrelated note, want to hear how my colleague lost his left hand to frostbite?"
@InvictusByz 3 роки тому
"I put a potato in and baked it. It was alright." Microwaves in a nutshell, tbh.
@Shep-1701 3 роки тому
I tend to do them in the microwave for about 5 minutes and then finish them in the oven for half an hour to crisp up the skin Edit: Make sure you prick it all over with a fork before you nuke it. Tend to heat the oven to 200/180c (fan), stick it on a baking tray, rub a little oil over it, and then some salt and pepper to give some nice flavour to the skin. Delicious
@ChronicTaxEvader 3 роки тому
Ζήτω Η Βασιλεία Ρωμαίων
@CharlieTodd86 3 роки тому
I thought this haha
@arushgaur8489 3 роки тому
*Perfectly alright
@BlueSatoshi 3 роки тому
Wash it, perforate with a fork, heat for 10 minutes, chop it in half, mash with a fork, and add butter.
@sh7de553 2 роки тому
"Do you mind if I borrow a bit of military kit to revive a hamster?" "Here you go, mate. You can keep it. "Top lad."
@amberpask9701 2 роки тому
Imagine this happening today! Oh my god this would be hours of meetings, days of paperwork, weeks of negotiations and would cost probably millions.
@voidofspaceandtime4684 2 роки тому
@@amberpask9701 imagine the amount of innovation truly lost because there simply was so much time lost to beuracracy.
@rogink 2 роки тому
Especially so - if the research base was just outside Portsmouth it would have been a top secret naval base, which is still there. I could see it from where I'm sitting - if it wasn't so cloudy (and if the houses weren't in the way!).
@1nsaniel 2 роки тому
@@amberpask9701 I mean today stuff is a bit more dangerous.
@anthonyingersoll2236 2 роки тому
@@1nsaniel I mean they were microwaving everyone in the room... things back then were dangerous, they just didn't know it yet.
@Cringility Рік тому
James looked as if he had always been so passionate in all his life trying to invent new things and put things all together and tinker with stuff. And the genuine smile he had on his face throughout the whole interview says it all. Rest in peace James Lovelock, you made a big and good difference on the world. Thanks Tom for unravelling this amazing story too.
@15sixmedia Рік тому
My word, James Lovelock was in incredible shape and incredibly sharp for 101 years old. May he rest in peace.
@sroberts605 11 місяців тому
Two wives, many inventions, Dorset coast, can't beat it!
@santumChannelYes 3 роки тому
man's 101 years old and can still speak perfectly and recall the exact story. legend
@May-gr8bp 3 роки тому
absolute legend. it's great that this information is documented :D
@leonardol8158 3 роки тому
And I can not remember something I did last week. God damnit.
@DerangedScout 3 роки тому
Man's? You married to him or something?
@jad4945 3 роки тому
@@leonardol8158 To be fair if you'd brought a hamster back to life you'd probably remember!
@junglefett 3 роки тому
@@jad4945 Hahah, true!
@indierodo 3 роки тому
- hey can I borrow one of your magnetrons? - why? what are you doing to do with it? - I'm going to freeze hamsters and warm them up again to see what happens - Are you serious? You can keep it!
@randomuser5237 3 роки тому
- why? what are you doing to do with it? - I'm going to freeze hamsters and warm them up again to see what happens. I have a feeling this'll go viral more than half a century later. - Sounds dangerous! - Yes, but not exactly what you're thinking.
@pitirimelea8686 Рік тому
Incredible history. RIP James Lovelock. I'm astonished how well he was at his 100's even he remembered the stuff he did 50 years ago.
@KorOsion Рік тому
Closer to 70 years ago...
@garythecyclingnerd6219 Рік тому
This is the kind of elderly life I want. 101 years old, still speaking great, and even walking daily
@jd43 2 роки тому
The guy seemed so enthusiastic about being interviewed. Very wholesome. Imagine if this guy just came up to you at such an old age to ask about your inventions.
@lolpl0000 2 роки тому
seemed like such a sweet fella.
@derpninja7904 2 роки тому
"Sonny you the calibration all wrong in here, put it here and it'll work"
@designator7402 3 роки тому
"So I asked him" Now that's a twist I didn't see coming.
@JoBot__ 3 роки тому
Me too. I didn't expect him to still be alive.
@AdmiralOctopusOBE Рік тому
You can see his face light up as he talks about his crazy scientific experiments, what an incredible human being
@Jeod 6 місяців тому
Oh my God. This man's cognitive ability at age 101 was so good it actually relieved my own fear of old age. You can see he had some speech hiccups, much like anyone would have while tired or nervous, but when the sentences came out, they were perfectly sound and relaying information was effortless. I wish to have such a brain when I'm old.
@LakierosJordy 3 роки тому
Mr. Lovelock is by far be the healthiest clearest-minded 101 year old I've ever seen, that alone was incredible.
@katfoster845 3 роки тому
I care for a 98 year old who has a similar level of clarity.
@chamarasilva7700 3 роки тому
maybe open microwave had something to do with that **X-Files theme song starts**
@Ezullof 3 роки тому
He's just stored in the fridge most of the time.
@Mevi 3 роки тому
He's only just been thawed after 20 years in cryopreservation
@electronraygun6346 3 роки тому
@@chamarasilva7700 I was going to say, if he's looking that good at that age after all that exposure to radiation I'm going to start running my microwave with the door open! (Don't try this at home 😆)
@aronseptianto8142 3 роки тому
"He's 101 years old and takes a walk on this beach every day" i have this image in my head of Tom just standing there in a random beach, 6am in the morning, stopping someone who vaguely looks old enough to be 90+ and ask "by any chance, did you put a hamster in a microwave while you were younger?"
@neeharika422 3 роки тому
“Hello sir! Did you by any chance put hamsters in microwaves? No? Alright. Good day.”
@parrotshootist3004 3 роки тому
It's the age of the internet. I'm not sure you want some to answer that question.
@JKVeganAbroad 3 роки тому
Only when you quote it like that do I realise that this whole video was a ruse actually intended as a dating advertisement.
@pedrocrb 3 роки тому
He's like "they dont know i invented the microwave"
@MrArtVein 3 роки тому
@@JKVeganAbroad 🎶 *lowered expectations* 🎶
@nfsm654 3 місяці тому
I come back to this video a lot. I can’t help but feel that James Lovelock was the very last of a certain type of person we may never see again. I’m still very thankful that Tom got to introduce this brilliant man to the world.
@thetruth1862 Рік тому
Thank you Mr LoveLock for helping people burn popcorn for the past 40 years
@woodhonky3890 Рік тому
😁
@ludicrous7044 Рік тому
And ballistic UKposts channels blow them up!!💣
@DazedAlligator Рік тому
This didn't happen in the 80s
@RobbyBobbyBoy 3 роки тому
The guy casually exposed himself to unshielded microwave radiation in his youth and is still strolling down the beach at 101
@karthiksashank6829 3 роки тому
The wavelength of microwave radiation are too big (≈1cm) to cause much harm
@Esli26 3 роки тому
Best summary of the guy till now
@necrobynerton7384 3 роки тому
@@karthiksashank6829 Warning: Still do not try this without proper shielding and protection. Don't do this at home either.
@leexabyz 3 роки тому
Microwaves are not ionising radiation, there isn't any hidden underlying damage like with nuclear radiation. It's like standing near a furnace, you're either obviously hurt, or you're fine
@floskater99 3 роки тому
Whaaat he's 101?! Damn. I thought he's like 80 xD
@SaneGhoul 3 роки тому
"What kind of job did you have when you were younger grandpa?" "Oh, several things, I used to microwave hamsters for a while."
@PianoKwanMan 3 роки тому
It's the kind of story that would make the most unruly kids interested in science
@MakalaDoulos 3 роки тому
😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁
@bobpobcf9723 3 роки тому
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@prakharmishra3000 3 роки тому
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@Kat21 3 роки тому
Haha
@WillyWielder Рік тому
Rest in peace Dr. Lovelock❤ 103 is a heck of an age to get to, so glad this video exists of you getting to talk about your crazy scientist life with a big smile on your face
@magicalmacaw Рік тому
My mind was blown by this video. It's hard to believe that experiment worked. The interview with the still-sharp 101-year-old was incredible too.
@RexusprimeIX 2 роки тому
Lovelock had a classic mad scientist moment where his experiment was doing weird stuff to his room, like lighting up the lamps and making things catch on fire, while reanimating a dead animal.
@robertpetrovich1923 2 роки тому
And the smile he's got talking about it
@deepsleepist9097 2 роки тому
"It's ALIIIIVE!"
@nothingisreal6816 2 роки тому
Which things catched on fire? I missed that.
@solsystem1342 2 роки тому
@@nothingisreal6816 oh that happens all the time when we invent new physics, the universe has to readjust itself around the new rules. I mean discover, discover new rules...
@tanstaafl1960 2 роки тому
@@nothingisreal6816 Pound notes. 🔥
@jeanneelise5118 2 роки тому
imagine being 101 years old and still able to think straight, no amnesia, and fully capable of interacting with the people around you as if you were still 60/70/80.
@Die-Coughman 2 роки тому
It's the dream really
@RumerPriestly 2 роки тому
@@Die-Coughman I’d quite genuinely not like to get that old, personally. It’s the nightmare for some, haha.
@Die-Coughman 2 роки тому
@@RumerPriestly clarification: if I get that Old lmao
@RumerPriestly 2 роки тому
@@Die-Coughman fair and valid!
@NOWThatsRichy 2 роки тому
@@Die-Coughman Even after being exposed to a few microwave incidents!
@Lucas_McToucas 7 місяців тому
he was so happy to remember his glory days as a scientist, you could really see his eyes light up whaen he was describing his magnetron faraday cage hamster box
@stopsign38 Рік тому
Loved that interview with James. His recall was amazing, thanks for sharing the interview and obituary.
@chrishubley7849 3 роки тому
"So I went to ask him about it..." I nearly spit out my tea with surprise. What a great reveal. What a great story!
@Bbonno 3 роки тому
I did not see that coming in a story set in 1956!👍😁
@coooooooooool1000 3 роки тому
It's the "So i chartered a plane!" all over again
@LabradorIndependent 3 роки тому
Absolutely delightful that you can talk to someone aged 101 about something that took place in the mid 1950s.
@markfryer9880 2 роки тому
Yes Tom just casually rolled that revelation grenade into the conversation.
@matasa7463 Рік тому
And I'm happy to note that as of now, in middle of 2022, Dr. James Lovelock is very much alive at the ripe old age of 102!
@Makimars 3 роки тому
A 101 year old scientist explaining his crazy experiments is the best smile I ever saw.
@RichConnerGMN 3 роки тому
nice pfp
@Makimars 3 роки тому
@@RichConnerGMN Thank you, I'm quite proud of it.
@rikmulder183 3 роки тому
I love his smile at 7:57
@thereddufus 3 роки тому
Seriously, that was wonderful to watch. Now I want to just hear him tell stories for the next six hours. I can only hope to have such good stories and such a sense of humor at that age. Great job Tom, amazing video.
@BillBodrero 3 роки тому
Indeed. It made my day to relive his adventures with him. And what a treasure piece of history that almost got lost. Good work Doctor L, and good work Tom Scott.
@JohnRay1969 Рік тому
This is the third time I've watched this and it still makes me smile. Mr. Lovelock is adorable when he talks about the light bulbs lighting randomly from the radiation bouncing around the room. I love everything about this piece.
@LibertyMonk 5 місяців тому
I absolutely adore UKposts creators who wind up doing primary research for whatever random deep dives they happen to be on. Im so glad you asked this question in time, there are a few times when a creator brought up that they weren't in time to interview the primary source.
@mocianK 3 роки тому
That 101-year-dude looks like a healthy and clear minded 80 year old, I'm impressed. All the best for him!
@Safiyahalishah 3 роки тому
@@ezicarus8216 It's a thousand times better than mine and I'm not even a quarter his age.
@deusexaethera 3 роки тому
Some people just get the good genes.
@krashd 3 роки тому
Hearing people talk vividly about things that happened 70 years ago scares me and makes me think I have a condition because my memory recall of events is almost non existent, I can remember places I worked at 10 or 15 years ago and what the job entailed but no details, no colleague's names, nothing specific. Just that I worked there for several years. And yet when it comes to trivia and general knowledge I'm practically a sponge as once I learn something it sticks. I can give you a detailed run down of the Punic wars but I can't describe what any of my previous homes were like :/
@1lovesoni 3 роки тому
@@krashd it's all about your intent and interest in the info. I remember the titleI, and songwriters name (and often even the albums' name) of nearly every song I've ever heard. However I can barely remember concepts from basic algebraic math, especially balancing polynomial equations.
@onebronx 3 роки тому
Looks like frequent exposure to electromagnetic radiation makes wonders, hehe. ** Need moar 5G towers! **
@briansmobile1 2 роки тому
101 years old and happens to be alive for this video. That IS interesting!
@dempseyroll96 2 роки тому
Very. Might have not taken a paracetamol for a slight pain here and then.
@markfryer9880 2 роки тому
Not only alive but very coherent and sharp as a tack.
@danarea51 2 роки тому
Especially considering his exposure to microwaves....🤨
@2760ade 2 роки тому
@@danarea51 Yes! An incredibly youthful 101 years old, makes you wonder!😮
@outandabout259 2 роки тому
@@danarea51 well, microwaves heat things up and that's it. You can get burns but not much more than that.
@maartenkeus8627 Рік тому
This is genuinely the nuttiest story I've ever heard and I'm not surprised it came from you Tom
@1874WL Рік тому
The way he describes his experiments with such detail, and enthusiasm is just amazing.
@anz111 3 роки тому
100 years old James Lovelock is better at recalling stories than me at my 20s
@jeroenritmeester73 3 роки тому
This is exactly what I was thinking. How lucky you must be to be that clear of thought at such an age!
@monad_tcp 3 роки тому
you have 20 ? you look like 45 already
@maxhax367 3 роки тому
lets be honest. his stories are more interesting and memorable than just about all of out stories combined
@kerza1358 3 роки тому
you cant just simply forget such story
@Dentr09 3 роки тому
@@monad_tcp damn you didnt need to murder him
@fitchyyboi 3 роки тому
101 year old guy is more coherent than me. What an absolutely incredible dude
@Steph.98114 3 роки тому
Ikr, dudes still sharp as a tack
@JC-zw9vs 3 роки тому
James Lovelock is not just any guy.
@rapdactyl 3 роки тому
My position involves working with older demographics. The correlation of reduced coherence and age is really not a smooth as you'd expect. I've talked to 55 year olds that hardly remember what I explained 30 seconds ago, and I've talked to 90 year olds that I don't have to explain anything to because they did their own research already. It's really changed my perspective on aging.
@wannabefoleyartist9635 3 роки тому
@@rapdactyl probably has got to do with a combination of diet, iq, activities and stress that makes you healthier later in life.
@XDarkGreyX 3 роки тому
Yaaaap....
@lucyk.5163 Рік тому
Extremely sharp and mind active at 101yrs old, memories still there almost intact. This is amazing. I hope this video gets saved for posterity forever. Bet you made him so very happy! You can see how pleased he is to talk about it ❤
@travishensley9155 Рік тому
thank you for interviewing and sharing james story with millions! his life shall forever live on thanks to you tom
@quispor1765 3 роки тому
I don't think I've ever seen the "historical scientist who discovered this" is actually still alive and willing to tell the story before. Really unique and incredible story, Tom
@willeveryday 3 роки тому
Jax1 how cool is this? We need more of it Tom! I think that most scientists will talk at length and with great enthusiasm about their interests.
@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164 3 роки тому
Mashallah
@Kugrox 2 роки тому
Oh scientists are around, and they tell the truth about their creations. But you'll never be allowed to know about it unless the democrats who run the social media tech world green light it. Take the PCR test for example. most people aren't aware that it isnt capable of detecting infection, the creator himself said this. Yet thats how we test for covid. And you wonder why the CDC reports 50% inaccurate testing
@hotelmario510 3 роки тому
The twist that James Lovelock is STILL ALIVE actually broke my brain for a few seconds
@TheSecondVersion 3 роки тому
I thought it was going to be a phone/skype interview, and then we see the guy *in the flesh,* moving around and talking like a guy half his age
@proloycodes 3 роки тому
me too
@WarrenGarabrandt 3 роки тому
Turns out, running microwaves in your lab with no shielding, setting fire to things and lighting up lightbulbs is actually the key to a long life. Huh. Who would have thought?
@DrZaius3141 3 роки тому
@@WarrenGarabrandt [citation needed]
@Tommuli_Haudankaivaja 3 роки тому
@@TheSecondVersion Actually almost 3 times younger.
@ronlucock3702 Рік тому
Tom Scott doesn't have to "promise" that any video he puts up will be interesting. Interest & passion for any topic exudes from his face & is a joy to watch, & learn something along the way.
@JFrizey Рік тому
I love how happy and enthusiastically he spoke of his experiences and being soo pleased to share them. I hope I'm as sharp as him at that age. RIP James
@TheWyldDragon 3 роки тому
Seeing him talk so excitedly about his experiments nearly 70 years ago is adorable.
@altuervo 3 роки тому
@Rita - F*СΚ MΈ ! piss off, rita is temporary, lovelock is forever
@Folkert.Cornelius 3 роки тому
I agree! The experiments were not very ethical but he's forgiven cause he's an awesome inventor and an awesome person for giving an interview at 101!!
@0.705 3 роки тому
@Rita - F*СΚ MΈ ! Rita is temporary, Doom Is ETERNAL
@Giggi2222 3 роки тому
@@Folkert.Cornelius lot more humane then doing it in humans
@calebweldon8102 3 роки тому
The shock and joy of James being alive at 101 was the best part of this.
@flowrianeast42 3 роки тому
And still walking on the Beach and writing books!
@najrenchelf2751 3 роки тому
Can confirm: my heart is smiling with joy... big time! 🥰
@joelhoeve 3 роки тому
Born in 1919 Me: Awh that's a shame would've liked a conversation Tom: At 101... Me: What!?
@mekkio77 3 роки тому
Imagine Tom's shock and joy of finding this out. "What? He's still alive?! .............may I interview him? Please........?"
@D3nn1s 3 роки тому
I want to be a scientist. All that radiation and stupid stuff must be really good for your body! :D
@melodiejohnston9528 Рік тому
Brilliant! Every aspect was engaging, entertaining and wildly informative. Thank you so much for introducing us to James Lovelock, what a lovely fellow. I'm astonished that you were the only one to interview him about this project. What a loss for us all. I do have to say that I now completely understand the "pop goes the weasel" urban legend.
@QuaA Рік тому
I appreciate your citations! and as always, love your well researched videos....
@illusionismm 3 роки тому
he's doing remarkably well for 101 years old
@bilalmaati2205 3 роки тому
You just cant stop smiling when ever his talking
@hungrymusicwolf 3 роки тому
@@bilalmaati2205 His smile just lights up adorably like a child.
@timharris559 3 роки тому
His cognitive recollection is amazing
@MattPratt 3 роки тому
Clearly being exposed to that microwave radiation in the lab didn't have too many adverse effects.
@duo2146 3 роки тому
i thought you were talking about tom scott 😭😭 i only just started the video
@jimlewis1 Рік тому
Lovelock was an incredible individual. I did once have the pleasure of hearing a lecture from him. Sadly missed
@dillongage Рік тому
Mr. Lovelock is a treasure. Watching him reminisce about what was clearly good times for him, and simultaneously an important discovery in multiple ways. Thank you for all the contributions you've made to our collective knowledge.
@richtigmann1 3 роки тому
I'm surprised that Tom was able to get an interview with a 101 year old scientist about an experiment decades ago
@rndmvar 3 роки тому
That interview made both of their days I'm sure. That was awesome.
@CCCW 3 роки тому
absolutely hope my mind is as good as mr lovelock's at 101.
@soup1892 3 роки тому
@@CCCW mr lovelock is whoi aspire to be in the future
@bennoreuter4393 2 роки тому
I would have assumed him to be dead or at least have Leukemia due to radiation.
@chemplanes10 2 роки тому
@@bennoreuter4393 Microwave radiation isn't ionizing. It makes molecules rotate faster and thus "heat up" but it can't alter chemical bonds, such as those in your DNA, the photons don't have enough energy. The only danger regarding unshielded microwaves is getting burns.
@nathanmasterson5130 3 роки тому
Me halfway through: “Shame Lovelock has passed away. Would have been good to…nope. Nope the dude is over 100 and in better nick mentally than I am”
@blahhblaah74 3 роки тому
Perhaps open microwave radiation is a good anti-age treatment
@themightywrighty 3 роки тому
Same! Half way thought... "It would be really good if they could have got an interview with him" and then we did :)
@Safiyahalishah 3 роки тому
@@blahhblaah74 Tom should've added that in as another 'do not try this at home'. 😅
@DJAsHeRMusic 3 роки тому
@@blahhblaah74 was literally thinking that. I'm off now to rip the door off my microwave and jam couple of things in the catch so I can run it being open.
@richtigmann1 3 роки тому
That's exactly what I was thinking
@lordpetrolhead477 20 днів тому
One of your very best videos Tom. Brilliant stuff!
@synarchy8377 Рік тому
What a amazing guy. Glad he got to live a long and happy life and to enjoy these experiments he was apart of and the smile he has telling others
@sungvin 2 роки тому
Imagine you live a quiet peaceful life and a complete stranger comes to you and he's interested in crazy things you've done 80 years ago. That's so cool!
@RNCHFND 2 роки тому
I wouldn't want to talk about stuff I did only 5 years ago, let alone 80
@WolfDeity 2 роки тому
@@RNCHFND If it was hamster resurrection you probably would.
@theenzoferrari458 2 роки тому
Tom Scott is far away from a complete stranger dumbass.
@andyseinfeld1954 2 роки тому
@@theenzoferrari458 Are you stupid...everyone is a stranger if you don't know them
@khqlifq 2 роки тому
@@theenzoferrari458 A person you don't know personally is a stranger.
@ddniUK 3 роки тому
James Lovelock is the spriteliest 101 year old that I have ever seen. What a privilege to hear his story. Thanks Tom.
@imightbebiased9311 3 роки тому
101, and his mind's still sharp. Makes it seem that being old might not be so bad after all.
@MeryPed 3 роки тому
l
@Babaroi 3 роки тому
@@imightbebiased9311 Well, for a majority of people, it sadly is.
@Eddyspeeder 3 роки тому
Can we please have a whole "Tom Scott & Lovelock" series, where they discuss whatever topic they find interesting?
@AlexMageethefirst 3 роки тому
@@Babaroi I think its a case of use it or lose it.
@sandorsalamon4012 Рік тому
When Tom says "I promise it will be interesting", I just listen because I know it will be amazing!
@cyberGEK Рік тому
5:03 When I heard that he invented the Electron Capture Detector, my ears perked up, no one knows what those are, except chemistry geeks and “scientists” 😂 Used them daily for years! Fantastic invention!
@uncinarynin 3 роки тому
I'm fifty years old and I just found a new goal of life: Be as cool as Professor Lovelock in the year 2071 when I'll be 101.
@C4CH3S 3 роки тому
Don't know what you do or who you are, but as a 21 yo I hope your dreams of being the cool nerd grandpa materializes.
@zaidlacksalastname4905 3 роки тому
@@C4CH3S amen
@zaidlacksalastname4905 3 роки тому
I won't make it that far because of my unhealthy eating habits but I hope I can be half as much of a cool old guy at least
@RolyMoes 3 роки тому
@@C4CH3S Same here, hope you're around in 2101.
@uncinarynin 3 роки тому
@@RolyMoes And I hope that Zero Wing was wrong in predicting "IN A.D. 2101 WAR WAS BEGINNING"
@BartokandBadIdeas 3 роки тому
Lovelock still being alive was more of a surprise than any M Night Shamylan movie
@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo79 3 роки тому
Nj
@master_ace 3 роки тому
Still alive and kicking at 101 in 2021 - what a legend
@HaasGrotesk 3 роки тому
HAHA! You've obviously watched plenty of them! :)
@DonalMountain 3 роки тому
Doesn’t look much older than bill gates
@nocassix4929 3 роки тому
@Luc Bloom maybe that's his secret?
@haplon33 Рік тому
Top notch interview on an incredibly fascinating topic - thanks!
@toddwmac Рік тому
That interview is a gift! Thanks
@MegaEmmanuel09 2 роки тому
I've never seen someone smile so brightly from saying "I put a potato in it, and baked it"
@user-cc7vx7sw4z Рік тому
*smile fades slightly* “it was perfectly alright”. If that doesn’t sum up using a microwave to reheat food, I don’t know what does.
@nan1577 Рік тому
Linda Tripp would be tripping!!!
@thesenamesaretaken Рік тому
@@user-cc7vx7sw4z imagine being the person who discovered the disappointment of a potato cooked in the microwave
@Rudxain Рік тому
That reminds me of Light Yagami for some reason...
@isthatrubble Рік тому
@@thesenamesaretaken it might not be a culinary masterpiece but it is much quicker than doing it in the oven!
@lordsiomai 2 роки тому
I don't know what to be amazed of the most: - Radar can cook - The fact that the hamsters were successfully reanimated - James Lovelock is alive and well at the age 102. His memory is also working astonishingly well
@user-xt4tf6jz2m 2 роки тому
- the fact that James Lovelock remembers that the radar was 30W at 30MHz.
@ForTheOmnissiah 2 роки тому
Probably because he's a scientist for a living. People in science/engineering/etc. (people that have to think critically for a living) very often keep their mental aptitudes to much higher ages. Losing extreme amounts of memory and mental function isn't a guarantee with aging.
@jacobbishop8067 2 роки тому
You know I saw this before the vid loaded and now I’m very intrigued with what the hell im about to experience
@bowlchamps37 2 роки тому
@@ForTheOmnissiah Being 102, "for a living" is also such a funny quote to use for him.
@pinkribbon1007 2 роки тому
i was so excited to see james lovelock alive and giving an interview 😭 idk its so cool to see scientists i thought should have been dead
@Twisted_Code Рік тому
thanks for capturing this interview before he passed. You may have saved this bit of history from relegation to myth and legend.
@dancing_drake Рік тому
Thank you so much for saving and recording this awesome historically interesting story.
@jacoblandauer9974 3 роки тому
It looks like you made Mr. Lovelock's day by asking him to tell his story
@cucuawe465 2 роки тому
I see a joy in him telling the story. It reminds me while im still a kid and spend time with my late great grandma.
@CaptainTowll 3 роки тому
It's absolutely brilliant that we have an 101 year old in the video. He's looking remarkably spritely for his age
@welshgit 3 роки тому
And he's amazingly coherent too!
@ThreadBomb 3 роки тому
I'm sad that he's sharper than me at twice my age.
@Jared-e 3 роки тому
@@dont8430 Wasn’t going to.
@tongus5799 3 роки тому
@@dont8430 fine you’ve convinced me not too
@averagecatenjoyer8219 3 роки тому
@@dont8430 shut it
@gwcrispi Рік тому
I am most impressed by how sharp his mind and memory is at that age. My 82 year old dad can't remember what he told me yesterday...
@sn98886 11 місяців тому
I’m 25 and I can’t remember what I had for dinner last night.
@wonderseven9248 2 роки тому
Mr Lovelock looks so happy as if he's been waiting his whole life for someone to ask him about it
@Lena-xy8id 2 роки тому
I've waited years for someone to ask me about my theories!
@endy0834 2 роки тому
@@Lena-xy8id and you'll wait a few more years
@daanroelofs119 2 роки тому
Wouldn't you like to talk about being a microwave warlock scientist, reanimating hamsters?!
@TheSweBro 2 роки тому
@@Lena-xy8id what theories do you have?
@alphabetsoup6837 2 роки тому
Probably why he's still alive. He's just been waiting to tell everyone his story.
@TechnologyConnections 3 роки тому
I can't think of a single reason why a story about microwaves wouldn't be immensely interesting!
@darkprism6983 3 роки тому
everyone was talking about you :o
@tungskyline 3 роки тому
They are indeed quite fascinating.
@toiletpapermerchant9310 3 роки тому
hello hello
@temseti0 3 роки тому
I mean, its not like they are Heat Pumps....
@danr.1299 3 роки тому
Even the legends watch other legends. You make interesting videos that I didn't know I wanted to watch till after I watch it. So thank you got that
@exp1993 Рік тому
Amazing story!!! Thank you for hard work, and thank you Mr. James
@carmenm.4091 Рік тому
I remember someone telling me that in WW2 a Japanese scientist used enormous microwave ‘ovens’ to experiment on people, mostly Koreans. The horrors of war… sometimes history is a horror story but not something we may ever forget.
@MiniArts159 3 роки тому
"Can I borrow your magnetron?" "Oh, no, just take it!" 50s science was a wonder
@JayTerref 3 роки тому
You know one the best things about science? This still happens quite a lot. I am finishing my Master's research right now and if there's just one piece of advice I can give you, it's this: if you need something from another researcher, ask away! Sure, not all of them will help you, but you'd be surprised how many researchers are willing to go way out of their way to help you
@EebstertheGreat 3 роки тому
@@JayTerref As an undergrad, and even a high school student, I found that emailing random professors questions related to their work had a ~50% reply rate (if you asked nicely). That's crazy to think about. It's not quite as high anymore (probably because they get so many emails), but I can't imagine having that much luck in any other profession. I wouldn't just email an accountant out of the blue with some questions about CPI and expect a prompt response.
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 роки тому
I hope that's not how they got the hamsters.
@exterminator9676 3 роки тому
I guess Portal 2 really wasn't that far of, huh?
@mytherrus2068 3 роки тому
When you said "so I asked him" and I heard his voice, my jaw dropped. Absolutely fascinating
@honorarymancunian7433 3 роки тому
Took me a second for it to sink in!
@UnderfundedScientist 3 роки тому
Very same
@roberthealey6820 Рік тому
Thank you Tom. Just found your video now. Fascinating. 👍
@rafaelveggi Рік тому
Immense respect for this episode in special, thank you dearly.
@unclecreepy4185 2 роки тому
“Don’t do this at home.” Do it at your government job.
@themitshomane 2 роки тому
💀
@darnoc4470 2 роки тому
Great, now my Mayor is shouting at me for splatting a hamster in the pause room.
@simon6071 2 роки тому
Yup, ask Andrew Cuomo the governor of New York State about his experiment of sending COVID positive patients to nursing homes while denying them both the rights to know and test the person being admitted for COVID. The result was shocking, well, not to Cuomo though. About 150,000 people in nursing home in New York died from COVID as a result.
@simon6071 2 роки тому
Ask Obama's decision to fund a P4 lab in Wuhan China to do research on deadly pathogens with Fauci's support before the outbreak of the Wuhan flu (COVID-19) in China and then all over the world. The so-called FactCheck site denies the information by saying that Obama did not give $3.8 million to China for research of deadly pathogen by claiming that it is false. But the fact is that the Obama regime did fund research of deadly pathogen in China. It was only the amount of money being less than $3.8 million that was disputed.
@simon6071 2 роки тому
By the way, don't you guys know that the COVID vaccines are only experimental vaccines approved under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)?
@nikhilkohli3870 3 роки тому
This is the most lucid and intelligent 101 year old I've ever scene, godspeed
@cezarcatalin1406 3 роки тому
indeed it’s quite a scene... wait what ?
@DyslexicMitochondria 3 роки тому
haha i wanna be like him when im 101
@dyslexicmitochondriashorts7088 3 роки тому
@@DyslexicMitochondria me too
@almafuertegmailcom 3 роки тому
Well, I think it's fairly obvious, isn't it? The guy was working on freezing and reanimating humans 70 years ago. He's still alive, and looks and sounds half his age. Do the math. =P
@frankcastle1862 3 роки тому
101 more like 80
@rpals5412 Рік тому
Wow what a charismatic old guy! RIP just leaded that he passed very recently, with his work he most likely impacted almost everyone's quality of life, absolute legend
@TheAtl0001 6 місяців тому
RIP James Lovelock. Incredible to think he was a Centenarian when interviewed.
@silversleeper1193 3 роки тому
You know that being asked about this made James Locklove’s entire year. We need to interview more former scientists and history makers about the things the school books don’t feel important enough to talk about
@DarrenBates 3 роки тому
And get conversations with them recorded!
@nooneherebutuschickens5201 3 роки тому
Agreed!
@jlockers52 3 роки тому
Lovelock*
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 роки тому
Reminds me of SmarterEveryDay's video that interviewed an Apollo 11 engineer.
@134StormShadow 3 роки тому
Absolutely
@philipocarroll 3 роки тому
Finding James Lovelock alive and well, feels like you just found Charles Darwin in his house in Kent
@sparklestarspompomunicorn 2 роки тому
yep
@conservativecalvinist3308 2 роки тому
No comma
@scoxocs 2 роки тому
The secret to a long life: microwaves!
@hickyxnicky411 2 роки тому
ikr
@NawidN 2 роки тому
@PorgPrinterz 3D A very Dirk move.
@cameron461 11 місяців тому
this is such an important part of history that's clearly been neglected, it's certainly relieving to know this incredible story won't be lost to the world. great work :)
@TheStupidcomment Рік тому
Not only interesting but I'm blown away the guy was still alive and you were lucky enough to speak with him. This is top tier UKposts.
@axollyon 2 роки тому
"microwaved hamster necromancy" is not a phrase i thought would be passing through my mind today
@tiro0oO5 2 роки тому
It is a good phrase
@peir5074 2 роки тому
Sounds like a death metal song name
@callummclachlan4771 2 роки тому
@@peir5074 Or album
@ValexNihilist 2 роки тому
r/BrandNewSentence
@testhekid 2 роки тому
scary but interesting
@kalenathai 2 роки тому
lovelock: "i put a potato in it...and baked it!" his wholesome little smile-
@drawlast 2 роки тому
His giddiness while explaining how light bulbs were lighting up and pound notes were catching fire as radiation bounced around the room is priceless ❤️
@andyc9902 2 роки тому
Love him
@ThereminHero 2 роки тому
What a legend!
@canowow11 2 роки тому
loved it
@superman2j3 2 роки тому
YES
@music-ish283 Рік тому
favorite one of your videos so far, dude
@ironbomb6753 Рік тому
The interview with the scientist was pure gold! 👍
@MerelyFlowers 3 роки тому
Maximum respect for not calling this "Hamster Necromancy: the Secret History of Microwaves"
@charliespinoza1966 3 роки тому
😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@daftbence 3 роки тому
Meh, Tom is not a big one for memes.
@stickmanonastick6089 3 роки тому
The funniest thing is that it wouldn't even be clickbait; the hamsters were genuinely dead, and the microwaves were capable of bringing them back to life. A part of necromancy is raising the dead. So, anything along the lines of "The Mad Scientist Who Practiced Hamster Necromancy with Microwaves" is a perfectly valid and true title.
@TheHamsternecromancer 3 роки тому
Stickman on a stick so I can become a Hamster necromancer lord of the dead
@TheHamsternecromancer 3 роки тому
I have succeeded in becoming hamster necromancer lord of the dead
@kiwihame Рік тому
That's as hilarious as it is fascinating as it is brilliant. Great film. Thank you Tom and James.
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