The world depends on a collection of strange items. They're not cheap
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Thanks to Rich Press and NIST for the great visit.
Thanks to Dr. Steve Choquette, Dr. Ben Place, and Dr. Johanna Camara for teaching us about the world of Standard Reference Materials.
You can check out all the cool work going on at NIST here: www.nist.gov/
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References:
NIST (2022). Standard Reference Materials. - ve42.co/WhyStandard2022
Montgomery, R. & Bercik, I. (2022). NIST Standard Reference Materials 2022 Catalog. - ve42.co/SRMCatalog
Vincent, J. (2022). Made to measure: why we can’t stop quantifying our lives. The Guardian -
ve42.co/Vincent2022
Proffitt, A. (2022). NIST Develops Monkeypox Reference Materials, Sees Growing Role in Outbreak Response. Diagnostics World. - ve42.co/Proffitt2022
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@BunnLilah Рік тому
They need to get that "most average person in the country" and have them live there just to 100% the collection
@tsurutom Рік тому
*freeze dried and made into a fine, light grey powder
@conk444 Рік тому
Then that wouldn’t be a very average place to live, would it?
@haifaa6380 Рік тому
@@conk444 ❤❤
@blackcyklops Рік тому
Finally. My time has come
@kiesernation1977 Рік тому
Or for court cases they’ll need a collection of “reasonable persons”
@jakekaufmann2937 Рік тому
As someone in the analytical chemistry field, these standards are vital. It is how analytical labs are able to charge such a price for what seems to be them just analysing a sample.
@MrUssy101 Рік тому
Sounds bunch of BS. Disagree This guy thinks he clever and has big brain and should eduecate us all??? He sounds so condescending!!!
@1999NOZA Рік тому
@@MrUssy101 Sounds like you need to read a book. Perhaps work on your grammar too!
@Em4gdn1m Рік тому
Lol that doesn't justify it's existence, only it's high cost.
@iveharzing Рік тому
@@MrUssy101 What? No he doesn't sound condescending. Where did you get that from?
@thewatchfuleye8401 Рік тому
I am disgusted after watching this -- The only way a place like that get funding from the governent is that its not public knowledge of their bloated out of control budget/ spending. This place needs real oversight and would probably be shut down if omre stories like this aired. Nothing in that place or in the name of science, justifies the price tag of those materials or having what I imagine is equally overpriced staffers.
@megabigblur Рік тому
As a scientist, I really appreciate this. These guys are the ubernerds working behind the scenes to make sure us ordinary nerds can have the tools to do our jobs.
@phaedrussmith1949 6 місяців тому
So how does this relate to what you do? There's a dozen kinds of peanut butter on the shelf in Walmart, what's the point off having some standard in a government warehouse somewhere?
@Amaling 6 місяців тому
@@phaedrussmith1949did you not watch the video? To make sure the peanut butter doesn’t fall above the known standard level of carcinogens
@phaedrussmith1949 6 місяців тому
@@Amaling Of course I did and that's not what he said. What he said is that they get some company - probably Jiff or Skippy - to make some kind of peanut butter and then this place says "This is peanut butter" and then that's what peanut butter is. But, as I said, there are at least a dozen different kinds of peanut butter on the shelf of the market, and many of them are different than the others. So what's the standard? Not having poison in it (or, conversely and more likely, how much poison will be allowed in it)? This sounds much more like the alliance between big corporations and the government.
@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01 6 місяців тому
@@phaedrussmith1949the reference material isn't supposed to be _the_ definitive peanut butter, it's to calibrate equipment so they can accurately measure levels of aflatoxins in their peanut butter
@phaedrussmith1949 6 місяців тому
@@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01 So how do they know what they are calibrating against? Doesn't something have to have measured the aflatoxins first to know what the level of aflatoxins in the sample should test as? One can't calibrate equipment unless it is done against a known quantity.
@gerbipospolity6987 6 місяців тому
Didin't stop NileRed from making his cookie lmao
@al-du6lb 5 місяців тому
I got a couple minutes into Nile's video and then directly came back here to see if I was correct, and I was..
@jackharbor3347 Рік тому
As a cybersecurity engineer, I cannot hype up NIST enough. They maintain this security database that contains all known software vulnerabilities in existence. Every major company, government and military is using this database to check for vulnerabilities in their infrastructure. Thank you NIST.
@abrahamsanchez7455 Рік тому
That’s actually pretty scary. They have more power than than the government itself
@areascoda2912 Рік тому
Come to mysore it is cybersecurity capital of india
@KCGeno Рік тому
@@areascoda2912 -- I buy my bath soap from the factory in Mysore. Great stuff!
@jackstrubbe7608 Рік тому
@@KCGeno I love that soap. The only thing I use along with Dr. Bronner's castile hemp soaps.
@nevermindgamer4946 Рік тому
@@KCGeno Mysore sandal soaps. It's pretty popular in India too. The smells lovely
@ryanqualley8143 Рік тому
I love how passionate that guy is about his job. You can tell he loves so much about what he does, and he is so excited about it and it makes me really happy to see.
@nefariousyawn Рік тому
I want his job so badly, but mostly because I desperately want to know what "typical diet" srm TASTES like.
@defeatSpace Рік тому
@@nefariousyawn it tastes like matter
@FlyveHest Рік тому
A man that truly has found his shelf, I loved his passion also, and he seemed like a great boss
@kevinlandrini6799 Рік тому
it's always great to see someone enjoying what they do isn't it? it's inspiring for sure
@zer0bre Рік тому
It's the salary... Not the job he's excited about.
@godlugner5327 7 місяців тому
Fun fact: the Calories on the nutrition label is calculated by setting the food on fire! The Cal is a measure of energy released heating 1 g of water, the sample is placed in a sphere surrounded by water then ignited. The temperature difference of the surrounding water determines how much energy the food contains, as the stomach works just like a combustion engine or.... something like that
@Starpotion 12 днів тому
Yesss, we did this in 5th grade using a dehydrator and bananas 😊
@mikeb9314 Рік тому
I’m an analytical chemist, and anyone who works in any lab or in most manufacturing operations definitely knows and appreciates the vital importance of reference standards to calibrate our instruments and ‘test our tests.’ Now NIST isn’t the only game in town that provides SRMs, but you might consider them the ‘standard of standards.’
@markproulx1472 Рік тому
NIST is one of, if not the, most under appreciated of all US government agencies. I was lucky to be able to tour their metrology lab in Gathersburg, MD in 2007. It was just mind blowing.
@N.Cognito Рік тому
That had to be cool to see. It's mind blowing how accurately we can measure things and their work ensures we can do it accurately.
@chucktaylor6939 Рік тому
I could not disagree more
@Deathranger999 Рік тому
@@chucktaylor6939 Why?
@PainflyErect Рік тому
Do they just let people come look? I'd enjoy seeing that place.
@marquizzo Рік тому
@@Deathranger999 Don't feed the trolls. They're just looking for unearned attention by saying the opposite of what you'd expect.
@rogermouton2273 Рік тому
Just makes me think that, in general, there's so many people with really deep knowledge and skills that are working away constantly to keep our world safe and operational. It's very useful to remember how we're all so dependent on people like this.
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@TimorDa Рік тому
And then there are conspirancy theorists, which know basically nothing, but think they know everything, making the world much worse and chaotic place.
@HeyLeFay Рік тому
@@TimorDa I see you've read the other comment threads on this video too, lol
@8pija22 Рік тому
@@TimorDa Yeah, it seriously depresses me, the amount of people, especially older people who simply can’t fathom trusting others. I suppose it can be hard. Though as Roger said, it is comforting knowing that there are people who are out there who are extremely skilled, and do what they do for the common good.
@GOREDO5 Рік тому
@8pija well I get most conspiracys are nuts... but you can't deny that many have become truth
@DKranze Рік тому
NIST are the hero's behind the scenes. I've done work in reliability engineering. Theses people deserve all the praise
@napadave58 Місяць тому
It was a year ago, but: heroes. No apostrophe for plurals. Live and learn.
@ManaMangon 10 місяців тому
They're on a 100% item collecting run
@Starpotion 12 днів тому
Earth completionists be like
@rcrnitto Рік тому
I work for a company that produces every type of analytical measurement instrument you could ever think of. We use NIST reference materials every day to qualify our instruments. We call them SARMs though, standard analytical reference materials. We use NIST steel spheres to calibrate our density measurement machines. They produce a great product, and are vital to industries like mine. Keep up the good work guys!
@soy_red Рік тому
thanks for this. explains more than I got from the vid
@sootuckchoong7077 Рік тому
Millionaires and billionaires sure buy this peanut butter.
@misterasterisco5217 Рік тому
I feel like the lawyers are to thank for this xD
@sam9239 Рік тому
Gymbro: "Someone said SARMs"
@Darasilverdragon Рік тому
Do you make flow injection analyzers? Because HACH is kinda leaving us out to dry over in the environmental chem field...
@fastandFourier Рік тому
Handling a 50 micron spherical ruby single crystal from NIST to calibrate X-ray diffraction equipment has been one of the scariest experiences I ever had as a researcher... I had nightmares about dropping it on the floor and losing it
@falsemcnuggethope Рік тому
How about accidentally breathing it in, lol
@nidhishshivashankar4885 Рік тому
I don’t even get how you handle something that small, I assume you have special tools to hold it but what’s stopping you from accidentally inhaling it lol
@Ze_Moose Рік тому
It's kind of like fumbling the at 1 yard line. Go Vikings! 😎
@fredwerza3478 Рік тому
Umm isn't 50 microns less than the width of a human hair ?!?
@Hawk7886 Рік тому
@@Ze_Moose Honestly it's not even remotely close to goofing around with a ball on a field. If you're determined to stick with the football frame of reference, it would be like shooting a football through a cannon a few miles away, detonating a flashbang grenade in your face, and then trying to find the football while in a hurricane.
@prodlazyplug 2 місяці тому
They prolly got the best weed
@goondudefr 28 днів тому
factual
@pugsnhogz 23 дні тому
it's actually a standardized amalgamation of all known weed. in other words, it's mids
@ghakim9 22 дні тому
I'd digress and say they have the most average weed.
@dunkie5863 22 дні тому
go to canada go to any indigenous reserve store that's the best weed
@goondudefr 22 дні тому
@@dunkie5863 Michigan or Oklahoma has the best weed by far lmao, every other dispo has fuckin fire in the shelf
@sethwalker7386 11 місяців тому
I work in a polymer manufacturing laboratory and I cannot stress the importance of standards enough! Such an interesting clip!
@edwinglenn Рік тому
I used to work as a chemist in a materials testing lab, and we used NIST metallic standards constantly. Our machine shop even machined a lot of those charpy standards for NIST!
@RevCode Рік тому
I didn't quite understand the Charpy test: What use is it? Don't they just measure the force required to break that Charpy? How does that measure anything from the manufactured steel? Or is the Charpy made from the steelmill's steel?
@thugpug4392 Рік тому
@@RevCode you have some made from your steel and their steel has all the information known so it lets you test your machine .
@Furiends Рік тому
@@RevCode It's made from BOTH. You run the test twice as to test your own test. That's what the word calibration means.
@sapandream Рік тому
@@RevCodein simple word, that Charpy sample is so homogeneous and properly made (according to ISO 148 part-1) that all the Charpy samples prepared in a lot are having almost same results. So if u test one sample and have the result, say 40 joules, and the actual value of the Charpy sample (which is known to these NIST guys, coz they tested it before) is 39 joules, then by statistical analysis it can be found out how perfect your machine is calculating the impact value. Basically comparing apple with another known apple 😂
@RevCode Рік тому
@@thugpug4392 Oh I see, so they calculate the baseline from the standardized one and then know their steel's strength. If I wasn't so dumb I guess I could have guessed that by the name "reference material" alone - thank you for enlightening me, that was not my brightest moment :)
@estefanello Рік тому
I work in an analytical lab here in Brazil and I use a lot of this peanut butter reference material as a quality control for mycotoxins, fatty acids and metal ions in food. It smells so good though! And thanks a lot for these people that work at NIST and make this reference materials. You guys rock!
@autumnalburn Рік тому
Have you ever tried to taste it?
@unifiedtheoryoflife9922 Рік тому
Except for the 9/11 NIST report, which made such dramatic changes to the structural properties of concrete and steel that, were they true, large swaths of the frozen north would be unable to build structures taller than 3 stories. I wonder if this is the guy that approved the expansion rates of steel and concrete under heat for the 9/11 NIST report?
@Tmktrsf Рік тому
@@unifiedtheoryoflife9922 there are no high rises in the “frozen north” that you speak of that even closely reaches the height that the trade centres did lmfao
@unifiedtheoryoflife9922 Рік тому
@@Tmktrsf The number is 3 floors - and the north is anything that freezes in the winter. NIST 9/11 report changed the known expansion rate of steel and concrete by so much that you could not buld a 4 story building in Chicago, because the 4th floor would need to be steel, and the steel and concrete apparantly separate under office fire heat, so imagine what 100 degrees the other direction (0F) does. It makes Chicago a one stop light town
@bobson_dugnutt Рік тому
@@unifiedtheoryoflife9922 reality: a building collapses due to a +500F delta you: hOW CAn BuilDInGs EvEn WiThSTanD a -100F DeLTa TheN? Genius. Besides, contraction vs expansion are different. Materials have different strength in tension vs compression. And when looking at a structure as a whole, crushing the structure vs tearing it apart is pretty different.
@someone_sad 7 місяців тому
This place reminds me the "Developers Room" that's (secretly) present in most of Bethesda games. It's a room that has every material used in the game. NIST is the IRL version of this xD
@franzpattison 2 місяці тому
"so, what do you collect?" "everything." "..."
@samiurkhan Рік тому
NIST also played a pivotal role in standardizing internet communication protocols. Without them, the Internet would be a much more chaotic and much slower
@farrel_ra Рік тому
Ofc the one who knows it is Indian..
@DefaultName Рік тому
@@farrel_ra and why is that
@jordan9604 Рік тому
Because the internet was such a chaotic place before national government overwatch?
@brentfisher902 Рік тому
@@jordan9604 Give me an internet run by big government over an internet run by big media, any day.
@freshchoice5177 Рік тому
@@farrel_ra dude stop being racist and dick riding me
@Salex684 Рік тому
I'm a pharmacist and always ensured my students knew that the temperature monitoring devices (basically a thermometer) for the refrigerator/freezer that holds medications must have a certificate of calibration tracing its accuracy back to NIST, as well as ensuring they knew those devices do in fact "expire" and should be re-calibrated or, more practically, replaced. Great video to get to see the rest of NIST's world!
@bibsp3556 Рік тому
Even weights need to be checked if you're working within fine enough tolerances. It gets even wierder with timing stuff, as thats influenced by the speed its moving. A clock has to be perfectly accurate in a satellite for a gps to work, but they also lose 7 millionths of a second per day or something just because its moving faster.
@charity9660 Рік тому
Girl i am so glad i reread that you said PHARMACIST and THOSE students lmao i was about to say i definitely failed that class! 😂😂😂😂
@goldenhate6649 Рік тому
@@bibsp3556 Its more the fact its further out of earths gravitational field than the speed. The %difference of gravity is more significant than the %difference of the speed of light. But yes, they do lose time and that causes errors in the positioning of the satellite and slowly over time will cause the satellite to give wrong coordinates to a gps if not recalibrated.
@randomname4726 Рік тому
@Golden Hate Space-Time & Gravity are so mind blowing. Simulation theory is getting really interesting too.
@bibsp3556 Рік тому
@@randomname4726 eh, simulation theory to me is more a philosophical question. I've not really seen anything beyond hypothesising that the planc length and speed of light might be some.sort of processor limit, but it's not convinced me really. As the guy said above correctly said though, it's more the gravity, but yeah it's fascinating. Crazy out there
@makeritualnoise Рік тому
This is so interesting! I worked at an environmental testing lab and we did get standards from NIST but it was for our yearly test to maintain our certifications. Always super stressful to do those tests and hope you get the right answer because we don't have the certification he showed early on in the video. It's so neat to have a face and fuller understanding of a government body that put fear and terror in my heart lol.
@bigsky1970 Рік тому
This video confirms what I've recently learned that NIST touches every aspect of our lives, from the accuracy of your metric ruler to the accuracy of the compounds that go into a jar of peanut butter. I first learned about NIST in 1977 (known back then as the National Bureau of Standards) when I was about 7 years old, and at the time, I figured all they did all day was make sure clocks ran accurate right down to the nanosecond.
@waynenocton Рік тому
Working in the lab of a sewage treatment plant, was interesting for a while, but then became insanely boring, but one neat thing was the fact that the more accurate our scales were, and also our ability to dispense the necessary items for testing, the smaller the test sample could be, and therefore the less of those necessary items would be used as well. Our scale was so accurate that we could weight our fingerprints. We would have elementary school kids tour the plant from time to time, and we would pick one to pickup a beaker while we turned our back, then we could correctly tell them how many fingers they used to pick it up with. We did have to instruct them to use the pads of their fingers not the tips to make it fair, but as long as they played fair, we had a 100% correct “guess”, and the kids absolutely loved it. We also typically picked a kid that was somewhat socially awkward, which made them the big shot hoping to help them socially.
@ricebeansrockroll882 Рік тому
This is so cool!
@ozdoits Рік тому
❤️
@lindboknifeandtool Рік тому
This guy gets it ^
@Pudji.Toucan Рік тому
@@lindboknifeandtool Hey, how's Brian doing now?
@lindboknifeandtool Рік тому
@@Pudji.Toucan Brian’s great other than idk who that is
@goodboi6540 Рік тому
I love how literal the names are. No companies no nicknames just "peanut butter", "blueberry", "meat hamogenate"
@googlelocoelgoog Рік тому
There is a brand that sells named literally as the article itself. Like Water would be named "Water". I think you would like this company and its products lol. It's called No Name and is located in Canada.
@AnonNopleb Рік тому
@@googlelocoelgoog So, SRMs are kind of the premium products of No Name?
@joeshmoe6566 Рік тому
fucked up in the crib eating "meat hamogenate" 😩
@electrogestapo Рік тому
It's like walking into a grocery store in a world that has marketing outlawed.
@darksunrise957 Рік тому
@@electrogestapo I could see that as a good thing, sometimes.
@selfmade128 Рік тому
This is so amazing. Mundane but so perplexed at the same time. Kudos to the team at NIST & to you for bringing this to light.
@aoconnor2933 Рік тому
I was TMDE in the Marine Corps for a few years, and this was something I learned existed. National Standards and why we have them. Pretty interesting stuff; great video!!
@pravinlnrk Рік тому
As someone working in the steel industry, I can vouch for the importance of the steel standard reference material.
@y_fam_goeglyd Рік тому
My dad was a steelworker for about 40 years. They sent him to get qualified as a metallurgist before taking up his head foreman role. It's a fascinating subject! As a one-time geology student, I found the identification of the ores to be really interesting. Maybe his own real interest in the subject is where my son got his inbuilt fascination for chemistry (he's now a PhD medical biochemist! He's way, _way_ smarter than me lol!).
@tracyfollowell6747 Рік тому
@@y_fam_goeglyd If your child is better and smarter than you you did a fantastic job!
@wernerbkerner9690 Рік тому
@@tracyfollowell6747 I disagree. Raising smarter chlidren won't change a thing in the world. Raising kinder children MIGHT improve the world.
@clothes5049 Рік тому
@@wernerbkerner9690 Why not both?
@mikewurlitzer5217 Рік тому
Then the steel industry should fund it not the taxpayer who must fund a government which has run us $30+ Trillion in debt.
@pseudotasuki Рік тому
One of my favorite things about NIST is that the roads of their main campus are aligned to be parallel with lines of latitude and longitude. It's particularly noticeable on maps, as it doesn't mesh with the surrounding roads.
@warpigs9069 Рік тому
I want to work there now
@StevenSkoczen Рік тому
Have any kind of citation/reference/location? A quick look on google earth didn't find anything like that. Would love to see it!
@pseudotasuki Рік тому
@@StevenSkoczen Try the full name: National Institute of Standards and Technology It's located in Gaithersburg, MD.
@scottfw7169 Рік тому
Looking at map and seeing NIST Sound Building, which I guess deals in standard sounds. Satellite view shows intersection of Sound Road and West Drive is torn up, so does that mean NIST offers a Standard Traffic Obstruction? Hmm, there is a NIST Child Care Center, do they have Standard Children?
@LouiseFranksArt Рік тому
I wish all places were aligned like that LOL
@benjaminhendrickson5435 Рік тому
When he says "I wouldn't recommend eating it" because the peanut butter may be very old, that suggests a problem. When a perishable item "goes off" that is because of a chemical reaction of some kind (possibly from oxidation, or just biological contamination). In order for that jar of peanut butter to be a standard for the calibration of equipment, shouldn't it be 1 to 1 identical to the product that you are trying to produce? If the oils in it have gone rancid due to age, then how can it be a viable benchmark?
@zach3096 Рік тому
Well said
@DavidBrown-de9eo Рік тому
I had a good chuckle when I watched this episode. In the 90's the laboratory I worked at ordered a sample of the reference limestone from the NIST. Some where along the way the one unit turned in to many. All total there was about 1/2 a cubic metre of boxes in the middle of the lab floor. We returned most of the reference limestone. A short time later I received a phone call stating that reference limestone could not be ship because it was deemed hazardous material as it had "lime" in it.
@invertedflow Рік тому
It's amazing how complex our world is and how we depend on systems that 99.9999% of us have no idea exist and can't possible be thankful for. Thanks for giving me this knowledge and sharing such important research with the world Derek. :)
@anntakamaki1960 Рік тому
Yeah, that is pretty interesting. Even something you are an expert in is based on a totally different thing you might have not much idea about. Eg- a software developer might not have great knowledge on how computers are working behind the scenes, meanwhile a computer engineer will. These computer engineers might not fully understand how the materials they use (semiconductors) work but the material scientist will. This is just one example. Even for something less ‘hi tech’ there is so much that is done by others we don’t understand fully how they work, we just know what it does and how to use it. This is good so different people can become experts in different areas via specialisation.
@invertedflow Рік тому
@@anntakamaki1960 As a software dev myself, I can relate :)
@robwoodring9437 Рік тому
@@anntakamaki1960 reminds me of a stand up comedy bit about how dumb the avg person is. "We're not smart. We just use stuff made by smart people". The big punchline was "if I sent you into the woods with a hatchet and a lighter, how many years till you could send me an email?"
@laupoke Рік тому
It's terryfying
@jmiller6066 Рік тому
Yep - my father is a soil chemist that runs quality control programs for soil testing labs. There's way more of these labs than you think, because they're used by farmers to determine what kind of fertilizer to put on their fields (among many other things). What's fascinating is that because the QC program is so large, the excess soil is highly desirable by labs to use as reference and calibration material for equipment. And that's how he ended up selling buckets of dirt internationally.
@elijanzen4015 Рік тому
I interned at NIST in 2018 and saw the standard jar of peanut butter among lots of other things. It’s really cool to see the organization being covered here since they’re so important to so many businesses!
@KJ4EZJ Рік тому
Please tell me you made a PB&J with one, lol.
@elijanzen4015 Рік тому
@@KJ4EZJ Unfortunately not. Like the guy said in the video, none of the standards are for human consumption, but I was and still am very curious about how it would taste
@fredwerza3478 Рік тому
Just imagine the first day on the job and some intern is cracking open a $1000 jar of peanut butter to make a PB&J sandwich 🤣
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Рік тому
@@fredwerza3478 "No, not the good peanut butter! Use the jar in the break room!"
@DSDJ1986 Рік тому
the guys that work there seem genuinely happy & enthusiastic. nice to see.
@Hklbrries Рік тому
Fascinating! Also: I love Nerds! And the Scientist/Videographer is a hoot. Love his smile as he’s filming and asking questions.
@undergroundalienstudios56 Рік тому
As someone who worked at NIST for a while doing metrology and spectroscopy, I can tell you. That place is freaking awesome. The impact it has on the world is really quite incredible.
@user-ih6we9kq2q Рік тому
NDA notwithstanding
@TooRiskyHD Рік тому
Not to be rude but how does collecting human turds then breaking it down to dust help the planet?
@mynt4033 Рік тому
In an ideal future, they'd be shielded from budget cuts. But republicans are likely to retake and cut funding to them without any care for the appreciation of the sciences.
@tokin420nchokin Рік тому
@@TooRiskyHD standards for measurements are critical. When the industrial revolution kicked off standardization became critical between industries. Gauge blocks were born as a means for checking measurements against one another quickly. I dont know if that was the first "standard" but it is necessary for there to be standards out there otherwise we would be doing a lot of guessing. That rotor you bought to replace your breaks might be too big or too small, the holes maybe got drilled incorrectly. Hope you understand the necessity for standards based on those couple examples.
@TooRiskyHD Рік тому
@@tokin420nchokin yeh it makes sense to have matrix of something infact it’s smart I just never understood the poop part but you’ve went into detail about and it actually explains a lot I appreciate that thank you!
@LopsidedKitten Рік тому
This man loves his job and I am so happy he's around to do it.
@-Sean_ Рік тому
I'm happy that you're happy that he's happy!
@thicc_astley Рік тому
happy loop 😁
@barry5 Рік тому
@@-Sean_ im happy that you're happy that he's happy that he's happy!
@the__void__spaghetti__girl Рік тому
if a job is fun, the worker will be happy. most jobs are not fun =/
@MrKoalaburger 7 місяців тому
Well this answered a years-old question I've always had about nutrition standards. Glad I found this randomly in my feed.
@rocketscienceinstituteinc8993 Рік тому
Thank you for showing science in action with exceptional production values, superior dialogues, excellent editing, and great videography. You've created and produced one of the world's best introductions to the essentials of science, engineering, and technology. Well-written, well-produced: 5-star one and all, so far. Thank you! PS: is there a National Bureau of Standards offical "crap-load" measurement, as described? Is that a unit of domestic waste volume or mass? Perhaps it's related to the classic "RCH" measurement of sub-millimeter distances by rocket technicans (RCH = Red C_ _ t Hair, a unit of measurement)
@digitaldoc1976 Рік тому
The director of NIST seems to me to be one of the most approachable and likeable civil servants of whom I've ever had any exposure. You're a cool dude, sir! Your general state of apparent happiness is enviable.
@billted3323 Рік тому
He did seem too happy. Something is up with him
@CS-zb7hx Рік тому
@@billted3323 Or.... or. He's a nerd who likes his job.
@billted3323 Рік тому
@@CS-zb7hx Thats the vanilla theory , But something dosen't smell right
@stylo8845 Рік тому
7:43
@haloslayer33 Рік тому
@@stylo8845 i noticed that too
@dma736 Рік тому
Thank you for highlighting the important work the team at NIST performs. A fine example of functional government and a team dedicated to their work.
@adamscrivener9574 Рік тому
This system ends up making everything they control more expensive for the consumer, and gives the consumer less choice. Among many other glaring issues. We can have transparency and certificates etc without total government control. Functional force is still force.
@dma736 Рік тому
@@adamscrivener9574 I think you may be confusing the NIST with a regulatory body. NIST is a science laboratory setup by Congress to bring US standards up to world standard at the time. Trusted standards allow for improved safety, quality, and a plethora of other things. How the standards are to be applied and who enforces them is another ball of wax.
@MC-yt1uv Рік тому
@@adamscrivener9574 I don't think you understand what NIST is. Without them, businesses would have to spend more money when trying to calibrate their equipment. Also, just from a broader perspective outside of what NIST does, regulation is necessary. We tried giving businesses free rein during the early 20th century and a bunch of kids lost arms in factory equipment. Businesses have no concern other than money they will hurt or exploit people for profit if left to their own devices.
@CRneu Рік тому
@@adamscrivener9574 You clearly fall into the weird "GOVERNMENT BAD, NO EXCEPTIONS" camp. Free market capitalism is a race to the bottom. Capitalism needs standards and regulation. These standards save a ton of money and save a lot of lives. I'm not sure how you came to the conclusion that it makes things more expensive or gives less choice. That makes zero sense. Even with regulations and standards, companies are constantly caught cutting corners which often times result in a loss of life. NIST is a service that is invaluable to the global economy.
@fredwerza3478 Рік тому
@@adamscrivener9574 it's amazing how much propaganda and disinformation that Trumpers like you are spreading
@kevp6488 День тому
The existence of "Powdered Domestic Sludge" makes me immediately think of someone using it for a prank and not realizing they're commiting bioterrorism.
@John-ei8wq Рік тому
Strangely comforting to know this exists. A big government bunker full of things that define what those things are, by a standard. Some things cannot be standardized though :(
@H8nji 11 місяців тому
Be pretty boring if everything *could* be standardized
@ligma212 7 місяців тому
@@H8njibut good to have standards uwu
@H8nji 7 місяців тому
@@ligma212 Having standards =/= being standardized. We have standards for people’s behaviour but we don’t expect everyone to act the same way. Also, what’s an “uwu?” Just a shot in the dark, but is it an onomatopoeia used by terminally online degenerates who believe that everything, regardless of its nature, should be veiled under a layer of cuteness much like how Japan puts on a socially cohesive facade to masquerade its underlying social problems? Or am I being too cynical, passive-aggressive, and “it’s not that deep bro?”
@gigachin4181 6 місяців тому
@@H8njiI have a feeling YOU spend too much time online yourself, over analyzing a damn emoji and all mate.
@H8nji 6 місяців тому
@@gigachin4181 Nah but it's cringe as hell when people use animal noises in discussions that don't revolve around furry role-play sex.
@84gssteve Рік тому
One of those things we take for granted...... but if you stop and think about how big, wide and "standardized" the world is, it's amazing. It makes it possible to eat some manufactured food and then wait 10 years, travel to another part of the world and eat the same food and have the exact same experience. I remember a local craft brewer saying he had a lot of respect for Budweiser for making millions of gallons of beer, over the course of decades and having it always be consistent and predictable.
@9ZERO6 Рік тому
I made a snarky comment about Budweiser beer to a well skilled craft brewmaster during a tour a few years ago. He immediatly informed me that Budweiser is actually a fantastically brewed beer for this exact reason. Humbling moment.
@vwr32jeep Рік тому
@@9ZERO6 Budweiser is fantastically brewed piss water if anything. Utter trash. The fact that they can reproduce garbage to such an exact standard doesn’t impress me. It caters to a brand loyalty crowd and little more.
@thisrandomdude2846 Рік тому
@@9ZERO6 What exactly did you say? I hope you remember :)
@RS-xq6je Рік тому
I can't stand budweiser it's too weak tastes like sparkling water
@9ZERO6 Рік тому
@@vwr32jeep sounds like you could use a beer man.
@bartandkate5162 Рік тому
There’s a great story you’re (usually) told during NIST orientation for new employees about the Great Baltimore fire of 1904. Lots of FDs from surrounding municipalities and states came to try to help, but at the time, there was no industrial standard for hoses/couplings, so it turned into quite a mess, and more injuries and damage arguably resulted. Those items are now standardized across the country. The HR folks are better storytellers, but still demonstrates the importance of the work of standardization
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Рік тому
Standards are something that you don't realize you need unless you don't have them.
@Luchoedge Рік тому
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Things you can say about your work and also about your ex!
@ylstorage7085 Рік тому
Then proceeds with "let's use Imperial units". Didn't you people dumped tea and fought a war to get rid of the "imperial" stuff?!
@JoseRodriguez-ey7ju Рік тому
@@ylstorage7085this is the dumbest comment i've read in a while, also we use metric in the united states alongside imperial units
@jiaan100 Рік тому
They should tell the story about how people quit nist and joined architects and engineers for 9/II truth because of the fake garbage they made them produce.
@tessiepinkman Рік тому
This is one of my favourite videos of yours, ever! Soooo interesting, and I learned things I never thought about that now gives me immense satisfaction just knowing. Thank you, Derek & the wonderful people at NIST!
@thereisbeautyinthisworld7251 Рік тому
This is really interesting. How very important this is. Just amazing. Thank you to everyone working so hard at NIST.
@notyet3819 Рік тому
I learned two things today. 1. These people's work is definitely underrated. Now I understand how some foods and products can exist for years and taste the same. Consistency is key and these people are definitely helping with that. 2. I'm never eating peanut butter anymore. 😅 Never again.
@lastyhopper2792 Рік тому
would you still eat peanut though?
@voguyrus Рік тому
Why aren't you eating peanut butter anymore?
@Bildad1976 Рік тому
Everything you buy to eat is allowed to have a tiny, yet measurable, proportion of various disgusting contaminants such as cockroach heads (and other insect parts), rat poop, rat hairs, mold, mites... even maggots (ugh), and "other foreign matter".
@ncalisnotenough Рік тому
@@voguyrus probably the calorie content
@emmacornejo6392 Рік тому
Pb2!!
@hoyounlee9193 Рік тому
I have been worried for so long about how there wasn't a real chemical definition of what the kinds of food we eat are because I didn't know NIST existed, but now I can eat in peace knowing there is a standard jar of peanut butter out there that the peanut butter I'm eating should at least have been made in reference to.
@michelleholman4287 Рік тому
SURELY YOU JEST!
@hoyounlee9193 Рік тому
@@michelleholman4287 Am I missing something? I am beyond confused
@zen8704 Рік тому
@@hoyounlee9193 Translation: Surely you’re being sarcastic
@hoyounlee9193 Рік тому
@@zen8704 got that part, but in regards to what?
@zen8704 Рік тому
@@hoyounlee9193 in regards to the fact that most people wouldn’t ever genuinely worry about a standardized jar of pb?
@jonas36699 Рік тому
Another important question would is: How do they ensure the products dont degrade over time? Some contents like vitamins are really volatile. Also: Over time the composition of things like house dust etc. changes as we use different materials at home (new types of plastic, etc.)
@beardiemom Рік тому
It depends on the vitamins and for most vitamins, there are more and less shelf-stable compounds, so I'd assume they use more stable compounds and likely do have expiration dates on less shelf-stable items. As for things like the house dust, those are probably dated by year, if not month and year and they likely have more than one version. Not to forget that those samples aren't being used directly to identify problem areas, but are only made to calibrate the machines that are used to analyse samples, so they don't necessarily need to contain every potential contaminate. If there are a few different plastics in the house dust calibration sample, that should give a good reference as to whether the machines are able to detect carbon-hydrogen-polymers. Even if it isn't the exact plastic that was found in the sample from NIST, all plastics are essentially made from the same materials.
@g0d5m15t4k3 Рік тому
They definitely have storage directions. Like the animal and tissue samples in the liquid nitrogen. Ya can't just pop that in your fridge when you get home.
@enzovulkoor 10 місяців тому
So when Nile did his pure cookie video... he bit into a cookie made of extremely old ingredients.... welp at least he didnt swallow.
@goddamnit Рік тому
I like how human civilization eventually came up with such a system. We frequently do not realize how amazing some of these quality of life things are since we're so used to it being a background part of our everyday lives (which is good)
@1cont Рік тому
I disagree. It merely complicates a system needlessly. Do you not know what is in peanut butter? Do you not know what a fish is?
@farrel_ra Рік тому
@@1cont tell that when u have liver cancer since ur peanut butter producer doesn't have a good standard for how much aflatoxin they had in their mixture of peanut butter
@1cont Рік тому
@@farrel_ra yeah right. The peanuts are what make your liver sick. Not the alcohol and the decades of sugary diet. You morons deserve to be sick if you think the government is keeping you healthy.
@goodiesohhi Рік тому
@@1cont This is probably the dumbest and most ignorant comment I have seen in years. Did you not watch the video? 99% of the people who watch the video will realize how insanely important organizations like NIST are. You have to be the top 1% of bruh moment to not get this imo.
@1cont Рік тому
@@goodiesohhi I watched the whole video. Needless complication. Just as I stated. If you are too stupid to know that grinding up peanuts makes peanut butter, then you are stupid enough to be impressed with such needless complication.
@EvilTim1911 Рік тому
I love how in the shot at 7:30 you can see a reflection of Derek being pushed in an office chair in the shiny shelves, a great improvised dolly.
@micahsean8664 11 місяців тому
I've never come across something more mundane and more fascinating than this video.
@OfficiallySnek Рік тому
As someone who poops, I can vouch for the importance of a standard poop sample
@brianarbenz1329 Рік тому
I poop too! We're part of the brotherhood.
@CalmBeforeTheStorm76 Рік тому
Here here. I also poop, and have many times contributed my part to the great, strained effort to achieve new levels of poop standardization.
@anmolagrawal5358 Рік тому
Woah, such coincidences, I happen to poop as well!
@hi-mj5oi Рік тому
@@anmolagrawal5358 bro everyone does
@hi-mj5oi Рік тому
@@CalmBeforeTheStorm76 dude everyone poops
@thecrone7964 Рік тому
I am not a science nerd or in any profession that depends on this kind of information and I was fascinated and amazed by this information. Thanks for making this available to your average little old lady. We are never too old to learn.
@randomname4726 Рік тому
I love your name! Lol
@karadan100 Рік тому
Yeah me too. My mind was blown. Really well put together video too. Veritasium is great.
@madhououinkyoma 6 місяців тому
I wonder if they have an average old lady sample
@thecrone7964 6 місяців тому
@@madhououinkyoma - well if they do not - as it happens - I have made arrangements to donate my entire body to science when I die - so - they can have their bit for the good of the world - if it is needed. I do hope they do not come to think of it - because that would mean there is a human component to any number of products - like hot dogs.
@karenlynne6200 Рік тому
This is the weirdest but totally makes sense thing I've learned YTD. Thank you!
@user-te1eh8jc1o 2 місяці тому
For several years, I worked right across the street from NIST in Gaithersburg, but I never knew that they had a warehouse in there! I certainly am aware of what they're doing in general, but was completely oblivious of this. Neat!
@geese5170 Рік тому
Met a guy on a game I was playing the other day who was an airbag engineer. One of the most down to earth people I’ve ever had the joy of interacting with, although our interaction was brief. It’s always the most important things you forget has to be thought of, designed, created, tested, redesigned again and again until it was just okay enough.
@samthunders3611 Рік тому
OK enough.. Sounds great
@LabGecko Рік тому
@@samthunders3611 For scientists perfect does not exist. That's what standards are for - _"Does this system or object meet the standards to do the job?"_ Stuff like NIST is why you can buy a bag of concrete, follow the directions, and actually get the same results as the factory did. Or brownie mix, or any number of most of the things we buy today.
@samthunders3611 Рік тому
@@LabGecko I'm a chef bakerbwho was also involved with the manufacturing industry There's nothing you can tell me And you dint want to hear a quarter of the things I know It's all bussness no matter what's being sold
@flexinclouds Рік тому
Hopefully he works for "Takata".. so they dont have to keep recalling, already recalled & "fixed" airbags. Like the one in my Subaru WRX
@ryebud258 Рік тому
Analytical chemist here. From academic research to drug development to drug safety testing, every position I've ever worked makes heavy use of NIST standards (though usually all with their own internal acronyms). These are absolutely vital for almost any calibration or measurement which requires high degrees of certainty.
@GetMoGaming Рік тому
I often wondered how they calibrate stuff and assumed they must have a standard reference system. Yet another curiosity resolved by Derek! Thanks dude!
@g0d5m15t4k3 Рік тому
You've heard of standard weights and measurements? NIST took that idea and just *ran* with it.
@futrfromundertherock4917 Рік тому
Amazing. Standards of units and measure protocols turned into to an interesting video. I really hope you get your own syndicated TV series.
@jamescerven4400 Рік тому
I love how that guy has a whole list of jokes he's hoping he gets to tell at any given moment 😂
@pearlwhite7157 Рік тому
😄😄😄
@financialdecimation Рік тому
a list of standard jokes for the standard items
@laughingbeast4481 Рік тому
@@financialdecimation So he can accuratelly measure response. This is also where they order canned laughter from. Only thanks to them they can add just the right dose on laugh track or be certain they read test audiences' reaction accurately. (Test audiences of course consist of standard moviegoers. Those are stored frozen coz being exposed to outside influences they change their taste incredibly quickly.)
@trentp151 Рік тому
When government wastes trillions of dollars every year, it MUST be made into a joke, so that people don't cry.
@jamescerven4400 Рік тому
@@trentp151 nist is useful, but I agree government has lots of waste lol
@CraftyMasterman Рік тому
this just might be the crappiest product ive ever seen
@superjumpbros64 Рік тому
Indeed, indeed
@windowsxpmemesandstufflol Рік тому
Nice
@MrUssy101 Рік тому
This guy thinks he clever and has big brain and should eduecate us all??? He sounds so condescending!!!
@Speedwars Рік тому
hey it’s mr red stone
@Menaceblue3 Рік тому
Andy Sixx agrees
@itumelengseeco2844 Рік тому
I am from South Africa, and one of the recent articles I read pointed out that our government has defined a new standard to define a Boerewors (Famous South African 'sausage'). I could not understand why this was necessary; this video just made me realise why that is.
@b.calvinsaul1909 Рік тому
I've seen you using the molecular modeling objects, but could not figure out what they were called or where to find them. Snatoms! And you invented them! So cool...
@melvinmartins5658 Рік тому
As a NIST Guest Researcher, it is so cool to see you visit our institution that too few know about!
@theabuzerbharuchi Рік тому
U r doing a great job. Dont ever feel worthless that many people dont know about these things . Becoz of people like u , our society is functioning well.
@JoesWebPresence Рік тому
@@theabuzerbharuchi . . . except when it comes to steel framed building collapse
@devindaniels1634 7 місяців тому
Damn, I was aware of the important work NIST does, but apparently had no idea how many standards they maintain. That's amazing.
@kennedynjuguna Рік тому
Thank you for this. I literally had no idea about NIST and the awesome stuff they are doing
@NiksCro96 Рік тому
Veritasium a day keeps ignorance away. Thanks for making amazing stuff for so long now.
@Bonu5epic Рік тому
- 🤓
@nezukochan471 Рік тому
@@Bonu5epic -🤓
@MrUssy101 Рік тому
Disagree This guy thinks he clever and has big brain and should eduecate us all??? He sounds so condescending!!!
@bbbaoyiii8653 Рік тому
yesss!!!
@Samuel-7418 Рік тому
@@nezukochan471 - 🤓🤓
@dane1382 Рік тому
This entire concept is amazing. Rather than speculating about the invisible laws of the universe or what lies far away in space, being able to understand the things we interact with on a day-to-day basis seems strangely way cooler to me.
@KalebPeters99 Рік тому
Yeah, it brings all the science right back to every day reality. Such an awesome window into our world
@rubiks6 Рік тому
So much more meaningful to human existence than measuring galaxies billions of lightyears away.
@rubiks6 Рік тому
@Nad Senoj - The things NIST is doing are quite obviously beneficial to humanity. I'm going to need some real convincing why looking at barely discernable images of galaxies 13 billion lightyears away really helps mankind. The things NIST is doing are important and helpful right here and right now.
@0777coco Рік тому
i wouldn't agree that it sounds way cooler lol, but it's a field of research i didn't expect to be so interesting for sure
@Crazytesseract Рік тому
"What's is the ultimate origin of everything that exists?" Is this not a question worth pondering on?
@alicenoele9530 11 місяців тому
Awesome video! The domestic sludge reminded me of when my Environmental Science class went on a field trip to a waste treatment facility. It was actually really interesting and my anosmia came in handy too lol!
@axelsalive957 7 місяців тому
I love Steve Choquette. He seems to genuinely love his job. Both how it generates a profit, but also how it benefits the world. He's also very much aware of how ridiculous the job appears at first glance. He's not defensive. He embraces the absurdity. At the end of the video, when asked how much human feces was collected to be powered and measured, he simply said, "a crap load." Good stuff.
@memory-card Рік тому
As someone who basically did the same thing for several years, just across the pond (Germany), I'm so glad this important field of research finally get some coverage. The federal institution I used to work for provides the reference alloys for Euro coins, alcohol in water (calibrate breathalyzer's), also a lot of food and environmental samples with toxins or heavy metals and much more. I worked in the food team and alongside homogenization, stability is one of the major concerns. Grinding it into a nice powder is great for homogenization, but simultaneously creates so much surface area for chemical reactions. And even though they are not used as a food, you don't wanna an Oil to become rancid and so on. So many products are stored in a freezer, but what to do if e.g. the cold chain is broken during transport? The devil is in the detail^^ And that's even before you come to the most difficult question: How to make sure NIST and all the other CRM providers are able to measure correctly themselves? :D
@AxMi-24 Рік тому
That's where intercomparisons come into play. Also a reason why it's important that every reference is implemented by several national labs. When you are alone with a reference (as is the case with some of what PTB is doing) it's very difficult to be confident that you have not messed something up ;)
@stefankuttenreich8668 Рік тому
how is this institution called in germany?
@AxMi-24 Рік тому
@@stefankuttenreich8668 PTB, Short for Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
@jordan9604 Рік тому
These are some of the problems that we in the bio fisheries face. You have to take into account the influx and outflow of water and what that water holds. We take our shipping containers almost too seriously. Wipe out all life inside the bag, measure what the water does to the bag and vice versa. Then place the fish into the bag, measure and record. For everything, and I mean like a full 2 days worth of testing for a single fish. Meanwhile that 1 single fish has required about 150 hours of work just to maintain a stable environment. Then when you ask for $3500 for a fish that someone could throw a net out in the river and catch thousands in an hour... Cheezus.. Some people just don't care to realize the effort that was put forth and call just to complain about the price for a perfect lab fish. They don't want one, just call to criticize us for the price of a river minnow. They want a dozen for $10. Sorry, we are not that kind of business.
@TheRealStructurer Рік тому
Thanks, answered my question if there are other countries doing the same 👍🏻
@aaronversiontwo4995 Рік тому
There are also groups trying NOT to standardize things. The most troubling being the vitamin industry. Vitamins in the USA and Canada have no standards so vitamins can have whatever in them. Some even don't contain the vitamin on the label at all. It just goes to show why standards are important.
@bleeka325 Рік тому
They need to be regulated before they can be standardized
@HappyDragneels_page Рік тому
thats ridiculously insane lmao, how on earth doesnt this fall under some other legislation? false advertising etc
@systrex Рік тому
"Suppliments"
@bleeka325 Рік тому
@@HappyDragneels_page it’s not false advertising when the company indicates that the claims have not been evaluated by the FDA
@happyfase Рік тому
Vitamins can't be standardised because vitamins aren't vitamins.
@HeyLeFay Рік тому
I like how the comment section is comprised of: 1. Fellow chemists, scientists, nerds, and industry professionals talking about how much they respect the amount of effort that goes into the NIST. 2. Laypersons who just think the video is cool. 3. Conspiracy theorists that think this is a sign of the end times(?) or "big government bad". 4. Just 3 again, but even more incoherent. Edit: 5. Praising soap from some random place in India??? Edit 2: 6. ???? 9/11 ???????
@kley98 Рік тому
That’s so interesting. I didn’t know that companies had to check simple things thoroughly.
@billmullins6833 Рік тому
Great work, Derek, as always. True story: Back in the early 70s I worked in a radio maintenance shop at McConnell AFB, Ks and some of the radios we maintained were in the HF band (3 - 30 MHz). The NIST runs a radio station call sign WWV which operates on 2.5, 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz and continuously broadcasts the current time. We used to tune the radios to WWV to confirm that they were tuning properly. We also would set our watches to WWV so we always had very accurate time on our watches. One evening the wife and I were in a mall window shopping (as a junior enlisted we didn't have the money to actually BUY anything) when some guy asked me for the time. I told him the time to the second. He said "That isn't right!" To which I replied, "Yes it is. I set my watch by WWV just this morning." "What's WWV?", he asked. " It's the national time standard. You know? The same folks who establish the standards for everything in the U.S." I told him. He then asked, "What makes THAT right?" Honestly, I didn't have a comeback. How would you answer someone who questions the National Institute of Standards and Technology? (I'm really hoping you answer my question. I was at a loss.)
@keithklassen5320 Рік тому
Lol. Nothing, in a sense. It's just a reliable institution that everyone can go to to help them synchronize their devices that need to be synchronized. You could make your own competing timekeeping service, but good luck making it as reliable, so nobody would bother with it if they really *needed* it.
@shinyshinyyshinyyy2197 Рік тому
It’s funny, because there really isn’t anything that makes it right. It’s like how the standard weight of a gram is just a little hunk of metal in a lab and everyone agrees “yeah that’s a gram” because who else is defining a gram? Or how most world currencies only have value due to the people agreeing that they do. It’s a little arbitrary, but it negates arbitration. Which is weird lmao
@billkurek5576 Рік тому
Thus,the phrase “does anybody really know what time it is. Does anybody really care ?”
@Furiends Рік тому
In some cases a standard is just an authority meaning we simply have to agree to not disagree. But in fact most standards have agreeable metrics. Ones that would cost more to derive in our own sample than it would to buy a NIST sample and test that. These standards also should be designed so they give you some useful information. Note how NIST only makes these samples at the request of companies.
@herculesrockefeller8969 Рік тому
A little Googling would have revealed that NIST uses THE time standard, a Cesium Atomic clock.
@powderedwater67 Рік тому
This video explained how so many things work. People would say they found trace amounts of a certain chemical in a city's water supply, and you'd think "How?" well this is very enlightening. Also always wondered how in shows like CSI they could tell if a bullet was fired from a specific firearm. This is what i subscribed for.
@codybarrett462 Рік тому
Nah, you’re just stupid dude. A majority of people know that already….
@HeyLeFay Рік тому
Also, in relation to your specific example about the water supply, a lot of places periodically take samples of their water and store it for later for purposes like that!
@soupysoup931 11 місяців тому
NIST is what most people don't know about, but who keep our daily lives and basics in touch and up to date, God bless them!
@victoriadavislg 19 днів тому
I took a few classes in college where we used mass spectrometry to determine the amount of caffeine in various coffees
@cascastenmiller9152 Рік тому
A friend of mine once said: “Better than perfect is standardised”. This video shows that that’s true. Great video! Keep up the good work :)
@teslacoil5378 Рік тому
@gridsleep Standards are perfect because they are standard (thus why SRMs are used as references to determine product integrity), and they are standard because we have deemed them to be adequate enough for a certain product. They are a PERFECT template to ensure the quality of a certain product. So I say that perfection is quite definable.
@shoam2103 Рік тому
I remember that quote from a technology connections video!
@craigmays3098 Рік тому
Z89om
@m.i.andersen8167 Рік тому
Yes. Standards are great. Let's have a lot more of them! 😊
@m.i.andersen8167 Рік тому
@@teslacoil5378 Absolutely right! And one can say that standard dust collected in an American standard city is only standard in the US. Global dust must be collected globally, but that probably wouldn't make much sense, except for aliens collecting dust to make "standard inhabited planet dust"
@ahetzel9054 Рік тому
I was so confused at first but it makes total sense. Reminds me of that video you made on that perfect spherical ball that's our reference standard for weight. I calibrate lasers at my job and we have to check customers laser trackers against our reference tracker and if the results are outside of 0.0003mm we have to re-tune them. It's pretty neat. (Edit: I had originally said 0.00003 microns but it's .0003mm or .3 microns)
@caiocc12 Рік тому
0.00003 microns would be 30 picometers (0.03 nanometers). That's less than an atom. Are you working on LISA?
@ahetzel9054 Рік тому
@@caiocc12 I think I added an extra zero lol. But there are different specs for different companies & trackers since everyone uses the trackers differently so some allow for larger margins of error. It's pretty neat but honestly I'm not quite that knowledgeable yet, only been here 4 months and I'm just an art school drop out who got lucky(my brother works here as an engineer tech)
@longnamedude3947 Рік тому
@@ahetzel9054 Stick at that job and you will go places, such opportunities are incredibly rare and I will admit that I am a little jealous of what you get to do as a job, but, I am equally glad that you are doing a job that you seem to genuinely enjoy doing which is always a positive. Work hard and you'll be set for life.
@pyropulseIXXI Рік тому
That ball is not used as a reference. They don't use artifacts to define weight, and that ball was a candidate for defining the kilogram, but they went with a procedural definition using a watt balance and defining physical constants
@ahetzel9054 Рік тому
@@pyropulseIXXI I think that went over my head lol. I thought that ball was the standard for 1 kilogram but it wasn't based on it's weight and instead the amount of atoms or molecules that it was made of? Or something like that? That video was a while ago so I don't entirely remember
@grahamwebb5953 Рік тому
Imagine how much of a breakthrough it would be if this facility was discovered in the future where they may not know about us much
@Tigray_Hagerey Рік тому
How you described these amazing people just shows you are a great person
@lefthandpathmedia5958 Рік тому
I've been following your channel for like 10 years and this right here is a holy grail video. I have had this EXACT question (the one this video answers) in my mind probably since the age of 5. My fascination with Nutrition Facts on boxes has been life-long and I have always wondered _how_ they get that data, and _how_ they _prove that it is exactly accurate to what I am eating_ . And now this video shows me that it's because of a thing called an *SRM* or, *Standard Reference Material* ! Genius.
@paulsimons769 Рік тому
Because this information didn't exist prior to the making of this video; during that period since you were 5, you could have at anytime. Looked it up yourself
@raisschultz420 Рік тому
@@paulsimons769 most dumbasses these days need to be told exactly how to think and what to think about and what to do when they want to do something. common sense and independence no longer exist
@spimbles 7 місяців тому
5 year old me instantly connected those dots and knew in a child-ized way that the scientists just knew best because they did their homework. none of this information is surprising in any way shape or form
@nixtunes1 Рік тому
I work in a geochemical analysis lab, and standards really are a critical part of our work, letting us find, diagnose and correct any errors and deviations and confirm when data is on point. Thanks, NIST, for your tireless diligent work!
@elliottthompson5455 Рік тому
@@PersonalStash420 just because someone may be paid to do a job doesn’t mean you can’t be appreciative and thankful of their work.
@fourdoorsmorehoes Рік тому
@@PersonalStash420 Soldiers, doctors, and firemen are also paid for their work.
@tmo2798 Рік тому
@@PersonalStash420 "Fighting for a country" is silly. It's also impossible. it's a super silly idea to oversimplify a violent scheme.
@geddon436 Рік тому
@@PersonalStash420 Why do you believe fireman and cops get paid enough?
@leosoberon3216 7 місяців тому
I remember taking a field trip to NIST and hitting up Dogfish Head brewery. Amazing place
@WyattUTFT 11 місяців тому
I just saw this right after Nile Red’s pure cookie video
@reighaillness 11 місяців тому
lol same
@Metanis Рік тому
A legitimate government function. It's wonderful to see how serious they take their role. And a great story too!
@fredricksfishkeeping3007 Рік тому
NIST is probably the coolest agency people don’t know about. Not only do they do this, but they have hardcore experimental physicists building the most accurate atomic clocks in the world to standardize timekeeping.
@lysanderhoppe765 Рік тому
These products seem to be in high demand. Why would you need the government for this?
@miguelangelmartinezcasado8935 Рік тому
@@lysanderhoppe765 you want 1 standard. Not 2, not 3 not 5. Just one where everyone has the same error margins so there's no confusion. And if it were a company, then they would increase the price. And a lot of products would cost more because of that bloated price in calibration. So... Why would you want a company? Without competition companies aren't better than goverment
@reeman2.0 Рік тому
"legitimate" they're selling your poo.
@JonMartinYXD Рік тому
@@miguelangelmartinezcasado8935 Exactly. Why don't we have colour fax machines? Well, we do, except every manufacturer made their own "standard" for it and insisted that anyone else who wanted to use the same "standard", pay for it. So Acme colour fax machines can only send colour faxes to other Acme colour fax machines. Compare this to Wi-Fi, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards: one standard that any company can develop a product to use and know that it will be able to interoperate with billions of other devices out there. Having one free to use standard lowers the cost of entry into a market, enabling competition and innovation.
@williamdowling7718 Рік тому
Absolutely fascinating. I had never even really considered the need for any of these things, and now it seems so obvious... Incredible video yet again, Derek.
@esselsid3727 Рік тому
The fact that this kind of thing exists and functions just freakin blew my mind
@DOC_951 8 місяців тому
As soon as he said at 3:20 that a sample of something is used to set the standard, I immediately understood. This is amazing, and I can’t believe I never heard of NIST until now, even as a doctor. Very interesting and educational topic!
@Syntania Рік тому
I'm a medical lab tech, and I find NIST to be fascinating. We use standards (we call it QC) to make sure that our analyzers and methods are working properly and giving accurate results so that you get the care you need next time you're in a hospital. Our stuff's not cheap either.
@thedoctorbowtie 7 місяців тому
Im a tech in a lab who makes QC materials for hematology chemistry and bodyfluid analyzers! Wonder if you use any of the controls we make!
@PartyhatRS 7 місяців тому
Can you sell me some "analytical" flurazepam or midazolam Lol
@davidtatum8682 2 місяці тому
NiST aren't the only ones responsible for SRMs but they're definitely the gold standard.
@oscarzolcinski6905 Рік тому
I'm curious how many people work there. You'd think it would require a whole range of experts from different fields to standardize such a variety of materials. Perhaps it's not as difficult as it seems in many cases but I bet they have different people for things like industrial materials and microbiology for example. Fascinating
@rajaindian Рік тому
I really appreciate that you have made this video I head and operate multiple laboratories across India where we are involved in doing exactly what you have shown and I often feel rather under appreciated on behalf of my team that people don't know what important work we are all doing in the lab. I am sure your video will create a lot of awareness about this critical work being done by scientist behind the scene.
@KalebPeters99 Рік тому
Thank you for your hard work! You and your colleagues keep this world turning 🙏❤️
@claywilson6149 Рік тому
Yes . "The Science" thanks you for your service . You get the Fauci Award . Well done !!
@dielaughing73 Рік тому
@@claywilson6149 weak bait
@alihuss.3545 Рік тому
@@claywilson6149 cringe bait, cope and cry
@claywilson6149 Рік тому
@@alihuss.3545 sorry . Get a knee jerk reaction whenever i hear the word "scientist" . In fact ..if you want to lose me as an audience then call yourself an "expert" . We got millions of them . Each one's opinion more important and valid than the other . Looking for a real doctor . Not a pharmaceutical salesman . Like NIST being an institution of standards and technology yet they validate the "conspiracy theory" that two planes can drop three skyscrapers . But most of us have forgotten about that one and I suppose we should "move on" ....like this Covid vax snarfu.
@pjz7088 Рік тому
I'm so glad domestic sludge was only a small part of the video, important as it is. I had no idea how interesting standards could be! It's super cool to see every constituent ingredient in all these substances. It's like a library of everything.
@messi8459 Рік тому
very well put
@TitusRex Рік тому
The actual title and thumbnail of this video almost made me not watch it. Only did because it's Veritasium. If the title was something about standards or something I would click it immediately. I guess sometimes clickbait does not work the same for everyone and it can even have the opposite effect.
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Рік тому
@@TitusRex Yeah, I understand that "legitbait" like this can draw people in, but surely a different title would have been more appealing.
@titanrahlgaming Рік тому
I don't know about other countries, excluding the states, but here in Kuwait both private and international restaurants that don't meet the standards here get shutdown very quickly. They probably get investigated too.
@billbauer9795 Рік тому
@@TitusRex The title of the video convinced me Not to watch it, despite it being Veritasium. Eventually I decided to give it a try, and I am glad I did, but I thought the title should make one Want to watch the video...
@BrandBurgund Рік тому
When I see this much dedication, it just proves that we humans can put the right kind of efforts into protecting our planet
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