Anything happening in space fascinates us. The excitement of knowing about these things, functioning miles away is real. And science enthusiasts are always eager to know what really happens at a place that is out of reach for most of us. Well, to answer all our questions, a former NASA scientist tried some experiments himself and documented the results. Say hello to Mark Rober whose video on dropping an egg in space is making rounds on social media. Read on to know what really happens. A little disclaimer: you will be shocked to see the results.
This Former NASA Scientist Drops An Egg In Space
This video linked here is a Youtube video by Mark Rober. The NASA scientist turned Youtuber has documented a video of dropping an egg into space and it is now stunning viewers. Eggs are really delicate and get cracked easily even with the most gentle force but the results of throwing the egg into space are quite opposite to what happens in our kitchen. Starting 3 years ago, the journey of experimenting and documenting has not been easy at all. Not only financially, but this experiment also drained him physically and even mentally.
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The Experiment Witnessed A Few Failures But The End Result Is Surprising!
As you can watch in the video, Mark attempted a few times and he had different plans as well. Conducting several tests and improvising them with his team, he covered all these in different steps. This is a 26-minute long video and the Youtuber explains each and every step in detail. Gaining knowledge while watching the video is quite interesting and we are sure you will enjoy watching it.
His final attempts were successful and he found the results that he anticipated. The eggs finally landed on the ground and they were completely fine with no cracks.
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It has been only 3 days since Mark shared this video on his Youtube channel, and now it has garnered over 18 million views with more than 633K likes and over 22,400 comments.
Mark Rober’s Youtube channel is so insightful and we are sure that science enthusiasts will love watching his videos.
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