Engineering - The Polymer Explosion: Crash Course Engineering #20

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Understand the fundamentals and various fields of engineering
Gain insights into the historical development of core engineering disciplines
Learn the principles of thermodynamics and their engineering applications
Explore the challenges and advancements in renewable and clean energy engineering

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We’re continuing our look at engineering materials with third main type of material that you’ll encounter as an engineer: polymers. They’re made of long, repeating chains of smaller molecules known as monomers and today we’ll explore their strange history of polymers and the things that contributed to how we use them today. Crash Course Engineering is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1mtdjDVOoOqJzeaJAV15Tq0tZ1vKj7ZV Check out Hot Mess: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsaEBhRsI6tmmz12fkSEYdw *** RESOURCES: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2004/12/how_high_can_a_fire_hose_shoot.html https://www.britannica.com/science/polymer http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/kidsmac/basics.htm https://www.livescience.com/60682-polymers.html https://www.britannica.com/science/copolymer https://www.britannica.com/science/elastomer https://www.cmu.edu/gelfand/education/k12-teachers/polymers/natural-synthetic-polymers/ http://pslc.ws/macrog/kidsmac/xlink.htm https://www.britannica.com/technology/vulcanization https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100628-science-ancient-maya-aztec-rubber-balls-beheaded/ https://www.britannica.com/science/polyvinyl-acetate https://sciencebob.com/make-your-own-bouncy-ball/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/once-upon-time-exploding-billiard-balls-were-everyday-thing-180962751/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hermann-Staudinger https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/ghost-army-the-inflatable-tanks-that-fooled-hitler/276137/ https://www.britannica.com/science/polyethylene-terephthalate https://physics.aps.org/articles/v11/29 *** Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Thanks to the following Patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Mark Brouwer, Kenneth F Penttinen, Trevin Beattie, Satya Ridhima Parvathaneni, Erika & Alexa Saur, Glenn Elliott, Justin Zingsheim, Jessica Wode, Eric Prestemon, Kathrin Benoit, Tom Trval, Jason Saslow, Nathan Taylor, Brian Thomas Gossett, Khaled El Shalakany, Indika Siriwardena, SR Foxley, Sam Ferguson, Yasenia Cruz, Eric Koslow, Caleb Weeks, D.A. Noe, Shawn Arnold, Malcolm Callis, Advait Shinde, William McGraw, Andrei Krishkevich, Rachel Bright, Mayumi Maeda, Kathy & Tim Philip, Jirat, Ian Dundore -- Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support Crash Course on Patreon: http://patreon.com/crashcourse CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids