Can Flies Actually Fly in a Vacuum Chamber?

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Published 2017-10-03
In this video I put flies in the vacuum chamber to see if they can fly in a low pressure environment. I also show you how I got the flies in the vacuum chamber by lowering their metabolism so that they don't move at all by putting them in the freezer. Then once in the closed chamber they warm up and come back to life. The less air there is in the vacuum chamber the higher wing speed they need to generate lift. Eventually you get to low enough pressure that the flies cannot lift off the ground! Then I talk about how we could lift off the ground if our atmosphere was as thick as Saturn's moon Titan.

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All Comments (20)
  • @logansateia1117
    Imagine the flies being like "yo wtf the air stopped working"
  • @FrizFroz
    The flies have now become walks.
  • Imagine just being a regular housefly, tossed into a cup, and then frozen for a bit, and waking up with 4 other fly homies in an strange box. Then, you realize your only cool ability is gone.
  • @jellyace1939
    I love how people are worried that they’re gonna get hurt the flies, while my mom chases them down with an electric fly-swatter.
  • @padius9897
    this dude made hydrophobic water, cold fire, self-pouring liquid and now he's unflied-flies
  • This man put his arm into a vacuum chamber made out of an old glass jar. That is true dedication to science.
  • @fabricioaf89
    What amazes me the most is that there are people who are worried about the well being of the flies 😤
  • @Loopcats
    Now those flies will go back to their friends and tell them how they were kidnapped and experimented on by aliens.
  • @aaronscarpa7469
    “The flies have now become walks.” Best dad joke of all time
  • "I caught 5 flies" "Don't worry, they'll be fine" "Look, all 4 of them are perfectly fine.."
  • @paulocoelho558
    The idea with the magnet to tease the flies to move around in the vacuum is really genius, only an unique mind can have such a brilliant idea!!! 😂😂🤣🤣
  • @femthingevelyn
    the flies probably won't come back to his house, like "hell no that fucker turns off the air"
  • @Xubuntu47
    Not surprising: flies can't fly in a vacuum. Mind blowing: flies are completely unharmed by a vacuum.
  • @lukesworld1
    can we test if flies can fly "better" in a hyperbaric situation such as under 100psi of air pressure where the air should be denser
  • 'the flies have now become walks' - this got me way more than it should have
  • @izaaveri
    “The flies have now become walks.” -The Action Lab
  • *acuses him of torturing flies Meanwhile anywhere on the planet *smacks a fly with no mercy
  • @abc-wg1fd
    Action Lab: I'm not going to kill them Me: NOOOOOO!!!!