World’s Lightest Solid!

Aerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission. The focus of this video is silica aerogels, though graphene aerogels are now technically the lightest. At one point Dr. Steven Jones literally held the Guinness World Record for making the lightest aerogel and therefore lightest solid. If you're interested in learning more about aerogels, let me know in the comments as there is a potential trilogy in the works...

This looks like a fascinating material, especially when you consider the amazing insulating properties of this ultra-light material.πŸ’¨

How Can I Stop OCD Thoughts?

How Can I Stop OCD Thoughts?

With my therapy sessions I've been doing recently, I've been doing a lot of thinking about my views and how and I want to change -- like thinking about less about burn barrels and how much waste there is in society. While I learn a lot from the sessions, I also been doing a lot of research myself, as I chew through what is my next step. While at some point, I want to own land out in the country, where I can have fires and kind of do what I want, for now it's kind of a struggle to figure out my identity, control my naughty fire-driven thoughts, and make my life better so I can earn more money and get closer to those goal of owning my own land.