SciShow | Can You Rip a Phone Book in Half?

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Episode Title: Can You Rip a Phone Book in Half?
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Description: If you can find a phone book these days, science is here to help you rip it in half with your bare hands! Hosted by: Olivia Gordon SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofann101amer https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/%28ASCE%29LM.1943-5630.0000156 https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-tear-a-phone-book-in-half/ Axelsson, A. “Fibre based models for predicting tensile strength of paper.” Thesis, Luleå University of Technology, 2009. https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/prospects-for-maintaining-strength-of-paper-and-paperboard-products-while-using-less-forest-resources-a-review/ Brown, N. Plastics in Food Packaging - Properties, Design, and Fabrication. CRC Press, 1992. Burleigh, T. Failure Analysis of Materials: An Introduction. Lulu.com, 2018. Callister, W.; and Rethwisch, G. Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons, 2014. Collins, J.; Busby, H.; and Staab, G. Mechanical Design of Machine Elements and Machines. John Wiley & Sons, 2010. https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/cs/pdfs/55/6/2833 Dufour, B. “Cut Quality of WFC Paper - Effect of the Machinery and the Coated Paper Properties.” Thesis, Graz University of Technology, 2013. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/this-is-why-aeroplane-windows-are-rounded-a6834856.html Pulp and Paper Chemistry and Technology, ed. Ek, M.; Gellerstedt, G.; and Henriksson, G. 2009. https://bit.ly/2X4wyed https://bit.ly/2YYy3MW http://acufoe.net/Fall2015/books---materials-science-and-engineering---an-introduction.pdf https://bit.ly/2TXin8M https://bit.ly/2G55rdf https://diglib.tugraz.at/download.php?id=5813249abbe0c&location=browse Images: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/female-hands-with-phone-book-gm513245408-87507273 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cracking_in_concrete_due_to_stress_concentration.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/close-up-of-white-torn-paper-on-orange-background-gm171268639-20663059 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/female-hand-sachet-face-mask-gm852731946-140119715 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/airplane-window-view-inside-an-aircraft-window-plane-at-sunrise-with-rays-of-morning-gm929541480-254896737 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/vasco-da-gama-bridge-in-lisbon-portugal-gm1000104754-270445528 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/phonebook-fury-gm172223176-2797624


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