The apple was rotting from inside. Was it a mold? Or an insect? Or both? Who’s to blame? I will ask my microscope for an answer.
🔬 115 – What happened to this apple?
🔬 Why are prisms used in microscopes and not mirrors?
Prisms have several advantages over mirrors and have always been used in stereo microscopes. In this video I will explain the principle of how Porro Prisms flip the image upright and I will also demonstrate the light path and interference Read More …
🔬 Why are there no compound microscopes with an optical zoom?
You always have to change the objective (and/or eyepiece) to obtain a different magnification in a microscope? Why don’t they (generally) make microscopes with a zoom feature? 👜 Shop – Amazon shop for microscopes an accessories https://www.amazon.com/shop/microbehunter 🎬 Microbehunter (main Read More …
🔬 114 – Your dishwasher is full of bacteria and what to do against it
A dishwasher is an extreme environment for microorganisms, still many of them have adapted and are able to thrive there. I am going to have a look at some of the bacteria and fungi that I found in the biofilm Read More …
🔬 113 – Halloween special: How does pumpkin soup look like under the microscope?
Recipe: pumpkin, salt, curry. Boil and mix. Put under the microscope. Enjoy your meal! Besides countless cells, we can also see vascular tissue (xylem) that transports water. Starch grains are also present in large amounts and these can be seen Read More …
🔬 112 – My beard looks a bit creepy under the microscope
I am exploring my skin with a cheap USB microscope. When viewing my freshly shaved chin, I almost got a bit of Trypophobia. This is the fear of holes. My freshly shaved chin has tiny holes in it where the Read More …
🔬 111 – Why wool is not good for the environment
Cheap wool often contains Acrylic fibers which do not biodegrade. These synthetic fibers can be easily distinguished under the microscope from natural wool from a sheep. Here I put different types of wool under the microscope. Specimen preparation is easy. Read More …
🔬 110 – This cell looks like a coke bottle
Diatoms are microscopic algae that have a shell of glass. Gomphonema constrictum is the possible name of a diatom that looks like a bottle. It is one of the few irregular shaped diatoms that I have found. Diatoms produce a Read More …
🔬 109 – Constipated worms under the microscope!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUVE4feeXb4& I fed the worms starch grains and the worms had some problems digesting them. The potato starch grains light up under polarized light. I put a polarizing filter on the lamp of the microscope and one on top of Read More …
🔬 Oil Immersion Microscopy at 1000x
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PemhS8WXlqM& Celebrating 1000 subscribers with 1000x magnification! Exchanging the objective, oil immersion, cleaning the objective and a look at some algae with and without oil.