Crystals with Tyler Thrasher
SciShow Tangents
The Three Stories of Scientific Discoveries Rooted in Crystals
Three stories of scientific discoveries rooted in crystals, but only one is true. Scientists studying Mount Etna have analyzed crystals that grow inside the magma to help predict volcanic eruptions. Does Iceland have salt that speed up the crystallization of proteins? Or do scientists use crystals in magma to predicts volcanic eruptions? Oh shit. It has to be one of those three, even though they all seem pretty outlandish.
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