What happens when you drop a glowing red hot metal ball into a jar of mountain dew? Well, we set out to find out! We are in the warehouse today to do some science! My name is Nicholas Johnson and this is a solid chromium steel ball, and This video will be the first in a series of videos where I take these steel balls, put them into this propane forge that I built to mess around with some black smithing last year - heat them up to around 2000 degrees where they’re glowing orange and then drop them into an assortment of containers full of different things to see… well, just to see. Today its one jar of mountain dew and one jar of water as a control. I figure the carbonization of the mountain dew will do SOMETHING interesting - the water will probably be pretty uneventful. But thats about all I need to say to set the stage here, so here - goes Next Im going to fill this shaker with raw eggs, drop in a glowing hot chromium steel ball and see if I can make instant scrambled eggs! Then we’ll get this big boy involved!! We tried it in water and it shattered the bottom of the container, so I need a bigger jar and I think Ill fill the bottom with sand.. Subscribe to the channel so you see those after I make a couple of improvements so I dont melt through this flight case! 0:00 intro 0:41 fire up the forge 1:20 clear water control test 2:30 the mountain dew test 2:48 plop then slow motion 3:32 up next #redhotsteelball #mountaindew #2000degreeball ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3MsMmtwoeg

Microvision bought a company today. Microvision Acquired Ibeo Automotive, a software and LiDAR company. #microvision #mvis #ibeo Ibeo is a software company, but they also have a flash based Lidar module that gets used in robotics and industrial processes. They have an existing relationship with Audi, Mercedes, BMW and VW - as well as over 700 patents of their own to add to the patent barrel in Sumits Redmond office. They expect to bring in a revenue of 8-15 million dollars in 2023 by selling their software and that sensor. ALSO, Ibeo already has a working, finished version of the same type of software that Microvision has been hard at work creating for their MAVIN DR sensor and ASIC combo. A software that can receive all sorts of sensor data and use it to produce an environment for a car’s existing computer to add to its perception of the world around it. Presumably this will accelerate the timeline where Microvision has a whole ASIC/Sensor unit with the software built in that you can just plop right into your 1988 Toyota Tercel and have it drive you to work while you play calico vision. This is a fun quote directly from the CEO of Microvision: “Low profile sensors capable of roofline integration is the biggest interest in auto manufacturers . WIth Microvisions Mavin Sensor and Perception Features embedded in a custom ASIC - WE expect to be the ONLY […] provider with a one box solution desired by OEMS” Anubhav says this acquisition will provide commercial applications with revenue from a range of NON-automotive lidar sensors like: robotics, industrial, smart infrastructure and commercial vehicles. I dont know why commercial vehicles are not automotive, but I suspect thats just a language thing. Earlier this year - Microvision made a projection that there will be a market value of 2 billion by the year 2030 - and by expanding into non consumer car LiDAR stuff, they are upping that 5x to 10 billion dollars. I did the math, and I own .0084% of the company - which translates to just about $840,000 if I dont change anything; Also, I know thats not how money works. Summit was on offense saying directly that “Statements by other companies about their “Order Books” are inaccurate and misleading.” and “Lidar companies projecting winning entire fleet volumes are not accurate.” Ibeo's flash sensor will be Microvisons initial foray into market segments in industrial, robotics, smart infrastructure and commercial vehicles at a competitive price, apparently providing revenue from day one of ownership. Software development diversifies the revenue. Like I said IBEO has 700 patents of their own in the LiDAR sector. This acquisition accelerates the timeline. The plan is to deliver the lowest cost, smallest profile highest spec sensor to meet OEM requirements. The software has already passed qualification to OEMS and is already generating revenue. MicroVision expects to leverage Ibeo’s relationship with ZF Friedrichshafen, an already established Tier 1 partner to OEMs, this is the company that makes their Flash Sensor - and the plan is to have ZF to manufacture the MAVIN DR lidar sensor also. Without saying exactly how much was executed - Anubhav did say that they used the ATM in November 2022 to buy Ibeo in cash. The purchase will be complete some time in the first half of 2023. This was as unbiased as I could be about this information. On December 6th they will be holding a more detailed press conference - you can find a link to that below or on reddit or at their website. Also, I did a day-trade this morning with MVIS stock with about a thousand dollars in, and made 20 bucks! How ‘bout that. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO_GWBB74Do