Which is better: Soap or hand sanitizer? - Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson

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Publicado 2020-05-05
Dig into the science of how soap breaks down a coronavirus, and the effectiveness of hand sanitizer against a viral outbreak.

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Your hands, up close, are anything but smooth. With peaks and valleys, folds and rifts, there are plenty of hiding places for a virus to stick. If you then touch your face, the virus can infect you. But there are two extraordinarily simple ways you can keep that from happening: soap and water, and hand sanitizer. So which is better? Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson investigate.

Lesson by Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson, directed by Artrake Studio.

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @salimaa9209
    The soap-zero scene at the end is absolute gold. oh my god, TED-ED hearted my comment TED-ED keep up the good art and work
  • @ebonymaw_2448
    I cant explain it but these visuals are really satisfying especially when the virus breaks apart and when it collapses.
  • @NaveenGaming2001
    I love how they animate all things to make them more understandable I wish schools can do the same thing
  • @Elstrath
    I'm not gonna lie, I didn't expect to see a Mortal Kombat reference.
  • @llfn1718
    "Happy birthday to y-....uhh I don't think we have the copyright on that" I'm dead!
  • @echotempo905
    “Happy birth- I don’t think we have the copyright on that” **proceeds to make a Mortal Kombat reference**
  • @HayTatsuko
    The animation is this series is so consistently good, I can't even. Thank you for these. Particularly liked this TED-Ed!
  • @Defenestration_
    Me (an intellectual): cleans hand with soap then sanitizer
  • @NxVernxual
    I swear, Ted-Ed is the only channel that makes me smile proudly because of the intro ,Animation style, Happy birthday song, and The soap-zero scene
  • @blubaterkap
    That extra skit in the end is so entertaining
  • @Penguer
    Hand sanitizer is just a emergency hand washing kit
  • @BagelBiites
    At the end of the video when he gave that compliment was hilarious after he said "must be all that water your drinking" and made me feel good about my decision to regularly drink water since around 2016. Has helped me feel a lot better physically, getting off tons of sugary sodas and other drinks I was using. Fantastic video!
  • @lll2676
    5:51 “i don’t think we have the copyright on that”
  • @IdeasInspiration
    Timely insights. Ensuring clean hands is truly important because studies have found that we touch our face around 9 to 23 times per hour. Touching our face with unwashed hands may be enough to infect ourself.
  • @badobedooop
    I love how you are spreading message of wearing a mask during covid pandemic in your intro.
  • @Hello-ho3zn
    The voice is more soothing than the soap/sanitizer sounds
  • @IronMongoose1
    The smug look on the guy, like he enjoys thinking of all the viruses he's destroying.
  • @Pelsik
    I dont know why but the main guy looks so smug like: Ye dude, look at me, Im washing my hands
  • right when he said "oh don't touch your face" i tried to wipe my face, perfect timing. (at 5:43)
  • The ending tho😂😂🤣I’ve never heard the narrator sing before