Short Stuff: Vantablack

# Stuff You Should Know: Vantablack Summary

Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of Vantablack, an incredibly dark material made from carbon nanotubes that absorbs 99.965% of visible light, making it essentially look like a void to the human eye. Beyond its original space and scientific applications, the episode explores how artists and designers have gotten obsessed with this "blackest black," leading to everything from a two-million-dollar diamond coated in an even darker MIT-created alternative to a hilarious feud between artists Anish Kapoor and Stuart Semple over who gets to use what ultra-black pigments. It's a wild ride through the rabbit hole of extreme blackness, complete with luxury watches, cars that seem to disappear, and contractual agreements promising you're not buying paint for your rival artist.