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K-Ar Dating Calculation
587 views / 0 likes - addedWorking through a calculation for K-Ar dating (good to have some prior experience with e and logarithms) More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=iLFcSfzrlMk
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Correction Calendar Notation
566 views / 0 likes - addedCorrecting the time difference calculation by taking into account that there is no year 0 More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=N06Jy-gQog8
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How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries
625 views / 0 likes - addedAdam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measure
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Math in the Simpsons: Apu's paradox
559 views / 0 likes - addedApu attends a math lecture at MIT which features an amazing calculation. Apu does not get it and neither did 99.99% of the people watching the episode. In this video the Mathologer tells you everything nobody ever wanted to know about this mystery blackbo
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Apollo: The Alignment Optical Telescope
710 views / 0 likes - addedBill describes the Alignment Optical Telescope used in the Lunar Module on the Apollo missions to the moon. This telescope took star sightings which were used to align the Module's guidance system. Bill shows how the telescope used an Archimedes spiral in
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55 Gallon Drum Collapse from Vacuum
531 views / 0 likes - addedWhen the air inside a 55 gallon steel drum is pumped out, we see the weight of the atmosphere push inward with 101 kPa of pressure. The top and bottom of the drum has a radius of about 30 centimeters, and it is about 1 meter tall. This means the atmospher
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How many particles in the Universe? - Numberphile
593 views / 0 likes - addedSponsored by Skillshare... 2-months free to first 500 people: http://www.skl.sh/Numberphile More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ This video features Dr Tony Padilla from the University of Nottingham. Extra bit from this video: https://youtu.be
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A Guide To Navigating the Stars Without a Smartphone
255 views / 0 likes - addedWhat happens when youre lost and you dont have your phone or any recognizable landmarks to give you directions? Well, you look up at the stars. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Catch up on Constel
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How to find a square root
495 views / 0 likes - addedHere is the original π video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhlqCJjbEa0 Watch the long version of the extra working out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7YvD7dqsy8 My calculation gave the square root of 10,005 to be 100.02499687578103 Compared to
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How many STARS can Fit inside each STAR | 3D
179 views / 0 likes - addedHow many STARS can Fit inside each STAR on a Human Scale | 3DThis is one of my Favorite videos, everything Fits Perfect, The music, the sound effects, etc fits Perfect. This is a Dynamic calculation of how many stars can fit inside Bigger Stars. Our SUN i
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How Many Galaxies Are Moving Away From Us Faster Than Light?
291 views / 0 likes - addedSolution to the physics puzzle I posed in the last video. Check out the original video here https://youtu.be/cadNZJvfl7sI asked you if you could work out what proportion of the galaxies in the visible universe are travelling away from us faster than the s
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Can We Create Artificial Gravity?
510 views / 0 likes - addedThanks for watching! I actually had an early version of this ready last week. Which you can watch here on my second channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9B0xCm87xI I decided, with the help of my Patreon supporters, that it wasn't good enough. Have a
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The Runways of Fire That Let WW2 Planes Land In Fog: FIDO
600 views / 0 likes - addedLanding on a runway surrounded by fire might not sound like a good idea, but it's better than trying to land without modern instruments in thick fog. This was FIDO: "Fog, Intensive, Dispersal Of" (originally "Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operations"),
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SPEED COMPARISON 3D | Fastest Man Made Objects
367 views / 1 likes - addedSPEED COMPARISON 3D | Fastest Man Made Objects This video took me a lot of time, the calculation of speed and distance traveled was easy, but building the Scene was a bit hard.In this video we compare most fastest objects Man Made over years, we put some
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The Future of Gravitational Waves | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios
1,183 views / 1 likes - addedFind out how gravitational waves are allowing us to unlock the secrets behind black hole formation and growth. Get your own Space Time tshirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [
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Smart Math Techniques - Solve maths problems in seconds
985 views / 0 likes - addedTopic In this topic our expert trainer Shruti explains how to solve difficult maths problems in a matter of seconds. OBJECTIVE To enable you to to do faster calculation using best speed maths techniques and make you score more in your exams. These speed m
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NASA'S NICER Does the Space Station Twist
536 views / 0 likes - addedThis time-lapse video, obtained June 8, 2018, shows the precise choreography of NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) as it studies pulsars and other X-ray sources from its perch aboard the International Space Station. NICER observes a
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Calculating π by hand: the Chudnovsky algorithm
928 views / 0 likes - addedFor Pi Day 2018 I calculated π by hand using the Chudnovsky algorithm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chudnovsky_algorithm k = 0 42698672/13591409 = 3.141592|751... k = 0 and k = 1 42698670.666333435968/13591408.9999997446 = 3.14159265358979|619... Watch m
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Forget GPS, Future Missions May Use Neutron Stars to Navigate Deep Space
308 views / 0 likes - addedLighthouses have helped safely guide mariners for centuries. As space explorers consider traveling to far-flung destinations, could pulsars provide them with similar guidance? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://
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When Will We Run Out Of Names?
816 views / 0 likes - addedVsauce is nominated for a Webby in Science & Education! You can support learning online by voting for Vsauce or any of the FANTASTIC nominees here: http://pv.webbyawards.com/2015/online-film-video/video-channels-and-networks/science-education THANKS!! SOU
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What Is The Resolution Of The Eye?
107 views / 0 likes - addedFollow me: http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauceSOURCES BELOW:Hanu Dixit music: https://www.youtube.com/user/HanuDixit0003Vsauce video about the FRAME RATE of the eye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buSaywCF6E8music from http://www.youtube.com/jakechudnowand
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Bach, Canone alla decima, Art of Fugue
572 views / 0 likes - addedCanon at the tenth (with counterpoint at the third) from J. S. Bach's Art of Fugue, performed by Kimiko Ishizaka, with an animated graphical score. FAQ Q: Why do the notes sometimes not line up? A: In this canon, Bach takes liberties with the transpositio
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What's Behind the YouTube Algorithm? (Part 1 of 3)
787 views / 1 likes - addedThere are over one billion users on YouTube with over 400 hours of content released every minute. How does YouTube know what to show you? Part 2 of 3 - https://youtu.be/fJuVlmfW5ns Part 3 of 3 - Coming soon! Read More: How an ex-YouTube insider investigat
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Can You Solve The 3 Cards Riddle?
677 views / 0 likes - addedThere are 3 cards in this problem. One card is blue on both sides, another is red on both sides, and the last is red on one side and blue on the other. The cards are put in a bag and I pick one at random. Without looking at the colors on the card, I place
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What's The Loudest Possible Sound?
1,156 views / 2 likes - addedIt’s definitely higher than “11” Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ What is the loudest possible sound? What about the quietest thing we can hear? And what do decibels measure, anyway? In this video
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Why This Stuff Costs $2700 Trillion Per Gram
360 views / 0 likes - addedPhysics Girl is on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/physicsgirl Theres a factory in Europe that makes antimatter! Its the rarest, most expensive, and potentially the most dangerous material on earth. Scientists dont know why this material is so rare. Anti
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How Space-Time Works When You Look At The Stars
301 views / 0 likes - addedWe're used to looking at everything around us unfolding in real time. But when we look at the stars, were actually looking at the past. We arent seeing the stars, or really anything in the universe, as they currently are. Were seeing things as they were.
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Can Your Computer Fight Diseases While You Sleep?
39 views / 0 likes - addedComputer simulations can aid in understanding how proteins fold incorrectly, possibly leading to therapeutics for some diseases such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia. You can be involved in this process directly using tools like Folding@home!TRY
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Why You're Probably Not a Simulation
570 views / 0 likes - addedHave you ever have a dream you were so sure was real? The simulation argument challenges our very notions of reality by asking whether everything we perceive is nothing more than an elaborate computer simulation. Recently, we've even seen headlines like "
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What Happens If A Star Explodes Near The Earth?
134 views / 0 likes - addedPeople have witnessed supernovae for millennia, but what threat do they pose to life on Earth? This video is sponsored by Brilliant. You can get started for free, or the first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly
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