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Why Do Kids Learn Faster Than Adults?
697 views / 0 likes - addedYou can't teach an old dog new tricks, so the saying goes. Is this why kids pick things up so faster than adults? Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! DNews Live Tickets Here ►►►► htt
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Orchids: The Masters Of Lying, Cheating & Stealing
726 views / 2 likes - addedThanks to Curtin University and the University of Western Australia for sponsoring this video. Also, special thanks to Kingsley Dixon and the Orchid Specialist Group of the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission. ______ If you want to learn more about this to
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The Horse Horseshoe Boots Viral Algebra Problem - The Correct Answer Explained
1,698 views / 2 likes - addedA lot of people are arguing over the correct answer to this algebra problem involving horses, horseshoes, and boots. A Facebook post with this problem has over 500,000 comments. Can you figure it out? In this video I explain the correct answer. Blog post:
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Can You Solve The Viral Matchstick Puzzle 6 + 4 = 4?
3,434 views / 0 likes - addedCan you fix 6 + 4 = 4 by moving 1 matchstick? This problem has gone viral on Facebook, with one post having over 400,000 shares. The ground rules are you cannot break a stick, it should be an equality (=), and you have to use 7-segment numbers (the block
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Can You Solve The Viral 11x11 = 4 Puzzle? The Correct Answer Explained
3,023 views / 1 likes - addedIf 11x11=4 and 22x22=16, what is 33x33=? This puzzle has been shared with the claim that only geniuses can solve it. It has gotten millions of views on the internet and Facebook as people have debated the correct answer. In this video I present what many
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Can You Solve The Alien Extinction Riddle? Hard Job Interview Question
848 views / 0 likes - addedA single alien lands on Earth. Every day after that, each alien on Earth undergoes a transformation, which could be any of the four equally likely events: (a) the alien dies, (b) the alien does nothing, (c) the alien replicates itself (2 aliens total), (d
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The Wallis Formula For π
575 views / 0 likes - addedStart with the pair of fractions (2/1)(2/3). Now increment each number by 2 to get the pair of fractions (4/3)(4/5). Repeat this to get the next pair, and repeat this infinitely many times. If you then multiply all the fractions, you get a marvelous value
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Can You Solve The 21 Flags Game From Survivor?
867 views / 1 likes - addedContestants on the TV show "Survivor" faced off in a series of challenges for a grand prize of $1 million. Most of the challenges were physical like hiking many miles or diving underwater. But one challenge was mathematical. The game had 21 flags and cont
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Can You Solve This 6th Grade Geometry Problem From Singapore? The Area Of A "Claw"
1,106 views / 1 likes - addedThis problem was given to Primary 6 (age 11-12) students in Singapore. What is the area of the shaded region in the video, which consists of the region bounded by 4 quarter circles in a 3x3 grid of squares, and each square has a side length of 4? The shad
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Can You Solve This Harvard Admissions Question? Algebra Problem, 1869
1,431 views / 0 likes - addedThe Harvard admissions exam in 1869 included this algebra problem: "A man bought a watch, a chain, and a locket for $216. The watch and locket together cost three times as much as the chain, and the chain and locket together cost half as much as the watch
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What's The Best Soup Can Size? The Optimal Cylinder Puzzle
780 views / 0 likes - addedA cylindrical can with volume V can be made in different ways. The cylinder can be wide and short (large radius and small height), or it can be narrower and taller (small radius and larger height). Which shape uses the least material? That is, which can h
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Why Are There So Many Tigers In Texas?
852 views / 2 likes - addedWhy there will likely soon be more tigers in backyards in Texas than in the wilds of Asia. Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Thanks also to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth :
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Can You Solve The Probability The Newborn Is A Boy? Many Fail This Interview Question
811 views / 0 likes - addedThis problem has been asked in job interviews. On the morning of January 1, a hospital nursery has 3 boys and some number of girls. That night, a woman gives birth to a child, and the child is placed in the nursery. On January 2, a statistician conducts a
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The Day After Tomorrow Is Yesterday Riddle. Can You Solve It?
681 views / 0 likes - addedThis puzzle is popular on Facebook and many other sites. "When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, then today will be as far from Wednesday as today was from Wednesday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What day is today?" Can you solve this tri
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Can You Solve The Rectangle Ratio Puzzle? The Surprising Answer
822 views / 0 likes - addedStart with a unit square (a rectangle with both sides equal to 1, call it R1). Attach a rectangle of area 1 to its right side, then attach a rectangle of area 1 to its top. The border of this new shape is another rectangle, call it R2. We can repeat the p
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Adults Are Arguing About This 3rd Grade Math Problem
879 views / 0 likes - added"If Sue runs around the track twice, and John runs around the track four times more than Sue, how many times does John run around the track?" This problem was given to 3rd graders. A parent disagreed with the answer the teacher was marking. After it was p
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Can You Solve The Viral 9 = 72 Puzzle? The Correct Answer Explained
1,049 views / 0 likes - addedThis problem has been shared millions of times on Twitter/Facebook with the claim "99% fail" to solve it and that only a genius could find the correct answer. If 9 = 72, 8 = 56, 7 = 42, 6 = 30, 5 = 20, then 3 = ? In this video I explain what many people b
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Can You Solve This Grade 12 Geometry Problem From Australia? The Marshmallow Chocolate Puzzle
876 views / 0 likes - addedA marshmallow has the shape of a cylinder with diameter 5 and height 3. A dessert is made with 24 marshmallows: there are two stacked layers of marshmallows, and each layer has 3 rows of 4 marshmallows. The gaps between the marshmallows are filled with ch
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Can You Solve The Mind-Bending Self-Counting Sentence Riddle?
935 views / 0 likes - added"In this sentence, the number of occurrences of the digit 0 is __, of the digit 1 is __, of the digit 2 is __, of the digit 3 is __, of the digit 4 is __, of the digit 5 is __, of the digit 6 is __, of the digit 7 is __, of the digit 8 is __, and of the d
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The Science of Hypnosis
463 views / 0 likes - addedHypnosis: that's just a fun gimmick for stage shows and plot twists, right? Well, turns out there might be more to it. Learn more about amnesia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcKgL2su5ug Hosted by: Michael Aranda Special Thanks to Elliot Moore for his p
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Can You Solve The Diluted Wine Puzzle?
748 views / 1 likes - addedA servant has a method to steal wine. He removes 3 cups from a barrel of wine and replaces it with 3 cups of water. The next day he wants more wine, so he does the same thing: he removes 3 cups from the same barrel (now with diluted wine) and replaces it
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Can You Solve The Missing Sock Puzzle?
606 views / 0 likes - addedA statistician keeps a simple wardrobe. He only purchases pairs of black socks and white socks, and he keeps all of the socks in a pile in the drawer. Recently one of the socks was lost in the laundry. The socks have a mathematical property. If you select
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Can You Solve This 8th Grade Geometry Problem? 75% Got The Wrong Answer
982 views / 0 likes - addedWhat is angle A in the star-shaped figure? This problem appeared on the 1999 AMC 8 test (intended for 8th grade students in the US). Approximately 75% of test-takers did not mark the correct response. Can you figure it out? Watch the video for a solution.
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Biology - Summer of STEM - Articulated Hand Puppets
667 views / 0 likes - addedBiology! This week we create Articulated Hand Puppets! Biology Book: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-GbYsz_QH2WbkFMQTFId2lhZ2s/view?usp=sharing Printable Board Game and Stickers: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/fo... Instagram: https://www.instagram
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Can You Solve This MIT Admissions Question? Geometry Problem, 1869
914 views / 0 likes - addedThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of the top ranked universities in the world. This question appeared on its admissions exam nearly 150 years ago. "The perpendicular dropped from the vertex of the right angle upon the hypotenuse divid
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Why Do Birds Sing?
1,022 views / 4 likes - addedIt's spring where Jessi and Squeaks lives, and that means the air is filled with the sounds of birds singing! But have you ever wondered why birds sing and who they're signing to? ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron o
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Multiply Numbers By Drawing Lines
607 views / 0 likes - addedGow to multiply numbers by drawing lines. Get the Multiply By Lines Book! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1500866148/ If you like my videos, you can support me at Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/mindyourdecisions Connect on social media. I update each s
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How Does Cold Medicine Work?
1,029 views / 0 likes - addedThe cold medicine you picked up at the store involves some cool chemistry to treat your symptoms. We're conducting a survey of our viewers! If you have time, please give us feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 Hosted by: Olivia Gordo
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What If You Only Drank Coffee? Ft. WheezyWaiter
511 views / 1 likes - addedHow does your body react to caffeine? What are some bad things coffee does to your body? Does it have any benefits? Watch more: Check out WheezyWaiter! ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHHHSucPh5A Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclu
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How Milk Becomes Cheese
552 views / 2 likes - addedEver wonder how milk becomes cheese? We asked about the science and the microbes that go into this tasty food. This week on Reactions, we visit St. James Cheese Company in New Orleans to learn all about the chemistry of your favorite dairy product. Subscr
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Can a Virus Get a Virus?
504 views / 2 likes - addedCan a virus get a virus? This video was sponsored by LastPass! Check out LastPass here: https://lastpass.onelink.me/HzaM/AprilLifeNoggin Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: http://keeponthinking.co Follow Life N
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How Does Tear Gas Work?
365 views / 0 likes - addedCS gas is one of the most common tear gases used in the United States today, but did you know its not actually a gas? We break down why it causes so much pain and the best ways to recover if youre hit with it. A reminder: were not doctors! Please contact
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The Palm Oil Catastrophe
276 views / 0 likes - addedThe history of palm oil production and how it lead to a climate catastrophe. Facebook: https://facebook.com/nextobserver Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nextobserver Sources Use of U.S. Croplands for Biofuels Increases Greenhouse Gases Through Emissions
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Why Hardwoods Are The Softest Woods
249 views / 0 likes - addedUse the promo code "minuteearth" at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth for 26% off an annual subscription to CuriosityStream, plus access to Nebula!Not all hardwood trees have hard wood and softwoods soft wood, because these terms denote their taxono
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VIRUSES | Everything You Need To Know About Viruses | 3by3
300 views / 0 likes - addedEverything you need to know about viruses in a quick visual explanation. You can get the infographic image here https://flic.kr/p/2j2LDWs At the beginning of this pandemic like everyone I was hearing lots about viruses, but realised I didnt know that much
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The Illusion Only Some Can See
353 views / 0 likes - addedAmes window illusion illustrates how we don't directly perceive external reality. Special Holiday deal! Go to https://NordVPN.com/veritasium and use code VERITASIUM to get 68% off a 2 year plan plus 4 additional months free. Its risk free with Nords 30 da
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Bacteria Could Someday Power Our Cell Phones
286 views / 1 likes - addedSciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription.Unlike most living things, there are species of bacteria that can harness electrons directly and even shuttle them around from plac
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How Does Film ACTUALLY Work? (It's MAGIC) [Photos and Development] - Smarter Every Day 258
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We don't know what a tree is (and this video won't tell you)
195 views / 0 likes - addedOffset your carbon footprint with Wren! They'll protect 5 extra acres of rainforest for each of the first 100 people who sign up at https://www.wren.co/join/minuteearth.It turns out that defining what is and isn't a tree is way harder than it seems.LEARN
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Why Is It so Hard to Swat a Fly?
139 views / 0 likes - addedSciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. Flies are evasive buzzing machines that make it nearly impossible to swat. Luckily, science has some explanation to help you predi
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Why Does Nature Have Redundant Copies?
65 views / 0 likes - addedSignup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/AOkb30sfmakWho needs redundancy? Well, everyone, it turns out.LEARN MORE**************To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Ecological redundancy (also: functio
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The Coldest Seas on Earth! | SciShow Kids
21 views / 0 likes - addedThe oceans around Antarctica are cold, but full of life. Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about the blubber of seals, the amazing antifreeze blood of fish, and the shrinking skills of krill.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)Teachers and
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