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Measuring A Golden Statue | Measurement And Data | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Measure an object with same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-measure-data-topic/cc-early-picture-graphs/e/solving
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How To Find An Exoplanet

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Subscribe to MinutePhysics! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- a
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Cyborg and Robin Enter the DC Comics Golf Tournament | Teen Titans Go! | Cartoon Network

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Watch Teen Titans Go! on Cartoon Network and HBOMax. Whats the solution to all of lifes money problems? Winning a golf tournament, of course! Robin becomes Cyborgs caddy and helps him drive, chip, and putt his way to victory in the annual DC Invitational
Starfish Walking on the Beach

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Shortcut to get back to this video: WalkingStarfish.com It was early evening, probably around 6pm or so at low tide. We noticed there were starfish walking around on the sand near the water. Some were in tide pools but some were just strolling on the sand
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Can You Make 4 Triangles From 6 Matches?

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Can you use 6 matches to make 4 triangles of equal size and equal shape? This is harder than it sounds! Give it a try before watching the video for a solution. If you like my videos, you can support me at Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/mindyourdecisions
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Impossible Algebra Problem

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This problem is making the rounds. Can you place numbers in the four boxes so all the equations are true? Blog post (text/image explanation): http://wp.me/p6aMk-4up If you like my videos, you can support me at Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/mindyourdecis
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Can Lasers Make The Internet Faster?

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Faster, faster, more and more data. Our demands for Internet speed are outpacing the technology. UC San Diego alum Janelle Shane has an answer: lasers. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1fUWHyY How Dust is Holding Science Back: https://youtu.be/JASaK6U9Frs As we t
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The Order of Operations is Wrong

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Morally Wrong, that is... MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all
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Can You Solve This? AA + BB + CC = ABC

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If AA + BB + CC = ABC, what are the values of A, B, and C? All the digits are distinct and positive. Watch the video for a solution. Blog (text explanation): http://wp.me/p6aMk-4Cm If you like my videos, you can support me at Patreon: http://www.patreon.c
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Where is the True North Pole?

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Is it in the Arctic Ocean? In Canada? Russia? MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new proble
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The Amazing Flag Raiser!

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This episode of SciShow Kids was brought to you by LEGO Education. LEGO Education has been inspiring teachers and students in the classroom for over 40 years through playful, hands-on, and engaging STEAM learning experiences. Check out the new LEGO Educat
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A clever way to estimate enormous numbers - Michael Mitchell

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View the full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/michael-mitchell-a-clever-way-to-estimate-enormous-numbers Have you ever tried to guess how many pieces of candy there are in a jar? Or tackled a mindbender like: "How many piano tuners are there in Chi
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Why Do We Put Telescopes In Space?

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How Warren Buffett Tried To Trick Bill Gates In A Dice Game

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Warren Buffett once challenged Bill Gates to a dice game similar to this one. How would you play the game? Blog post (text explanation) http://wp.me/p6aMk-4ro Source The dice numbers and the story are described at Microsoft Research's website for non-tran
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An Impossible Bet

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Should you take the bet? Click here to find out: http://youtu.be/C5-I0bAuEUE Thanks to my friend Dan Hoff for introducing me to this problem! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter -
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Matchstick Rearrangements

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Deane and Rob present two matchstick problems which require lateral thinking. SUBSCRIBE NOW http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CuriosityShow CONNECT WITH CURIOSITY Facebook ➤ http://www.facebook.com/CuriosityShow Twitter ➤ https://twitter
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Nature's Superheroes: More Trees Please!

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Join Francesca, Asha, and Lydia as they explore what makes trees so important, the problems trees face, and what kids like you can do to help. Learn more at OLogy, the Museum’s science website for kids: https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/biodiversity/natu
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The Great Button Solution!

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Bill and Webb want to reach a button that is really high up on the wall, so Mister Brown teaches them how to use engineering and teamwork to make a high up button pusher!Hosted by: Anthony Brown----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Beco
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How Big is the Universe?

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It has NO EDGE. And NO CENTER... or does it? The Scale of the Universe - http://htwins.net/scale2/ MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an
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I Will Read Your Mind - Math Magic Trick

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Pick a 2 digit number. Got it? Now and add up the digits. Subtract that from your original number. Look up the resulting number in the table. Can I figure out the symbol you are looking at? This video predicts your symbol and explains why this math trick
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Less is more: Why our brains struggle to subtract

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When solving problems, humans tend to think about adding something before they think of taking something away - even when subtracting is the better solution. Experiments show that this newly discovered psychological phenomenon applies across a range of si
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How To Split A Cake Fairly Using Math

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How can 2 people split up a cake, knowing that each person wants to get a larger piece than the other? What about 3 people, or even N people? This is an example of a fair division problem from game theory. There are many cake-cutting algorithms to produce
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How Far Can Legolas See?

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The Seemingly Impossible Escape Logic Puzzle

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An evil logician takes Alice and Bob captive. They have a chance to escape if they can deduce the total number of trees in the prison. Can they figure it out? Source of puzzle wu: riddles forum https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board
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Can You Solve The Two Rope Puzzle?

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You have two ropes and a lighter. Each rope burns in 60 minutes, but the ropes do not burn at a constant rate. How can you measure 45 minutes by burning the ropes? Some of you might have heard this problem before. If so, try this variation: how can you me
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How to Count Infinity

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Antimatter Explained

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Can You Solve The Chameleon Riddle?

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A museum has 13 blue, 15 red, and 17 green chameleons. Whenever two chameleons of different colors meet, they both change into the color of the other chameleon (if blue and red met, for example, they would both turn green). As the chameleons mingle, is it
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Where Was The Big Bang?

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Why Isn't The Sky Purple?

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Get a free audiobook at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics Why isn't the sky violet? MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic an
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Why Is It Harder To Drive Backwards?

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Thanks to http://www.littlebits.com for supporting this episode of MinutePhysics – you can get $20 off an order of over $80 by using promo code MinutePhysics. And thanks to Shutterstock.com for providing us with access to their stock footage. MinutePhysic
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Four Creatures That Glow

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Fireflies, crustaceans, jellyfish -- lots of living things glow, and they do it for all kinds of reasons, some of which we haven’t even discovered yet. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't
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Biodegradable Plastic is Coming. Will it Save our Oceans?

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An earlier episode of Science to Save the World examined the enormous problem of oceanic plastic pollution. Check that out to get a full-scope picture of the problem and some potential solutions.Happily, biodegradable polymers may soon be able to help. Pl
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Why Is The Sun Yellow And The Sky Blue?

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Find The 10 Digit Number Classic Puzzle And Solution

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I'm thinking of a 10 digit number that uses the each digit 0 to 9 exactly once and where the number formed by the first n digits is divisible by n. What could my number be? The video explains how to find the answer using tests for divisibility. Blog post:
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Multiply Numbers By Drawing Lines

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Gow 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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What Is The Universe?

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Are Spotty Fruits And Vegetables Safe To Eat? - Elizabeth Brauer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-spotty-fruits-and-vegetables-safe-to-eat-elizabeth-brauer In 2010, 30 billion dollars worth of fruits and vegetables were wasted by American retailers and shoppers, in part because of cosmetic problems and p
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What is Touch?

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In this quantum world, what does it mean to touch something? Do we really hover above the chairs we're sitting in? MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Phys
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Why The Full Moon Is Better In Winter

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SURPRISING Coin Flipping Probability - Flips To HH Versus HT

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What is the expected number of coin flips until you get two heads in a row (HH)? What is the expected number of coin flips until you get a heads followed by a tails (HT)? The video presents the solution and an intuitive explanation for this probability ri
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A short animation: the Copernican Revolution

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In the 16th century, Nicholai Copernicus proposed a fundamental change to the way we see our place in existence: it is the Sun and not Earth that occupies the physical centre, he said. The Copernican revolution that followed holds many important lessons f
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TOUGH Interview Question - Ways To Give 11 Coins To 3 People

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How many ways can you divide 11 coins to 3 people? How many ways are there if each person has to get at least 1 coin? This puzzle is an example of a technical interview question. The video demonstrates the solution, which indicates the number of non-negat
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A Simple Proof Of Conservation Of Energy

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Repairing the cornea: let there be sight

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The cornea is our window onto the world, letting light into our eyes, and it must be kept in perfect condition. Damage to the cornea and the vital ‘limbal’ cells that surround it can have severe consequences, and can ultimately lead to blindness. In this
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5 Tips To Improve Your Critical Thinking - Samantha Agoos

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/5-tips-to-improve-your-critical-thinking-samantha-agoos Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it’s impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there are many ways to improve our chances
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TOP 10 REASONS Why We Know the Earth is Round

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Another Physics Misconception

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Why Solar Storms Are So Dangerous | Strip the Cosmos

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More than 20 solar storms a day can occur on the surface of the sun. These energy surges can cause real problems down on Earth. | For more STRIP THE COSMOS, visit http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/strip-the-cosmos/#mkcpgn=ytsci1 Subscribe to Science
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Radar Explained In Ten Seconds

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Viral Facebook Math Problem

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This problem has over 2 million comments on Facebook and is getting coverage in mainstream media and blogs. Can you figure out this Facebook fruit algebra puzzle involving apples, bananas, and coconuts? The video presents what many people consider to be t
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What Happens When Your DNA Is Damaged? - Monica Menesini

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-when-your-dna-is-damaged-monica-menesini The DNA in just one of your cells gets damaged tens of thousands of times per day. Because DNA provides the blueprint for the proteins your cells need to fun
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Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)

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Where does all the stuff in the universe come from? Explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute P
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Can Humans Really Feel Temperature?

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Can You Solve The 3 Cards Riddle?

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There 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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How Logical Are You? The Irrationality Illusion Tricks Most

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This video relates a cognitive bias ("irrational" decision) to an optical illusion (picture at 1:45). For more, check out my new book, "The Irrationality Illusion: How to Make Smart Decisions And Overcome Bias" http://amzn.to/1o3FaAg Blog post (text and i
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London Bridge Was Sold to the US!?

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London Bridge has already been rebuilt twice! But what happened to the bridges that came down? Also, explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minute
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The Incredible Sea Life of the Red Sea Coral Reef | BBC Earth

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Simon Reeve dives into the Red Sea to get close to its incredible fish and marine wildlife. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist
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Magnetic Levitation

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Quantum computers: Computing the impossible

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Quantum computers could crack problems that are impossible for conventional computers. But first researchers have to build one that's big enough to be useful. This animation looks at the challenges and rewards of creating a quantum computer. Read more - h
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Can You Solve The "MEANEST" SAT Test Question Ever?

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On the SAT exam, you have about 2 minutes to read and solve each math question. This one about averages can send you in a loop, unless you approach it systematically. In the video I also explain a shortcut to help you solve this type of problem quickly. S
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Soft Robots

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Robots aren’t usually soft and squidgy. But inspired by the octopus, engineers are creating robots that can twist their way around problems that rigid robots can’t handle. Feature: The soft touch http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/530024a OCTOPUS - h
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Rare footage of African Wild Dogs (Painted Wolves) returning to their den to feed puppies [4K GoPro]

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Working with Wildlife Enjoy living on a 240 000-acre Big-5 and Malaria Free private game reserve in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. This project offers a true perspective of the problems facing African Wildlife and allows guests to give something ba
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What happens during a heart attack? - Krishna Sudhir

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happens-during-a-heart-attack-krishna-sudhir Approximately seven million people around the world die from heart attacks every year. And cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems
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Usain Bolt vs. Gravity

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AMAZING Simulation of the Evolution of the Universe

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The Day After Tomorrow Is Yesterday Riddle. Can You Solve It?

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This 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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Green Turtle Laying Eggs CAUGHT ON CAMERA | BBC Earth

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Simon Reeve catches a rare sight when he spots a turtle laying eggs on the beach. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Plane
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Do We Expand With The Universe?

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This SAT Math Question Has A Mistake

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This question appeared on the October 1980 SAT exam. Like all questions, it was supposed to have exactly one correct answer. However the test-makers made a mistake. Can you figure out what they did wrong? Blog post (text explanation): http://wp.me/p6aMk-4
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Can You Solve This Intelligence Test? Viral Facebook Puzzle

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If 6 + 4 = 210, and 9 + 2 = 711, what is the rule to combine numbers? This "intelligence test" has been shared more than 3 million times on Facebook. On Twitter people claim solving it means you have an IQ of more than 150 (genius level). In this video I
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E=mc² is Incomplete

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You've heard of E=mc²... but you probably haven't heard the whole story. http://translate.minutephysics.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics pro
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Can You Solve The Snake Eyes Probability Riddle?

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You close your eyes and roll a pair of dice. The casino dealer announces that at least one of the rolls is showing a 1.What is the probability that both dice are showing a 1? Watch the video for the solution. (Snake eyes is a term for rolling a pair of 1s
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Using hair to measure acceleration due to gravity

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Learn more about gravity and solve fun problems at https://brilliant.org/tibees/ In this video I calculate a value for g, the acceleration due to gravity, by treating my hair as a simple pendulum. Uncertainty analysis was done following the method outline
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How To Create Cleaner Coal - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-create-cleaner-coal-emma-bryce It takes a lot of fuel to heat our homes, preserve our food, and power our gadgets. And for 40 percent of the world, cheap, plentiful coal gets the job done. But coal a
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How Modern Light Bulbs Work

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How far is a second?

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The moon may be 1.3 light-seconds away, but why on earth do we measure distances using time? minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an en
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Science, Religion, and the Big Bang

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Common Physics Misconceptions

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How Many Fossils to Go an Inch? (ft. Robert Krulwich)

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A beautiful guest video by Robert Krulwich and Nate MiltonSupport MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysicsLink to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters/MinutePhysics is on twitter - @minutephysicsAnd facebook -
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Is TIME TRAVEL possible?

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Is time travel possible? Find out! Twitter; https://twitter.com/aly_channel ~~~~~~ Sources; A Bried History of Time, Stephen Hawking How to Teach Relativity to your Dog, Chad Orzel The Hidden Reality, Brian Greene http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/a
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When Is Christmas? Mentally Convert Date To Day Of The Week

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January 1, 2016 is a Friday. When will Christmas be in 2016? What about Christmas in 2055? You can do this in your head! Blog post (text explanation): http://wp.me/p6aMk-4qQ Doomsday Rule (previous video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsStBxY9STw Calcu
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Why the solar system can exist

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If gravity is so attractive, why doesn't the earth just crash into the sun? Or the moon into the earth? The answer: Stable Orbits hyperbolic funnel video: http://bit.ly/r5xhng minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://fa
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Proof Without Words: The Circle

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What IS Angular Momentum?

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What is a Neutrino?

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How Creativity And Mental Illness Are Linked

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Studies have shown a higher incidence of mental disorders in those who are highly creative. Does creativity lead to madness or does madness lead to creativity? Does Being Messy Make You More Creative ►►►► http://dne.ws/1LXCfjk Read More: New study claims
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Evolution Vs Natural Selection

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The True Science of Parallel Universes

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Using Science to Achieve Invisibility I NOVA I PBS

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How do we see objects? By intercepting waves of light bouncing off of them and into our eyes, each reflected at a different angle. One way to achieve invisibility is to bend the paths of light using lenses, mirrors, or metamaterials with unique reflective
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Is Anything on the Internet Real?

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Can You Solve A 5th Grade Problem From China? Find The Area Of ABCD

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Thanks to Eric from Miami for suggesting this problem and sending a solution! The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD with the values for some angles and the length of AB. Can you figure out the area of ABCD? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYou
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Football, Physics, and Symmetry

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Two linemen colliding can light a 60W bulb for over a minute! Cool book on habits: http://www.charlesduhigg.com minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Phy
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Taming Infinity

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How does physics deal with infinity? Tweet it - http://bit.ly/r7EwHK Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/n4pShU minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and ente
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Why is it Dark at Night?

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Have you ever wondered why you look up and see a dark sky at night? Help share science with the world: http://translate.minutephysics.com Subscribe to MinutePhysics! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/min
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Solution To The Impossible Bet

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This problem is called the "100 Prisoners Problem", more info on the math here: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_prisoners_problem Thanks to http://www.ifixit.com for supporting us on Subbable! and to Subbable supporter @vicnice137 And thanks to my frie
01:42
The Speed of Light in Glass

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How does light speed up after leaving glass or water? What do light and the President of the United States have in common? Tweet it - http://bit.ly/pK7A3A Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/q7BQbz minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And face
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Theory of Everything: What is Matter?

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What is matter, anyway? What does it have to do with math? And why aren't you made of Jesus? Delving deeper into the theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics. minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And faceboo
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"Impossible" Logic Puzzle - How Many Liars Are At The Party?

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A party has 100 people who are either liars are truth tellers. Liars always lie and truth tellers always say the truth. After the party you ask each person, "How many truth tellers did you shake hands with?" Each person gives a different answer from 0 to
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Theory of Everything (intro)

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A brief intro to the current theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics. It's like cake, only universal. minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @min
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How Does your Smartphone Compress and Save Pictures? A Very Detailed Dive into JPEG Compression

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Go to http://brilliant.org/BranchEducation/ to sign up for free, and expand your knowledge. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium membership.You've probably saved 1000s of JPEG images, but do you know what exactly JPEG does? Our smart
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Flower Math Problem - Adults Stumped By Question For Kids In China

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This problem is said to come from a test given to a Chinese kindergarten class (5 year olds). It was posted online and caused a lot of debate as adults were stumped about the correct answer, some saying it is impossible. Can you figure it out? This video
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Moving Faster Than The Speed Of Light? Special Relativity Velocity Addition Formula

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If train A is moving towards train B, and each train moves at 75% the speed of light (relative to the ground), will an observer on train A think that train B is moving at 150% the speed of light? But nothing moves faster than the speed of light, so what i
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Can You Solve The Friendship Riddle?

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In a group of 6 people, you might find that some people are friends on Facebook, or you might find out that no one is friends on Facebook. Show that there is always a group of 3 people in which either: (a) all 3 people are mutual friends or (b) the 3 peop
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The Problem With The Butterfly Effect

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Relativity Isn't Relative

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SPACE-SHEEP! http://labs.minutelabs.io/Relativistic-Space-Sheep/ and subscribe to MinuteLabs at http://www.subbable.com/minutelabsio Video about the Space-Sheep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVpv_rJeQcQ MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc
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How to Simulate the Universe on your Laptop

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AfterEffects Tutorial on how to Simulate the Universe: http://dft.ba/-3v1X Millennium Simulation - http://dft.ba/-3v12 Also, explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - ht
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This Matchstick Puzzle Is

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This classic matchstick/toothpick puzzle is making the rounds because it is supposedly "extremely hard" for adults. Can you make 3 squares by moving 3 matchsticks? You cannot break any of the sticks, the resulting squares must be of equal size, and each t
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Can You Solve The Viral 9 = 72 Puzzle? The Correct Answer Explained

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This 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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There is no pink light

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Can You Solve The Viral 1 + 4 = 5 Puzzle? The Correct Answer Explained

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This problem was shared on Facebook with the claim that only one in a thousand could figure it out. It went viral and generated over 3 million comments. Here is the problem. If 1 + 4 = 5, 2 + 5 = 12, 3 + 6 = 21, what is 8 + 11 = ? This video presents what
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Is The Universe Entirely Mathematical? Feat. Max Tegmark

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Thanks to Max Tegmark for writing & narrating this video, you can listen to his new book at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics OR find it on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Our-Mathematical-Universe-Ultimate-Reality/dp/1846144760 Thanks to Radiolab for l
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The Hairy Ball Theorem

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How To See Without Glasses

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Can you keep Psy in focus? http://labs.minutelabs.io/Lenses/ And you can download Sean Carroll's audiobook for free at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics This video was produced from the Radiolab offices - a big thanks to Robert Krulwich for setting up
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How to Learn to Code

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Thanks to https://www.youtube.com/user/NerdyAndQuirky for the question! Shares appreciated! Twitters: https://twitter.com/cheerskevin There you go. Here’s the code that will get you past your first technical interview. By the way, don’t ever w
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Can we Predict Everything?

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Order your MinutePhysics TSHIRT! http://dftba.com/minutephysics Einstein didn't like quantum mechanics because it wasn't able to make perfect predictions... but science is not about what you like, it's about what's true! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http
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Albert Einstein: Why Light is Quantum

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Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old. minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics
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GPS, relativity, and nuclear detection

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GPS is just a big clock in space! (and it can detect nuclear explosions) Trying out a new feature: English Transcript! Let me know how it works Tweet it - http://bit.ly/ufPyF7 Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/vBkxlV minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://b
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Weigh a million dollars with your mind

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A million dollars is a ton of money. But how much does it weigh? Trying out a new feature: English Transcript! Let me know how it works Tweet it - http://bit.ly/so35wI Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/s54PZ1 minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qz
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How to break the speed of light

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You can break the speed of light in your back yard! (but don't worry, Einstein is still right) Tweet it - http://bit.ly/rOv00A Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/tOzkUm minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/m
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Lisa Winter, Robot Builder

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When Lisa was 10, she built Doughboy, her first robot. For her, it’s all in the family — her father’s a robot builder and her mother collects them. But she really got hooked when her father came home from a Robots War competition with a
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Can You Solve The Race To December 31 Riddle?

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Here's a fun game you can play with another person. The game starts on January 1. Each of two players takes turns calling out another date. The new date has to be a later date in the year with either the same month OR the same day (from January 1, a playe
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Round Triangles!

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Why circles are round (and triangles too!) rotor in a square hole: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUeQugasOkk more info on reuleaux rotors and other SWEET stuff: http://www.howround.com minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook -
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Can You Solve A Puzzle That Fooled Richard Feynman?

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What is the radius of the circle, in simplest terms involving a, b, and c? I read that even the great mind Richard Feynman made a mistake. Watch the video to learn the common mistake and what the correct answer is. Source Feynman story http://web.media.mi
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What Is The Area? "You Should Be Able To Solve This"

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Thanks to Reio in Romania for emailing me this fun problem! What is the area? This puzzle was shared with the tagline "you should be able to solve this." Solution to 5th grade Chinese challenge problem https://youtu.be/OuJQaxZvlYs My blog post for this vi
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EASY MULTIPLICATION STRATAGY | LATTICE MULTIPLICATION | EASY FOR KIDS

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Lattice multiplication is also known as the Italian method, Chinese method, Chinese lattice, gelosia multiplication, sieve multiplication, shabakh, diagonally or Venetian squares, is a method of multiplication that uses a lattice to multiply two multi-dig
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How to Destroy a Magnet (+ interactive periodic table)

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Interactive Periodic Table!! - http://bit.ly/MPeriodic_table (built by Jasper Palfree) FREE Audiobook for you at http://www.audible.com/minutephysics Magnets are amazingly strong... but there's a very easy way to destroy them. All you need to know is a li
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Albert Einstein: The Size and Existence of Atoms

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How do we know atoms exist? And just how big are they? Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old. minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/q
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What self-driving cars can learn from brainless slime mold

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Slime mold is a single-celled bit of goo that you’d find under a log in the woods. It’s also a master decision-maker, capable of weighing risk and reward in ways that make scientists question what intelligence really is. We grew slime mold of our own, and
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On its 30th Birthday, the Hubble Telescope has a simple wish for the world

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I have seen 160,000 sunrises and sunsets, more than anyone could hope for. Circling hundreds of miles above the surface of our big blue marble for 30 years, Ive had a remarkable view of the universe. I havent always been comfortable up here, but thanks to
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This Is Not A Rainbow

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Go to http://harrys.com and use offer code MINUTEPHYSICS for $5 off! Full circle rainbow image licensed from Birdseye View Photography http://www.birdseyeviewphotography.com.au/ Awesome website about rainbows: http://www.atoptics.co.uk/bows.htm And thanks
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BEST Way To Play Memory (Card Game) - WIN Using Math

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The card game of memory (aka concentration) is a children's game to test visual recall. Strategically you can figure out the best move by doing probability calculations. This video explains the best possible way to play the game mathematically. You can le
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Can YOU Solve It? This Question Stumped 75% Of PhD Economists

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Introductory economics courses cover the concept of an opportunity cost. Can you figure out the opportunity cost for the problem in the video? This video presents a question that surprisingly more than 75% of PhD economists did not answer correctly. Paper
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The Global Warming Facts You Need to Know

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Under current guidelines, the planet is on target to warm up 2 degrees Celsius by 2050 and 4 degrees by 2100, triggering serious large-scale problems by the end of the century. UC San Diego's climate scientist V. Ramanathan accurately predicted this trend
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SMBC Physics: Why are stones round? feat. Zach Weiner

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Zach Weiner of SMBC comics is guest illustrator on MinutePhysics! http://www.smbc-comics.com Why are some stones round and others flat? Tweet it - http://bit.ly/xNraRa Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/xCCsrl minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qz
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Astronomically Correct Twinkle Twinkle

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Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain?

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Subscribe to MinutePhysics - it's FREE! http://dft.ba/-minutephysics_sub For recent scientific publications on the walk/rain question: http://iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807/33/5/1321 MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://f
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Einstein and The Special Theory of Relativity

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How Einstein (& others) discovered Special Relativity. Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old. minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/q
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Einstein's Proof of E=mc²

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Ever wonder how Einstein proved E=mc²? This is how. Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old. minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEw
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Will Your Country Be The First To Sink?

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Sea levels are rising, but what does that mean for where you live? What does that mean for the world? With the oceans expanding on to land, which countries need to start preparing to lose their beaches. ► Technology in 100 Years?: https://www.youtube.com/
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Can You Solve The Rectangle Ratio Puzzle? The Surprising Answer

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Start 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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Can You Solve This Harvard Admissions Question? Algebra Problem, 1869

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The 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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The Physics Of Car Crashes

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How is the chemical energy of gasoline transformed into kinetic energy of a moving car? And where does that kinetic energy go when the car crashes into something and stops moving? Thanks to Ford (http://www.takeagoodlook.com) for sponsoring this video. Li
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What Is Sea Level?

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FREE FACT: An oblate spheroid is a special case of an ellipsoid where two of the semi-principal axes are the same size. A special thanks to our Subbable.com supporters: Robby Weisenfeld Gustav Delius Ike https://www.youtube.com/TheNilFacts And to Audible.
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Can You Solve The Hardest Easy Geometry Problem?

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In the figure, what is the value of angle x? This problem is known as Langley's Adventitious Angles. It is also known as the hardest easy geometry problem because it can be solved by elementary methods but it is notoriously difficult to work out. Can you
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Can You Solve This 6th Grade Geometry Problem From Singapore? The Area Of A "Claw"

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This 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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What if the Earth were Hollow?

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Link to keep watching over on Vsauce's channel RIGHT HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYf6av21x5c What if there were a tunnel through the middle of the earth and you jumped in? Also, explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com Minute
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Can You Solve This MIT Admissions Question? Geometry Problem, 1869

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The 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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Can You Solve The Missing Sock Puzzle?

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A 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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These 10 Inventions Are Saving The Earth

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1. This bin collects garbage from the sea. Seabin has a pump that creates a flow of water. The garbage is caught in a bag, allowing water to flow out back to sea. 2. This machine crushes beer bottles into usable sand. 200 grams of powder form each bottle
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Starfish Rulers | Addition And Subtraction Within 100 | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-add-sub-100/cc-early-math-more-fewer-100/e/addition-and-subtraction-word-problems-within-100--level-4?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_c
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The Horse Horseshoe Boots Viral Algebra Problem - The Correct Answer Explained

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A 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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Why Isn't It Faster To Fly West?

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If the earth is spinning to the east at 1000 miles per hour... why can't we fly west more easily? Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics. Link to Patreon supporters here: www.minutephysics.com/supporters.html Music by
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28 Cool Math Tricks To Make Your School Life Easier

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SIMPLE HACKS TO IMPROVE AT MATHIf we ask you what your favorite subject in school is, you probably wont say Math, and thats alright. Some people are just better at other things, however, today well show you that math can actually be easy if you know the c
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Can You Solve The Viral 11x11 = 4 Puzzle? The Correct Answer Explained

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If 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 This 8th Grade Geometry Problem? 75% Got The Wrong Answer

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What 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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Can You Solve The Red Ball Lottery Puzzle?

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(Same video without the music: https://youtu.be/sz5oLEpc8xE) This problem involves 100 red balls, 100 blue balls, and 2 urns. First you distribute all the balls between the 2 urns, placing at least 1 ball in each urn. Next, you select an urn at random, an
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Rational Number Word Problem With Fractions | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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Word problems force us to put concepts to work using real-world applications. In this example, determine the volume of frozen water and express the answer as a fraction. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.o
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Scientists attempt to replace the ubiquitous chemical BPA in food and drink cans

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A chemical known as BPA, found in many of the worlds food and drink cans, has been linked to cancer and other health problems, and its now banned in several countries. Researchers at the paint and coatings company Sherwin-Williams have now developed a che
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Can You Solve The Magical Pond Puzzle?

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(Same video with music: https://youtu.be/nF-Gpk0ZpRk) You visit a shrine that has 3 temples. Before each temple, you have to swim in a magical pond. Your path is pond-temple1-pond-temple2-pond-temple 3. Each time you swim, the pond magically triples the n
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Adults Stumped By Maths Questions For 15 Year Olds. Can You Solve Them?

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How hard are math tests? A survey asked 2,000 UK adults to answer sample GCSE test questions intended for 15 year old students. On average, the survey questions were missed by about 40% of adults. Can you solve them? The video presents 2 questions that ma
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Is There Poop on the Moon? ft. Smarter Every Day

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What else did we leave on the moon? Smarter Every Day explains: http://bit.ly/JunkOnTheMoon Play with a corner reflector: http://labs.minutelabs.io/Optics/corner-reflector/ US Space and Rocket Center: http://www.spacecamp.com/museumHome MinutePhysics is o
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Can You Solve The Marriage Logic Problem? 80% Fail

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Surveys have found 80 percent get this logic problem wrong. Alice is looking at Bob, and Bob is looking at Charlie. Alice is married; Charlie is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person? Answer choices are A) Yes, B) No, and C) Cannot be de
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Birds In A Truck Riddle

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Does the Universe Have a Purpose? feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked by the Templeton Foundation to answer the question "Does the Universe Have a Purpose". Then he read his answer aloud and I drew some pictures for it. http://www.templeton.org/purpose/ You can buy MinutePhysics T-shirts at htt
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Milk Mustache Remover | Joseph's Machines | Toma Leche | Life Devices

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This video is brought to you by Toma Leche (@tomaleche). I built this high-tech smart hat for automatically cleaning my mustache! ► Welcome to my channel! I am an inventor of useless machines. ► Subscribe so that you never miss a new one! http://bit.ly/2v
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Can You Solve This Grade 12 Geometry Problem From Australia? The Marshmallow Chocolate Puzzle

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A 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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10 Rarest Foods In The World

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Food is something we all need – and something that most of us love. Foods abound, as do different cuisines and tastes. Yet there are foods that are so rare, they have an almost magical mystique about them. These are the 10 Rarest Foods In The World.
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Building the Pyramids of Egypt ...a detailed step by step guide.

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If you have seen the animation which gave a brief overview of the Water shaft theory, then this is the more in depth walk through of the process. It contains illustrations and photographs to clarify the stages of how the Pyramids of Egypt were built withi
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Reading Bar Graph Examples | Measurement And Data | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-measure-data-topic/cc-early-math-bar-graphs/e/solving-problems-with-bar-graphs-1?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=EarlyMath Wat
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Estimating Lengths | Measurement And Data | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-measure-data-topic/cc-early-math-compare-estimate-length/e/estimating-lengths?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=EarlyMath Watch
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Minecraft Xbox - The Lost Sword - Herobrine {17}

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Sorry for Squid's poor audio in this video. He had some problems with his microphone. The problem will be sorted by the next video. Welcome to a new adventure map. In this series I will be playing through the entire map with Ballistic Squid. Enjoy. Map bu
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What is 6÷2(1+2) = ? The Correct Answer Explained

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What is 6÷2(1+2) = ? This problem went viral and generated millions of comments on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and social media sites. I explain how to get the correct answer by using the modern interpretation of the order of operations. I also explain how
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Can You Solve This Crazy Equation? Ramanujan's Radical Brain Teaser

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In 1911, Srinivasa Ramanujan posed this problem involving an infinite nested radical (a never-ending expression that has square roots inside of square roots). Can you figure out how to simplify the equation? The video presents an intuitive solution. Techn
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What's The Best Soup Can Size? The Optimal Cylinder Puzzle

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A 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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Parallel Universes: Many Worlds

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Subscribe to MinutePhysics - it's FREE! References Non-Equilibrium Pilot Wave model: http://arxiv.org/pdf/0811.0810.pdf AND http://arxiv.org/pdf/1001.2758.pdf Real Ensemble Interpretation: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1104.2822.pdf MinutePhysics is on Google+ - h
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Another Portal Paradox

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We have a course on Brilliant! And the first 200 people to https://brilliant.org/minutephysics get 20% off an annual premium subscription to Brilliant, with full access to all courses, including ours. What happens if you extend a piston through a portal?
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The LAST Eclipse in History

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This Product is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASAs Science Activation portfolio. The material contained in this document is based upon work supported by a National Aeronautics And Space Administration (
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Real World Telekinesis (feat. Neil Turok)

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Check out the Massey Lectures with Neil Turok: http://dft.ba/-massey Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics: http://pitp.ca MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysi
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Schrödinger's Cat

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No cats were harmed in the making of this video. Tweet it - http://bit.ly/qJZry7 Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/rfgo9J minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energe
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Can You Solve The 21 Flags Game From Survivor?

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Contestants 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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Understanding Place Value When Adding Ones | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Learn how to add 37 + 2 by thinking about place value. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-add-sub-100/cc-early-math-add-ones-tens/e/add-within-100--level-1?utm_source=YT&ut
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The Pentomino Puzzle (and Tetris) - Numberphile

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Featuring Alex Bellos on Polyominoes. See the accompanying coin hexagon video: https://youtu.be/_pP_C7HEy3g More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Alex Bellos videos: http://bit.ly/Bellos_Playlist Related Bellos books on Amazon... US links
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Amazing Machines! Replacing a Broken Light | Rube Goldberg | Jiwi's Machines

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How would you replace a broken light? Jiwi has his own elaborate way of changing his! ► Welcome to my channel! I am an inventor of useless machines. ► Subscribe so that you never miss a new one! http://bit.ly/2vVFVQe Music is by the Jews Brothers Band, tr
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How lasers work (in theory)

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How does a laser really work? It's Bose - Einstein statistics! (photons are bosons) Check out Smarter Every Day's video showing lasers in real life: http://bit.ly/uBwhU2 Trying out a new feature: English Transcript! Let me know how it works Tweet it - htt
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The Viral Balloon Puzzle - The REAL Answer Explained (Using Ph.D. Level Math)

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They say only geniuses can solve this puzzle, and this time they are correct. Thanks to all patrons! Special thanks to: Shrihari Puranik Yildiz Kabaran Kyle My blog post for this video https://wp.me/p6aMk-82U Sources https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/que
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Light Pollution Is More Dangerous Than You Think!

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Light pollution in cities can make it hard for us to see the stars, but can it also kill baby sea turtles? How dangerous is light pollution? This Is What Pollution Does To Your Body - https://youtu.be/_k22ejJ_fvc Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - h
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Picture Graphs | Measurement And Data | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Read and interpret a picture graph. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-measure-data-topic/cc-early-picture-graphs/e/solving-problems-with-picture-graphs-1?utm_source=YT&utm
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Secrets Revealed: The Cake Server

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Here are 5 secret tricks I used in the Cake Server, my most complex machine ever. ► Welcome to my channel! I am an inventor of useless machines. ► Subscribe so that you never miss a new one! http://bit.ly/2vVFVQe Music is by the Jews Brothers Band, track
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Minecraft Xbox - The Lost Sword - Whooooahhhh {16}

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Part 17 - https://youtu.be/CWF7m8L4qrE Sorry for Squid's poor audio in this video. He had some problems with his microphone. Feel free to moan at him on twitter. :) Welcome to a new adventure map. In this series I will be playing through the entire map wi
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Minecraft Xbox - The Lost Sword - Quiz Of Fate {15}

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Sorry for Squid's poor audio in this video. He had some problems with his microphone. Feel free to moan at him on twitter. :) Part 16 - https://youtu.be/_h1VzI1vtzo Welcome to a new adventure map. In this series I will be playing through the entire map wi
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Addition And Subtraction Within 10 | Basic Addition And Subtraction | Early Math | Khan Academy

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See how to solve a bunch of addition and subtraction problems with small numbers. All numbers in this video are 10 or less. Practice this lesson yourself on KhanAcademy.org right now: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-add-sub-basic
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Minecraft Xbox - Quest To Kill The Wither (15)

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Sorry for Squid's poor audio in this video. He had some problems with his microphone. It should be sorted by the next video. Feel free to moan at him on twitter. :) Part 16 - https://youtu.be/xIRDlcIxeX8 Welcome to the quest to kill the wither. In this se
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How the Sun works: Fusion and Quantum Tunneling

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Now that you know about the sun, do you want to learn about quantum tunneling? http://bit.ly/p7l3gv Sorry I'm late - I was busy working on freddiew's new video: http://bit.ly/n73Uwj minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - htt
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Can You Solve This 6th Grade Geometry Problem From China?

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What is the total area of the red spots? The diagram involves a rectangle with dimensions of 10 and 20. Inside the rectangle one of its diagonals is connected. There are two circles of equal size that are tangent to each other and the rectangle. The video
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Oil Spill Polymer - Sick Science! #196

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See the full experiment here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/oil-spill-polymer Just imagine if the solution to an oil spill was this simple: Sprinkle a small amount of a non-toxic powder onto the layer of oil and in seconds the powder
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Passing A Portal Through Itself

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Nebula Classes - Great classes by your favorite creators on a creator-owned streaming service: https://nebulaclasses.com/minutephysicsThis video is about what happens if you try to pass a portal (like in the video game Portal or Portal 2) through itself -
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Can You Solve The Viral Matchstick Puzzle 6 + 4 = 4?

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Can 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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Windmills Are NOT Like Dams

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Watch the bonus material cut from this video and get 26% off an annual subscription to CuriosityStream and Nebula at https://www.curiositystream.com/minutephysics The Solution to the Windmill Paradox. This video is about the tradeoff of Windmills: the fac
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Map of Computer Science

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The field of computer science summarised. Learn more at this video's sponsor https://brilliant.org/dos Computer science is the subject that studies what computers can do and investigates the best ways you can solve the problems of the world with them. It
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What is fire?

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Fire it up! We explain hot stuff. Video of a candle in microgravity: http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/IMAGES/QTVR/0601309.mov Tweet it - http://bit.ly/pOz9Dn Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/n0pCUE minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook
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Making The Cake Server | Joseph's Machines

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Just spent 3 months on this crazy beast! "The Cake Server" will be online in about a week: Saturday April 7th ► Welcome to my channel! I am an inventor of useless machines. ► Subscribe so that you never miss a new one! http://bit.ly/2vVFVQe Music is by th
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Interceptor 007 Faces the First Rain Event in LA (& stops 35,000 lbs of waste) | The Ocean Cleanup

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Interceptor 007 is operational in Ballona Creek, LA County, and the first rains of the storm season have arrived - bringing the first flushes of plastic waste. Subscribe to our channel to stay updated: https://bit.ly/371k8sN. See how Interceptor 007 handl
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Is Vegan 'Meat' Really Healthy?

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With meatless diets on the rise, manufacturers have been making more meat substitutes. What's in them and are they even good for you? Will Meatless Meat Be The Future Of Food? - https://youtu.be/3lu0-v8A9rs Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://

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