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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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But What IS A Lens Flare?

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Sign up for Brilliant (for free) and get 30 days of full access to all of their courses, go to https://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics - The first 200 people get 20% off a premium subscription! A lot of people took pictures of the recent solar eclipse in Nort
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Should You Wipe Off Your Sweat?

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Want to donate to the highest-impact charities AND get your donation matched up to $100? Visit https://Givewell.org/MinutePhysicsIf youre in scorching heat, or when your body is working hard and youve got hot, hot sweat all over, sticky and stifling - doe
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Geosynchronous Orbits are WEIRD

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Go to https://givewell.org/minutephysics to have your first donation matched up to $100!This video is about the physics of geosynchronous and geostationary orbits, why they exist, when they don't, when they're useful for communication/satellite TV, etc.RE
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Why Penrose Tiles Never Repeat

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The first 200 people to https://brilliant.org/minutephysics get 20% off an annual premium subscription to Brilliant. Thanks to Brilliant for their support.This video is about a better way to understand Penrose tilings (the famous tilings invented by Roger
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Is Anything on the Internet Real?

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GiveWell is matching donations from first-time donors dollar for dollar up to $250. Click on https://bit.ly/3DvVik8 to donate and be sure to use the fundraiser code MINUTEPHYSICS at checkout to make sure your donation gets matched.Support MinutePhysics on
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The Bizarre Physics of Electric Guitars

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To try everything Brilliant has to offerfreefor a full 30 days, visit http://brilliant.org/MinutePhysicsThe first 200 people get 20% off a premium subscription! I was sent a magnetic guitar pick to review, so I reviewed it. Does it work? How? Why? What's
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The Rocket & String Paradox

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The first 200 people to go to http://brilliant.org/minutephysics get 20% off a premium subscription to Brilliant.This video is about Bell's Spaceship Paradox of Special Relativity, wherein a pair of rockets (or spacecraft) connected by a weak thread accel
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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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The Problem With The Butterfly Effect

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The first 200 people to go to https://brilliant.org/minutephysics get 20% off a Premium subscription to BrilliantSupport MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysicsLink to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters/Minu
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Most Collisions Are Secretly in One Dimension

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The first 200 people to https://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics/ get 20% off an annual Premium subscription to Brilliant.This video is about elastic and inelastic collisions in 1D, 2D and 3D - and how the collision of conservation of energy with conservation
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The Trinity of Quality

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The first 200 people to https://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics/ get 20% off an annual Premium subscription to Brilliant. MinutePhysics is on Patreon: https://patreon.com/minutephysicsIn order to make something good, you need to have the right combination of
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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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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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You're Technically HOTTER Than The Sun (with XKCD!)

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Where to buy WHAT IF? 2 by Randall Munroe Amazon: https://bit.ly/3Rk5Vy2 Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3AKwXIl Penguin Random House: https://bit.ly/3HgfucP Books-A-Million: https://bit.ly/3Q4bEH3 Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3q26vVk IndieBound: https://bit
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Freezing water expands. What if you don't let it?

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The first 200 people to https://brilliant.org/minutephysics get 20% off an annual premium subscription to Brilliant. Thanks to Brilliant for their support.REFERENCESPage with TONS of info about water and icehttps://water.lsbu.ac.uk/water/water_density.htm
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A Better Way To Picture Atoms

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Thanks to Google for sponsoring a portion of this video!Support MinutePhysics on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/minutephysicsThis video is about using Bohmian trajectories to visualize the wavefunctions of hydrogen orbitals, rendered in 3D using custom p
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Why Do All Boats Make This Shape?

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Go to https://curiositystream.com/minutephysics to get access to CuriosityStream AND Nebula (where you can watch the extended version of this video), plus you'll get a 26% discount on an annual subscription.This video is about the "Kelvin wake" shape of w
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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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The Physics of Windmill Design

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This video was created in partnership with Bill Gates, inspired by his new book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. Find out more here: https://gatesnot.es/3u7UUVUThis video is about how physics dictates the design of modern windmills - why they are so big,
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General Relativity Explained in 7 Levels of Difficulty

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Go to https://curiositystream.com/minutephysics get access to CuriosityStream AND Nebula (where you can watch the extended version of this video), plus you'll get a 26% discount on an annual subscription.This video covers the General theory of Relativity,
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The Case for LESS Sensitive COVID Tests

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Thanks to Brilliant for sponsoring this video - the first 200 people to click on https://www.brilliant.org/MinutePhysics will get 20% off a Premium subscription to Brilliant.This video written & produced in collaboration with Aatish Bhatia, https://www.aa
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Why Masks Work BETTER Than You'd Think

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Thanks to the Heising-Simons foundation for their support: https://www.hsfoundation.org (their COVID-19 grants: https://www.hsfoundation.org/grants/covid-19-response-grants/ )Check out https://aatishb.com/maskmath to explore and for references.This video
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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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The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks

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Head to https://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics to sign up for free and get 20% off a Premium subscription to Brilliant!This video was written in collaboration with Aatish Bhatia - https://aatishb.com To learn more about using & decontaminating N95 masks: htt
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How to Tell Matter From Antimatter | CP Violation & The Ozma Problem

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This video was made with the support of the Heising Simons Foundation.Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysicsLink to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters/This video is about the Ozma problem of disting
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How To Tell If We're Beating COVID-19

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This video made possible with support of Brilliant - the first 200 subscribers to go to http://Brilliant.org/MinutePhysics get 20% off a Premium subscription to Brilliant. Go to http://aatishb.com/covidtrends to explore the graph from the video yourself!
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Hacking the Periodic Table

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Go to https://Brilliant.org/MinutePhysics to gift Brilliant Premium for the holidays, and for 20% off!This video is about cutting, taping, and rearranging the periodic table into the Left Step form, the Mendeleev's flower form, the cake form, the wide for
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Why Do Mirrors Flip Left & Right (but not up & down)?

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Go to https://curiositystream.com/minutephysics to check out MinuteBody, and for a free month of CuriosityStream PLUS Nebula! Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysicsLink to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com/su
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The Man Who Corrected Einstein

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Sign up for Brilliant FOR FREE at http://brilliant.org/minutephysics - the first 200 people get 20% of a premium subscription.This video is about how Russian physicist Aleksandr Fridman corrected Albert Einstein about the expansion of the universe. Einste
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Do Photons Cast Shadows?

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Thanks to CuriosityStream for their support. Go to http://www.curiositystream.com/minutephysics to watch Particle Fever and get Nebula! Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysicsLink to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephys
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How to Build a Lava Moat (with xkcd)

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Protecting Privacy with MATH (Collab with the Census)

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This video was made in collaboration with the US Census Bureau and fact-checked by Census Bureau scientists. Any opinions and errors are my own. For more information, visit https://census.gov/about/policies/privacy/statistical_safeguards.html or search "d
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The Portal Paradox

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Thanks to CuriosityStream for supporting this video. Head to http://curiositystream.com/minutephysics and use promo code minutephysics for 30 days FREE!This video is about the Portal Paradox - a paradox in the video game Portal (and Portal 2) regarding wh
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Why Some Days Aren't 24 Hours

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Check out the "What is a Day?" interactive video at https://labs.minutelabs.io/what-is-a-day/It's super cool!! (and made by Jasper Palfree & the MinuteEarth/MinutePhysics team)The MinutePhysics video about Why December Has the Longest Days: https://www.yo
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Einstein's Biggest Blunder, Explained

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Thanks to Brilliant for supporting MinutePhysics. Get 20% off a premium subscription at https://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics/This video is about how Albert Einstein made a mistake when applying the Field Equations of General Relativity to cosmology (in par
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Our Ignorance About Gravity

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Thanks to the Heising Simons Foundation (https://www.hsfoundation.org/) for their support of this video, and of short range gravity research.This video is about how little we know about the behavior of gravity at short length and distance scales, what the
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How Quantum Computers Break Encryption | Shor's Algorithm Explained

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Go to http://www.dashlane.com/minutephysics to download Dashlane for free, and use offer code minutephysics for 10% off Dashlane Premium!Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysicsThis video explains Shors Algorithm, a way to ef
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Why Do Compressed Air Cans Get Cold?

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Thanks to http://brilliant.org/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics - get 20% a premium subscription at http://brilliant.org/minutephysics Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics Link to Patreon Supporters: http://www.
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How To Make MUONS

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To keep your brain sharp with quick daily math & science puzzles, head to http://www.brilliant.org/minutephysics This video is about how to create muons in a particle accelerator via bombardment of heavy nuclei with protons, which results in creation of c
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Impossible Muons

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Thanks to Brilliant.org for supporting MinutePhysics! The first 200 people who go to http://www.brilliant.org/minutephysics will get 20% off a Premium Subscription to Brilliant. This video is about how terrestrial muons are part of our experimental proof
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How ISPs Violate the Laws of Mathematics

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Get a free trial of Audible at https://audible.com/minutephysics or by texting 'minutephysics' to 500500 Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics Link to Patreon Supporters: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters/ MinutePhys
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Hardy's Paradox | Quantum Double Double Slit Experiment

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Need a last minute holiday gift idea? Go to https://www.brilliant.org/minutephysics for 20% off a premium subscription to Brilliant (can be given as a gift). Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics Link to Patreon Supporters
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Shells of Cosmic Time (ft. @AstroKatie)

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Thanks to @AstroKatie (http://astrokatie.com, http://twitter.com/astrokatie) for the collaboration! Go to http://www.brilliant.org/minutephysics for free daily science puzzles Here's the original twitter thread https://twitter.com/astrokatie/status/106652
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Extraterrestrial Cycloids - Why Are They on Europa?

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Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Space Telescope Science Institute for supporting this video. This video is about the cycloid curves on Jupiter's moon Europa - they're ridges or valleys in the icy surface that formed due to some sort of
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The Physics of Caramel: How To Make a Caramelized Sugar Cube

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Watch the original video in Spanish here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Vkv5GQXww This video is about how the physics and chemistry of sugar (in particular, how it melts, and how it caramelizes) is more complicated than you might think. It involves fr
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Legitimate Cold Fusion Exists | Muon-Catalyzed Fusion

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Thanks to Brilliant.org for supporting MinutePhysics - the first 200 people to go to http://www.brilliant.org/minutephysics will get 20% off of a premium subscription to all of Brilliant's courses and puzzles. Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.
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Spacetime Intervals: Not EVERYTHING is Relative | Special Relativity Ch. 7

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Go to http://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics for 20% off a premium subscription to Brilliant! Mark Rober's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/markrober This video is chapter 7 in my series on special relativity, and it covers the idea that some things A
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The Twins Paradox Hands-On Explanation | Special Relativity Ch. 8

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Go to http://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics for 20% off a premium subscription to Brilliant! Mark Rober's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/markrober This video is chapter 8 in my series on special relativity, and it presents a hands-on explanation of
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Feynman's Lost Lecture (ft. 3Blue1Brown)

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Check out Grant’s channel: 3blue1brown: https://www.youtube.com/3blue1brown This video recounts a lecture by Richard Feynman giving an elementary demonstration of why planets orbit in ellipses. See the excellent book by Judith and David Goodstein, "Feynma
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How To Stop Structures from SHAKING: LEGO Saturn V Tuned Mass Damper

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Thanks to LEGO for sponsoring this video. Find your own LEGOs at https://shop.lego.com/?cmp=SOC-OneMinutePhysics or https://shop.lego.com/product?p=21309&cmp=SOC-OneMinutePhysics This video is about Tuned Mass Dampers, which can be used to reduce or avoid
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The Brown Dwarf Debate

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Thanks to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project and the Space Telescope Science Institute for supporting this video. This video is about the line between Brown dwarfs and gas giant planets (aka super Jupiter's): does it exist? Is it the deuteri
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Lorentz Transformations | Special Relativity Ch. 3

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Go to http://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics for 20% off a premium subscription to Brilliant! Mark Rober's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/markrober The previous videos in this series: Chapter 1: Why Relativity is Hard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
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Relativity of Simultaneity | Special Relativity Ch. 4

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Go to http://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics for 20% off a premium subscription to Brilliant! Mark Rober's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/markrober The previous videos in this series: Chapter 1: Why Relativity is Hard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
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Relativistic Addition of Velocity | Special Relativity Ch. 6

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Go to http://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics for 20% off a premium subscription to Brilliant! Mark Rober's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/markrober This video is chapter 6 in my series on special relativity, and it covers the topic of relativistic a
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Length Contraction and Time Dilation | Special Relativity Ch. 5

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Go to http://brilliant.org/MinutePhysics for 20% off a premium subscription to Brilliant! Mark Rober's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/markrober This video is chapter 5 in my series on special relativity, and it covers how things that are moving
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Why is Relativity Hard? | Special Relativity Chapter 1

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Thanks to http://www.brilliant.org/minutephysics for supporting this video! Thanks to my friend Mark Rober (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY1kMZp36IQSyNx_9h4mpCg) for making the spacetime globe, and to Grant Sanderson (https://www.youtube.com/3blue1bro
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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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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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Proof Without Words: The Circle

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Prove πR² using only beads and a ruler! I first saw this proof in an article by Russell Jay Hendel, Dowling College: http://bit.ly/LQlwQw minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter -
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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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How to Count Infinity

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"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities" - Hazel Grace Lancaster, in "The Fault in Our Stars," by John Green minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Min
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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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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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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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There is no pink light

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Pink doesn't exist! Tweet it - http://bit.ly/panYYg Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/nxhind minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of
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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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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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The Hairy Ball Theorem

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Ever tried to comb a hairy ball? Math says you failed! Trying out a new feature: English Transcript! Let me know how it works Tweet it - http://bit.ly/sKAjpS Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/ujIFvN minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And f
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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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What is a Neutrino?

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Neutrinos are the vampires of physics. Tweet it - http://bit.ly/sJgKV0 Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/rPfLOA minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics
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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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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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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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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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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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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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What are years... and the galactic supermassive black hole!

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It's leap year time... so what are years, anyway? And what do they have to do with the supermassive black hole in the core of the milky way? Mr. Grey, of course: http://www.youtube.com/cgpgrey Thanks to the UCLA Galactic Center: http://www.astro.ucla.edu/
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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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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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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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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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Theory of Everything: What is Matter?

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What Is The Universe?

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Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain?

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Common Physics Misconceptions

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

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What is Touch?

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The True Science of Parallel Universes

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How to Destroy a Magnet (+ interactive periodic table)

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Where is the True North Pole?

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How to Turn Sound Into Light: Sonoluminescence

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AMAZING Simulation of the Evolution of the Universe

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Can we Predict Everything?

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Usain Bolt vs. Gravity

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What if the Earth were Hollow?

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How to Simulate the Universe on your Laptop

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How We Know Black Holes Exist

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The Black Hole Tipping Point

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Are University Admissions Biased? | Simpson's Paradox Part 2

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Simpson's Paradox

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How to Build a Teleporter with Aliens

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Solar Panels Made With a Particle Accelerator?!

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Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and White Dwarfs (Collab. w/ MinuteEarth)

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Ring AROUND the Earth?

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How Do We Know The Universe Is ACCELERATING?

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The universe is expanding – this we know from looking at red shifts of distant galaxies – but the acceleration of the universe's expansion is harder to measure. It requires measuring the change of recession velocity over time, and it's done by comparing T
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Can We Survive Curiosity?

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How to Teleport Schrödinger's Cat

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Should You Walk or Run When It's Cold?

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Hi! My name is Henry, I make MinutePhysics, and you can support me on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics Is it better to walk or run when it's cold out? If you run, then you have to deal with wind, wind chill, etc, but your body generates more
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The No Cloning Theorem

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Is The Moon Held Up By A Spring? How Perspective Shapes Reality

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Where Does Complexity Come From?

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Do Cause and Effect Really Exist?

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Why Doesn't Time Flow Backwards?

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Complete Solution To The Twins Paradox

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The Twins Paradox Primer (Rotating TIME!)

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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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Why Do We Put Telescopes In Space?

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Why It's Impossible To Tune A Piano

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Pianos can't be perfectly tuned - it's a mathematical fact! Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics. Equal tempered tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament Just Tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just
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A Brief History Of Everything, Feat. Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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The Counterintuitive Physics Of Turning A Bike

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How Do Bikes Stay Up?

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Why Raindrops Are Mathematically Impossible

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Upside Down Mountains In Real Life

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How To Detect A Secret Nuclear Test

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Why Is The Solar System Flat?

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Why The Full Moon Is Better In Winter

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Radar Explained In Ten Seconds

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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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Rainbows Explained In Ten Seconds

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Magnetic Levitation

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Why Isn't The Sky Purple?

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An Impossible Bet

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Solution To The Impossible Bet

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How Airplanes Are Made

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Why Is It Harder To Drive Backwards?

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A Simple Proof Of Conservation Of Energy

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Astronomically Correct Twinkle Twinkle

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What IS Angular Momentum?

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Computer Color Is Broken

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Evolution Vs Natural Selection

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This Is Not A Rainbow

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Why Is The Sun Yellow And The Sky Blue?

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Antimatter Explained

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How Modern Light Bulbs Work

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A Polarizing Discovery About The Big Bang!

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Relativity Isn't Relative

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How To See Without Glasses

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Is The Universe Entirely Mathematical? Feat. Max Tegmark

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How Far Can Legolas See?

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How To Find An Exoplanet

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How Long Can You Balance A Pencil?

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Why Are Stars Star-Shaped?

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How Do Airplanes Fly?

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How Big Is The Sun?

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How To Subtract By Adding

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