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Can You Overdose on Vitamins?

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Vitamins are 13 molecules essential for life that our bodies can't make themselves.Watch Vitamania here: https://ve42.co/vitaNow available worldwide, except France and Germany where it will be broadcast on ARTE soon. Subscribe on the Vitamania website for
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This Particle Breaks Time Symmetry

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Increasing entropy is NOT the only process that's asymmetric in time.Check out the book: http://WeHaveNoIdea.comThis video was co-written by Daniel Whiteson and Jorge ChamYou can also check out PhD Comics: http://phdcomics.comSpecial thanks to Patreon sup
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Sandwich Bag Fire Starter

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Grant Thompson - the King of Random - teaches me how to start a fire with a Sandwich bag. And we tried to melt glass in my backyard: https://goo.gl/zb0uE0Check out his channel: http://ve42.co/KoRThe intensity of sunlight on Earth is about 1300 Watts per s
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Is America Actually Metric?

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The US signed the metre convention and bases all customary units on SI standards. As an aside, the Utah constitution from 1895 required the metric system to be taught in schools. This requirement was repealed in 1987. \_()_/Huge thanks to NIST, Ben Stein
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Fire in ZERO-G!!

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In a zero-g plane I experimented with flames and slinkies with surprising results.Check out e-penser's video: http://ve42.co/EPzeroGCheck out Physicsgirl's video: http://ve42.co/PGzeroGThanks to Novespace: http://ve42.co/novespaceSpecial thanks to Patreon
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Parallel Worlds Probably Exist. Here's Why

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The most elegant interpretation of quantum mechanics is the universe is constantly splitting A portion of this video was sponsored by Norton. Get up to 60% off the first year (annually billed) here: https://bit.ly/32SM0yd or use promo code VERITASIUM Spec
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The Science Behind the Butterfly Effect

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Chaos theory means deterministic systems can be unpredictable. Thanks to LastPass for sponsoring this video. Click here to start using LastPass: https://ve42.co/VeLP Animations by Prof. Robert Ghrist: https://ve42.co/GhristWant to know more about chaos th
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How to Slow Aging (and even reverse it)

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Scientists like Prof Sinclair have evidence of speeding up, slowing, and even reversing aging. Thanks to LastPass for sponsoring this video. Click here to start using LastPass: https://ve42.co/VeLPWhat causes aging? According to Professor David Sinclair,
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Why Most Resolutions Fail & How To Succeed

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Common pitfalls of New Year's resolutions and how I plan to avoid them. Thanks Audible! Start listening with a 30-day trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals free when you go to https://audible.com/veritasium or text veritasium to 500500
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This equation will change how you see the world

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The logistic map connects fluid convection, neuron firing, the Mandelbrot set and so much more. Fasthosts are giving UK viewers the chance to win tickets, flight, and accommodation to SXSW 2020 by answering my Techie Test question: https://www.fasthosts.c
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First Flight on Another Planet!

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The Mars Helicopter aims to make the first powered flight on another planet when it takes off on Mars as part of the Mars 2020 mission. I learned a lot getting to visit the drone right before it was mounted on the rover.How do you fly in 1% of Earth's atm
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Making Liquid Nitrogen From Scratch!

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I used a nitrogen membrane and Stirling cryocooler to liquefy nitrogen out of the air. For this video I partnered with Starbucks to celebrate their Nitro Cold Brew. Order one here: https://starbucks.app.link/derekmullerMaking liquid nitrogen is hard - in
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Does Planet 9 Exist?

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A planet has been predicted to orbit the sun with a period of 10,000 years, a mass 5x that of Earth on a highly elliptical and inclined orbit. What evidence supports the existence of such a strange object at the edge of our solar system?Huge thanks to:Pro
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The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies, Explained

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Spinning objects have strange instabilities known as The Dzhanibekov Effect or Tennis Racket Theorem - this video offers an intuitive explanation.Part of this video was sponsored by LastPass, click here to find out more: https://ve42.co/LPReferences:Prof.
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3 Perplexing Physics Problems

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Why does shaken soda explode? Does ice melt first in fresh or salt water?Thank you Squarespace for sponsoring this video. Go to https://squarespace.com to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code: VERITASIUMThis video features ex
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Engineering with Origami

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Origami is inspiring a plethora of new engineering designs. Try yourself: https://ve42.co/Origami Thanks Audible! Start listening with a 30-day trial and your first audiobook, plus two Audible Originals free when you go to https://audible.com/veritasium o
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How a Fish Saved the Vikings

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The Vikings suffered many hardships living in the north of Europe: long, cold winters and importantly a lack of sunlight. Luckily, they had cod.Check out Vitamania: https://ve42.co/codWhen making a video about vitamins I thought the story would mainly be
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I Waterproofed Myself With Aerogel!

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Aerogel has extraordinary properties but it can be tough to work with. This video looks at modifying aerogels to take advantage of their unique characteristics.Subscribe to Veritasium: https://ve42.co/subHuge thanks to Dr. Stephen Steiner and the crew at
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Can You Swim in Shade Balls?

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I bought 10,000 shade balls and tried to swim in them. They appear to act like a non-Newtonian fluid: rigid under high shear stress, but they flow like a liquid under low shear. Get a signed shade ball by supporting Veritasium: https://ve42.co/patreon Rec
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World's Lightest Solid!

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Aerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission. The focus of this video is silica aerogels, though graphene aer
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The Most Radioactive Places on Earth

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Who on Earth is exposed to the most ionizing radiation? Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe I'm filming a documentary for TV about how Uranium and radioactivity have shaped the modern world. It will be broadcast in mid-2015, details to come. The fi
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Magnetic Micro-Robots

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Tiny robots activated by magnetic fields may be used in future biomedical procedures. Start listening to Audible with a 30-day trial and your first audiobook, plus two Audible Originals free when you go to http://audible.com/veritasium or text veritasium
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Are Negative Ions Good For You?

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Do negative air ions improve mood, anxiety, depression, alertness? Part of this video was sponsored by LastPass, click here to find out more: http://bit.ly/2RZZTZk Special thanks to Prof. Jack Beauchamp and Dr. Nathan Dalleska from Caltech for all their h
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Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?

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I took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there. The first time I heard about shade balls the claim was they reduce evaporation. But it turns out this isn't the reason they were introduced. H
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Five Firsts for Mars InSight

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Mars InSight will be the first to detect seismic activity on Mars’ surface, first to measure rate of heat transmitted from interior, first to dig nearly 5m down, first to measure magnetic fields on Mars’ surface, and first to use a robotic arm to place in
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Non-Invasive Brain Surgery

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Scientists have combined ultrasound, viruses and synthetic drugs to control regions of the brain. Check out Skillshare: https://skl.sh/veritasium (first 500 get 2 months free) Special thanks to Prof. Mikhail Shapiro and Dr. Jerzy Szablowski: http://shapir
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$250,000 for a High School Science Student

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The story of three impressive high school science projects. Can you guess which student won $250,000 in the #RegeneronSTS? Applications open June 1: http://bit.ly/2HkLXT1 This video was sponsored by Regeneron. The Science Talent Search was founded and pro
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Why Machines That Bend Are Better

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Compliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great. Check out SimpliSafe here: https://simplisafe.com/veritasium I visited the Compliant Mechani
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ZERO-G Challenges of a Trip to Mars!

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A trip to #Mars involves radiation, muscle and bone loss, intermediate axis theorem and liquids. Check out Mars on National Geographic, Monday Nov 12 at 9/8c #sponsored When I got offered the chance to fly in another #zeroG plane, I jumped at the chance.
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World's First Car!

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I got to drive the world's first car (replica), patented by Benz in 1886 Check out the series on new safety features: http://ve42.co/MB This video is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, who invited me to come to Stuttgart to see their latest cars, crash test faci
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The Scientific Benefits of Boredom

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Boredom makes you more creative, altruistic, introspective, and helps with autobiographical planning. This video was sponsored by LastPass: http://bit.ly/2wAsdUu I feel like this video might come across as condescending but the person I'm really talking t
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Can You Recover Sound From Images?

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Is it possible to reconstruct sound from high-speed video images? Part of this video was sponsored by LastPass: http://bit.ly/2SmRQkk Special thanks to Dr. Abe Davis for revisiting his research with me: http://abedavis.com This video was based on research
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Can Humans Sense Magnetic Fields?

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Research has found some human brains can pick up on rotations of geomagnetic-strength fields as evidenced by drops in alpha wave power following stimulus. For more, see https://ve42.co/magneto Huge thanks to: Prof. Shinsuke Shimojo, Connie Wang, and Isaac
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The History of Video

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I always wanted to know why film looked better than video. Moving electronic images have as long a history but were invented for a different purpose. This video was sponsored by B&H Photo: https://www.bhphotovideo.com Huge thanks to: Richard Diehl, Video
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First Images of Black Holes!

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The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration observed the supermassive black holes at the center of M87 and our Milky Way galaxy (SgrA*) finding the dark central shadow in accordance with General Relativity, further demonstrating the power of this 100 year-o
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How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole

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We are about to see the first image of a black hole, the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way galaxy or maybe the supermassive black hole in the galaxy M87. But what is that image really showing us? This is an awesome pape
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The Threat of AI Weapons

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Will artificial intelligence weapons cause World War III? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiJTq11kqdw This animated clip is from my friends at http://ve42.co/pindex2 New series! http://vrv.co/paradigms I'm not sure how alarmed to be about artificial intel
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Why Are Mosquitoes Attracted To You?!

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Mosquitoes are attracted to me and it's likely due to my genes. This video is sponsored by 23andMe https://23andme.com/veritasium Huge thanks to Prof. Immo Hansen and team: http://ve42.co/hansen References: Genome Wide Association Study for self-reported
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Your Body's Molecular Machines

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These are the molecular machines inside your body that make cell division possible. Animation by Drew Berry at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. http://wehi.tv Special thanks to Patreon supporters: Joshua Abenir, Tony Fadell, Donal
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Hydrodynamic Levitation!

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On a stream of water you can levitate light balls of all sizes and even disks and cylinders. The mechanism is not the Bernoulli effect... Want to make this at home? https://youtu.be/BppcHF2EdAY My friend Blake from InnoVinci emailed me with a cool idea fo
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Seeing the Invisible: SLOW MOTION Schlieren Imaging

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This is what the world would look like if you could see invisible air currents, temperature gradients, and differences in pressure or composition of the air. Support Veritasium on Patreon: http://ve42.co/patreon Special thanks to Patreon Supporters: Tony
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How UV Causes Cancer and Aging

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UV at ground level is non-ionizing but it damages DNA and causes photoaging - how? Also, it turns out glass doesn't block all UV (specifically UVA passes through). This is something I learned filming with the UV camera inside. Special thanks to Dr. Hayley
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What Actually Causes Dandruff?

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This fungus lives on your scalp and may affect the genes you express. Check out Head & Shoulders research on getting rid of dandruff: https://ve42.co/HS Animation by Pindex: https://ve42.co/pindex When I started this project, I wasn't sure what caused dan
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The kg is dead, long live the kg

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The kilogram, mole, kelvin, and ampere will be redefined by physical constants. For a limited time, get 3 months of Audible for just $6.95 a month: http://audible.com/VERITASIUM or text VERITASIUM to 500500 Will this be the last video I make about SI unit
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The Best Test of General Relativity (by 2 Misplaced Satellites)

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A launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift. Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial of Audible: http://audible.com/VERITASIUM or text VERITASIUM to 500500 Huge thanks to Dr. Pacome Delva: https://ve42.co/pacome Dr
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Spinning Black Holes

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A pulsing black hole in the centre of a distant galaxy sheds light on black hole and galaxy formation. How fast are black holes rotating and how does that rotation change over its life-span? Huge thanks to Prof. Geraint Lewis and study author Dr. Dheeraj
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The Inverse Leidenfrost Effect

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Droplets levitate on a bath of liquid nitrogen and are spontaneously self-propelled. Thanks Audible! Start a 30-day trial and your first audiobook is free. Go to https://audible.com/VERITASIUM or text VERITASIUM to 500500. Special thanks to Dr. Anaïs Gaut
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How Microwaving Grapes Makes Plasma

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A bisected grape in the microwave makes plasma. But how does it work? A grape is the right size and refractive index to trap microwaves inside it. When you place two (or two halves) close together the fields interact with each other creating a maximum of
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The World in UV

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UV cameras expose a hidden world and reveal the incompleteness of our perception The Physics Girl looks at sunscreen: https://youtu.be/GRD-xvlhGMc How to make sunscreen from scratch: https://youtu.be/lMXAY5F28L0 In summary, ultraviolet light interacts dif
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Spinning Sphere of Sodium Simulate Earth's Magnetic Field

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An experiment on how turbulent convection in Earth's core makes a magnetic field Get a free audiobook with a free 30 day trial at http://www.audible.com/Veritasium or text Veritasium to 500-500 Huge thanks to Prof. Dan Lathrop and team: http://ve42.co/Lat
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World's Heaviest Weight

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How do you measure big forces accurately? By calibrating your force transducer on the world's biggest weight - 1,000,000 pounds of force. This machine ensures planes don't break apart, jets provide required thrust, and rockets make it to their destination
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How Neutrons Changed Everything

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Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be notified and see a sneak preview: http://vitamaniathemovi
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Does Water Swirl the Other Way in the Southern Hemisphere?

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The definitive answer about the direction water swirls in two hemispheres Sync the videos yourself: http://toiletswirl.com For the record Destin and I repeated the experiment 3-4 times each in each hemisphere and got the same results every time. The idea
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Celsius Didn't Invent Celsius

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Celsius never devised nor used the scale that now bears his name. Veritasium is now on Patreon: http://patreon.com/veritasium Special thanks to Michael Stevens of Vsauce! http://youtube.com/vsauce1 More info about Celsius and temperature scales: http://wk
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Water on the Moon?

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NEW CHANNEL! http://youtube.com/sciencium For a long time we thought the Moon was completely dry, but it turns out there are actually three sources of lunar water. Thanks to Google Making and Science for supporting the new channel! http://youtube.com/maki
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The Real Moral Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars

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We talk about all the potentially challenging situations autonomous cars could get into but not about how human drivers are not very good. Tens of thousands die on the roads every year in collisions, most of which could be prevented by autonomous vehicles
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Indestructible Coating?!

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Used in everything from bullet-proof vests to the walls of the Pentagon, polyurea's strength comes from its long-chain molecules. Check out How Ridiculous: http://bit.ly/VeHowRidiculous Snatoms magnetic molecules: http://bit.ly/VeSnatoms Veritasium on Pat
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Is This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?

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Silicone oil droplets provide a physical realization of pilot wave theories. Check out Smarter Every Day: http://bit.ly/VeSmarter Support Veritasium on Patreon: http://bit.ly/VePatreon Huge thanks to: Dr. Stephane Perrard, Dr Matthieu Labousse, Pr Emmanue
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Electromagnetic Levitation Quadcopter

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Spinning magnets near copper sheets create levitation! Try Audible free for 30 days: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Special thanks to Hyperloop One for showing me around. Thanks to Patreon supporters: Nathan Hansen, Donal Botkin, Tony Fadell, Saeed Alghamdi, Zac
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The Absurdity of Detecting Gravitational Waves

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A head-vaporizing laser with a perfect wavelength detecting sub-proton space-time ripples. Huge thanks to Prof Rana Adhikari and LIGO: http://ligo.org Here's how he felt when he learned about the first ever detection: https://youtu.be/ViMnGgn87dg Thanks t
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What the Fahrenheit?!

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The crazy story of the arbitrary temperature scale used in a tiny minority of countries. Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Snatoms are available again! http://www.snatoms.com Support Veritasium on Patreon: http://bit.ly/VePatreon Celsius didn't i
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The Brightest Part Of A Shadow Is In The Middle

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Why is there a bright spot behind spherical objects? Be the first to find out about new projects: http://www.veritasium.com Filmed by Nathan Watkins and Raquel Nuno, animation by Meg Rosenburg. Music by Kevin MacLeod, http://www.incompetech.com 'Scissors'
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Is Glass A Liquid?

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Stained glass is thicker at the bottom - so is it a liquid? Earth's mantle enables plate tectonics, so is it a liquid? Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Sign up for the mailing list: http://www.veritasium.com Pitch drop experiment: http://www.the
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The Science Of Six Degrees Of Separation

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Are all people on Earth really connected through just six steps? Check out "Six Degrees of Everything" Tuesdays @ 9:30/8:30c on truTV #SixDegrees: https://goo.gl/2GFcUj SEND ME AN EMAIL: 1. Do not send it directly to me unless you know me. 2. Send the ema
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Explained: Beaker Ball Balance Problem

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This is the solution to: http://youtu.be/QD3hbVG1yxM Watch this first!
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Buoyancy Quiz

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Can you predict what happens to the golf ball? Stays where it is: http://bit.ly/buoyStay Goes down: http://bit.ly/buoyGoDown Goes up: http://bit.ly/buoyGoUp In this experiment we see that a golf ball is denser than detergent (it is also denser than pure w
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Extended: Beaker Ball Balance Problem

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Watch this first! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD3hbVG1yxM Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/veritasium Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veritasium Special thanks to the Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, especially Gar
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The Truth About Toilet Swirl - Southern Hemisphere

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SYNCHRONIZE WITH DESTIN’S VIDEO: http://bit.ly/NorthernSwirl Both videos on one page (for desktop): http://bit.ly/ToiletSwirl Subscribe to Smarter Every Day: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSED Click to tweet: http://bit.ly/ToiletSwirlTWT Some notes: We each repea
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Sparks From Falling Water: Kelvin's Thunderstorm

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The physics behind Kelvin's Thunderstorm explained. No, it is not a practical way of generating electricity, which is why we use turbines at hydro stations. This video goes into more detail about the phenomenon demonstrated in this Hunger Games collab vid
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Evolutionarily Stable Strategies Ft. Richard Dawkins

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When evolution favours a stable ratio of traits rather than one dominant trait. Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Animation by The Lyosacks: https://www.youtube.com/TheLyosacks Hosting Neil Degrasse Tyson, info and tickets: http://bit.ly/NDTandVe
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An Affordable 3D-Printed Arm

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Students at UCF are designing an inexpensive 3D printed arm for kids. To find out more and to get involved, check out: http://office.tumblr.com Big thanks to Microsoft and the Collective Project for introducing me to Albert and his amazing team. They are
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An Astronaut's View Of Earth

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What it's like to see the Earth from orbit. Special thanks to Col. Chris Hadfield for chatting with me. http://chrishadfield.ca/ Space imagery courtesy of NASA and the ESA http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos Music by Kevin Mac
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Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors?

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Inspired by this article by Prof. Emily Oster: http://bit.ly/Cellcancer Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Featuring Physics Girl: http://bit.ly/PhysGirl Special thanks to Chris Gale and Physics Girl for filming this video. Music by: Amarante Musi
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Would You Take This Bet?

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How much would it take for you to risk $10? Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Can you solve this? http://bit.ly/248Ve Regression to the mean: http://bit.ly/VeRTTM Help translate Veritasium videos into other languages: http://veritasium.subtitl.us
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What Is NOT Random?

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Is the future of the universe already determined? Vsauce tackles "What is Random?": https://youtu.be/9rIy0xY99a0 Special Thanks to: Prof Stephen Bartlett, Prof Phil Moriarty, Prof Andrea Morello, Prof Tim Bedding, Prof Michio Kaku, A/Prof Alex Argyros, He
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How Much Information?

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How much information is there in Spanish vs English, you vs the world? Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Huge thanks to all the amazing people who made this possible: Christina Ochoa - Spanish https://twitter.com/christina_ochoa Vanessa Hill - Fi
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Why Women Are Stripey

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Epigenetics means women have different active x-chromosomes in different cells. Animation courtesy of http://wehi.tv Music by Amarante: http://bit.ly/VeAmarante Animation: Etsuko Uno Art and Technical Direction: Drew Berry Sound Design: Francois Tetaz & E
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Misconceptions About The Universe

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Can we see things travelling faster than light? Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Music by Amarante "One Last Thing" http://bit.ly/VeAmarante Awesome animations by http://youtube.com/minutephysics Thanks to Prof. Geraint Lewis for input on earlie
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How To Launch A Nuclear Missile

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What was the procedure to launch a nuclear missile? Uranium premieres: July 28 & 29 on PBS at 10pm ET/ 9pm Central France and Germany: July 31 at 10pm on ZDF/arte Norway: August 5 & 6 at 21:30 on NRK2 Australia: August 9, 16, 23 at 8:30pm on SBS Sweden: T
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Ice Spikes Explained

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Why do spikes form on ice cubes? Without them the world would be vastly different. Awesome Jingle by Accent: http://bit.ly/AccentVe Thanks to Prof. Stephen Morris from UofT: http://bit.ly/1GFANBE Filmed in part by Martin Marek in Olomouc, Czech Republic T
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Surprising Applications Of The Magnus Effect

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How far would a basketball with backspin go? Rotor wing experimental aircraft: https://youtu.be/Ra8y6gGotwY E-ship 1: https://youtu.be/qJ7haGqXs_E Corner kick by Kyle: https://youtu.be/YIPO3W081Hw How Ridiculous World Record Basket: https://youtu.be/H9SF2
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Should This Lake Exist?

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The Salton Sea is the largest body of water in California, home to the second most diverse group of birds in America and it exists by accident. Another great video on the Salton Sea: https://youtu.be/otIU6Py4K_A I used archive from this video. Music by Ke
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A Walk Around Chernobyl

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This is what a nuclear disaster area looks like. Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Broadcast locations and times: North America: PBS, July 28 & 29 @ 10pm ET / 9pm Central Europe: ZDF/arte, July 31 @ 10pm Australia: SBS, August 6, 13, 20 @ 8:30pm
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Beaker Ball Balance Problem

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Acrylic Ball: http://bit.ly/BBBacrylic Ping-Pong Ball: http://bit.ly/BBBpingpong Balanced: http://bit.ly/BBBbalanced This problem has made the rounds on the internet but I felt it deserved a treatment like this. Special thanks to Gary and the Department o
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Anti-Gravity Wheel?

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Explanation of gyro precession: http://bit.ly/U4e8HQ More: http://bit.ly/GyroMORE Less Than: http://bit.ly/GyroLESS Equal To: http://bit.ly/GyroEQUAL Huge thanks to A/Prof Emeritus Rod Cross, Helen Georgiou for filming, Alex Yeung, and Chris Stewart, the
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5 Fun Physics Phenomena

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Five cool physics tricks, but how do they work? Explanations: http://youtu.be/jIMihpDmBpY Check out Audible.com: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Leave your ideas in the comments below or subscribe for the answers next week. Chris Hadfield in AUS: http://scienceal
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Explained: 5 Fun Physics Phenomena

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Quantum Entanglement & Spooky Action At A Distance

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Does quantum entanglement make faster-than-light communication possible? What is NOT random? http://bit.ly/NOTrandoVe First, I know this video is not easy to understand. Thank you for taking the time to attempt to understand it. I've been working on this
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How Do Chameleons Change Color?

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