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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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Warning: DO NOT TRY—Seeing How Close I Can Get To a Drop of Neutrons

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Get your Action Lab Box Now! https://www.theactionlab.com/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theactionlabman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theactionlabrat In this video I show you what happens when you try to get close to 1 drop of a neutron
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What Are Atoms and Isotopes?

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Most people recognize that atoms are the fundamental building blocks of all matter around us. An atom itself is composed of protons, neutrons and electrons. The simplest atom is the hydrogen atom because it consists of only one proton and one electron. If
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Elements and Atoms

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How elements relate to atoms. The basics of how protons, electrons and neutrons make up an atom. More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=IFKnq9QM6_A
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What is Radioactivity and Is It Always Harmful: Explained in Really Simple Words

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Radioactivity is the property through which a heavier, unstable nucleus assumes a more stable state by emitting radiation. The process through which a nucleus turns into a stable one is called radioactive decay. But is radioactivity or radioactive radiati
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What Are Atoms Made Of?

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While we used to think atoms were fundamental particles, we now know they are made of smaller parts still. Here we learn about the anatomy of an atom: Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons. To play the BondBreaker game, go here: http://www.castl.uci.edu/games/
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Structure of the Atom

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Craig Beals explains the structure of the atom: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons. And the concepts of Ions, Isotopes and Radiation. Visit my website to learn more: https://www.BealsScience.com Periodic Table: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Isotopes
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Radioactivity: Expect the unexpected - Steve Weatherall

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/radioactivity-expect-the-unexpected-steve-weatherall Neutrons don't change into protons. Except, sometimes, they do. Radioactivity is the process under which the nucleus can change spontaneously from one element
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Astro Alchemy: Where Rare Elements Come From

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How do you make gold? Simply bombard a nucleus with countless neutrons before it can decay.Special Thanks to Prof. Rob Jeffries from the Keele Astrophysics Group for his expertise in this area. Further reading:r-process nucleosynthesis and kilonovae from
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The Uncertain Location Of Electrons - George Zaidan And Charles Morton

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-uncertain-location-of-electrons-george-zaidan-and-charles-morton The tiny atoms that make up our world are made up of even tinier protons, neutrons and electrons. Though the number of protons determines an a
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What Are Quarks? Sugar Edition!

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Protons and neutrons are made of three quarks, right? Wrong! Explore the particle they should have told you about when you were a kid! 10 quirky facts about quarks blog post: http://www.physicsgirl.org/blog/tenquarks Instagram: http://instagram.com/thephy
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What Does It Take To Enrich Uranium?

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We're constantly hearing about nuclear enrichment in the news, but what does it mean and when should we be concerned? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seek
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Scientists Found Particle 'X,' Now What?!

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For the first time ever, scientists at CERN have spotted a bizarre X" particle in a recreation of the primordial soup that existed just moments after the Big Bang, using the LHC. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http
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Superhydrophobic Knife Slices Water Drops in Half

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In this video I use a specially treated super hydrophobic knife to cut water droplets in half! I see how small of a water drop I can get!Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theactionlabmanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theactionlabofficial/Insta
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Self-Repelling Hydrophobic Water Drops!

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In this video I show you how I made hydrophobic water! This is a form of waterproof water that can actually repel normal water.Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theactionlabmanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theactionlabofficial/Instagram: http
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Hitting Earth with a Grain of Sand Going 99.9% the Speed of Light

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In this video I show you what would happen if the earth were to be hit by a grain of sand going 99.9% the speed of light. I talk about the physics of it and then I try bigger objects hitting earth at near light speeds.Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter
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How to Make the World's Largest Water Drops

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In this video I show you how to make giant water drops! In a previous video I showed you how to slice water in half, now I show you how to make giant water drops! Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theactionlabmanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/
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How Small is an Atom?

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The size of an atom is only a few angstroms at most - there are 10 billion angstroms in 1 meter. This video also goes the basic parts of an atom (protons, neutrons, and electrons) and why the traditional model of the atom is not correct. Electrons are unp
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Boiling Water By Heating It With My Hands

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In this video I show you how it is possible to boil water from the heat of your hands.Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https://amzn.to/2Wf07x1Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theactionlabmanFaceb
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This Ball Can Solve Mazes and Never Gets Stuck!

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In this video I show you how a squiggle ball works and how it can actually solve mazes on its own!Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https://amzn.to/2Wf07x1Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theactio
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I Made a Real Magnetohydrodynamic Drive

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In this video I show you how magnetohydrodynamics work and how it can be used to make a real working device. Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https://amzn.to/2Wf07x1Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.c
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What If You Feed a Venus Flytrap Candy Instead of Flies?

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In this video I talk about how Venus flytraps can count and how they know what they are eating. I try to feed my Venus flytrap candy to see if it will actually digest it. Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book:
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GmbcThe Shape That Shouldn't Exist

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In this video I show you a Gmbc. This is a shape that has only two equilibrium pointsone stable and one unstable, instead of the usual minimum of 4. It is self-righting no matter how you set it down. .STL file for the Gmbc: https://www.thingiverse.com/thi
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How Microphones Can Record LightRecording My Voice As Light Waves

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In this video I show you what light sounds like in a microphone by performing my very first recording of my voice being transferred to a microphone through light.Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https://a
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Why Is The Sky Blue? Easy At-Home Experiment

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In this video I show you why the sky is blue and the sun is yellow. I talk about Rayleigh and Raman scattering and how it changes the colors that we see from the sun.Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https
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The Inception Top That Never Stops Spinning

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In this video I show you a top that "never" stops spinning. I talk about conservation of angular momentum and how this top can continue to spin.Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https://amzn.to/2Wf07x1Foll
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How To Make Fried Water

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In this video I deep fry water and then eat it. I show you how to make edible membranes and show you the science behind how they work.Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https://amzn.to/2Wf07x1Follow me on T
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Self-correcting Inverted Pendulum Defies Gravity

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In this video I show you how an inverted pendulum works. The physics behind the gravity defying pendulums requires complex equations, but has a simple explanation. Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https:/
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A Permanent Magnet That Turns On and Off

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In this video I show you how it is possible to have a permanent magnet that turns on and off with the flip of a switch. I show you several ways that a magnetic field can be blocked. Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experi
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The Slipperiest Material In The World vs The Stickiest

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In this video I show you one of the slipperiest materials in the world and see if I can actually glue it with the stickiest glue, superglue! I talk about pitcher plants and why they are so slippery.Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Ch
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Inside a Nuclear Reactor

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We're at the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Go to https://wix.com/go/PeriodicVideos to create your free Wix website. Check out our new website at https://periodicvideos.netMore links and info in full description Thanks to every
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Was Tyrannosaurus Rex Really The King?

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In this video I show you an animal physics simulator called Animal Revolt to see what would happen if a T-Rex and Spinosaurus had a fight. Who would win?Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https://amzn.to/2W
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These Particles Flow Upstream Instead of Down

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Is it possible to for things to flow against the current of water on their own? In this video I talk about upstream contamination and talk about the mechanism behind how particles can actually flow upstream against the flow of water on their own.Get Your
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I Trained a Ladybug To Follow My Pen

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In this video I show you how a lady bug will follow a pen line and even avoid a permanent marker line. I talk about why it might be doing this odd behavior. Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https://amzn.t
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The Amazing Physics Of The Wilberforce Pendulum

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In this video I show you how a Wilberforce pendulum works and how coupled oscillators work. I relate coupled oscillations to neutrino oscillation and the superposition of states.Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment
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Mysterious Coin Jumps Into Cup On Its Own

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In this video I show you how to make a coin jump into a cup seemingly under its own power. I talk about how the coin is able to jump into the cup with the help of the bernoulli principle. Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my
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Neutron Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #32

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In the aftermath of a 8 – 20 solar mass star’s demise we find a weird little object known as a neutron star. Neutrons stars are incredibly dense, spin rapidly, and have very strong magnetic fields. Some of them we see as pulsars, flashing in brightness as
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Is Spider Silk Stronger Than Steel?

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In this video I test if spider silk is actually stronger than steel! I do a real life experiment with spider silk and steel wire to see which can hold more weight.Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkout my experiment book: https://
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Making a Real-Life Glowstone With Magnesium in Dry Ice

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In this video I show you how bright magnesium fire is and how it releases ultraviolet light as well as bright white light. Then I show you why when you put magnesium in dry ice, it still burns.Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com/Checkou
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Artificially Intelligent Animals Powered By The Wind

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In this video I talk about artificially intelligent animals called Stranbeesten (Dutch for beach animals). I show you how they walk and move when you blow on them. Then I talk about how art can actually further scientific knowledge. Get Your Experiment Bo
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Can You Start a Fire With Moonlight and a Giant Magnifying Glass

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Heated Blanket Link: https://amzn.to/3563GZZPromo Code: ACTIONS30In this video I check if it is possible to start a fire with a magnifying glass and moonlight. I talk about the conservation of etendue.Get Your Experiment Box Here: https://theactionlab.com
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Is It Possible To Blow Your Own Sail?

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In this video I check if it is possible to blow your own sail. This is based on the video that has been showing up about a janitor that used an umbrella and a leaf blower to propel himself forward. Let's see if it actually works!Janitor Video: https://you
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A Screw That Can Be Tightened In Either Direction

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In this video I talk about how screws work (simple machine) and show you a screw that can be tightened in the clockwise or the counter clockwise direction!STL file for two way screw: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4690959Get Your Experiment Box Here: h
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I Terraformed All The Planets In Our Solar SystemEven Pluto...

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In this video I use Universe Sandbox 2.0 to Terraform all of the planets in the solar system. I talk about the challenges of each. I show you what it would be like to drive on the planet with each different strength of gravity. Created with Universe Sandb
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Swimming In Syrup Is As Easy As Swimming In Water

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In this video I test out the proposition that swimming in syrup is as easy as swimming in water. Based on a research paper published at the University of Minnesota (https://aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aic.10389)Get Your Experiment Box He
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Why Pickles Make Great Light Bulbs

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In this video I show you how a pickle can emit light when energized with 120VAC. I talk about the color produced and why it is the same color as a low pressure sodium vapor lamp. Then I try the same experiment with potassium hydroxide to see if the color
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What Does It Look Like INSIDE a Spherical Mirror?

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In this video I put a small camera inside a real spherical mirror in order to show what it looks like. Does the light reflect forever? What does the reflection look like? Watch the amazing properties of spherical mirrors in this amazing video.Get Your Exp
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The World's Bounciest Surface

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Check out http://KiwiCo.com/TheActionLab and get 50% your first month of any subscription! In this video I show you what it looks like to drop a ball on one of the bounciest surfaces in the world. The coefficient of restitution is 97% or greater. I show y
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I Painted My Entire Room With Musou BlackThe World's Blackest Paint

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In this video I paint my entire room with Musou Black to see what it looks like when the walls around you absorb over 99% of the light in the room. What happens when you turn on a light in the room?Musou Black: https://www.ko-pro.black/product/musou-black
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Musou BlackThe (New) World's Blackest Paint Turns Anything Into A Shadow

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In this video I show you Musou Black. This is new acrylic paint that takes the title as the world's blackest paint. It absorbs over 99.2% of visible light. I show you what it would look like if you painted a room with Musou Black and had a light bulb in i
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This Tesla Valve Straw Only Works In One Direction

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In this video I show you a straw that is made as a tesla valve. I talk about what a tesla valve is and how it works as a one way flow valve. I also talk about what tesla might have used the valve for in his work.Tesla Valve Straw .STL file:https://www.thi
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Slowing The Speed of Light Down To 2 m/sWhat Special Relativity Feels Like

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In this video I show you what it would look like to slow the speed of light down to around walking speed. So with just walking around town you would experience relativistic effects. I talk about time dilation and length contraction and what it would look
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Dropping a Feather and a Coin in a Long Vacuum ChamberGravity Demonstration

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In this video I show you what happens when you drop a feather and a coin in a vacuum chamber. Then I show you a what happens if you drop a golf ball and the moon on the earth at the same time from the same distance. I talk about inertia and how things alw
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Using Quantum Mechanics to Make Holographic Rainbows on Chocolate

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In this video I talk about diffraction gratings and how they work. I show you how you can use them to make diffraction patterns on chocolate or other shiny materials. Instructable: https://bit.ly/3iXC8taDiffraction film: https://amzn.to/2FqunhNLooks like
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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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This Square Can Roll Like a Ball

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In this video I show you some interestingly weird shapes that seem like they shouldn't roll, but somehow they do. I talk about this science and physics of rolling and what causes something to roll vs slide. I talk about slip vs non-slip conditions of roll
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Shining The World's Most Powerful Laser At The Moon!

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In this video I show you what would happen if we shined the world's most powerful laser at the moon. I start from a small handheld laser and move up in power and show you what it would look like from the moon and what the strongest laser would actually do
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See Subatomic Particles In Action With The Naked Eye | NOVA

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Watch the smallest particles in the universe fly down from space and get ejected from a radioactive rod. NOVA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/novapbs EXPERIMENT INSTRUCTIONS: http://bit.ly/1BSEZK6 Credit
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Magnetic Locking WITHOUT a Superconductor!

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In this video I show you how to classically lock a magnet in space without the use of a superconductor. I show you a little know effect called a magnetic bound state that can occur on alternating magnets. See Hamdi Ucar's paper: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxi
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How Does a Real-Life Escherian Staircase Work?

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In this video I show you a 3d printed infinite staircase also called an Escherian staircase after M.C Escher. I talk about how this staircase can actually be possible in Nil space using non-euclidean geometry. Ascending in Nil Video: https://www.youtube.c
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Powering A Particle Accelerator

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How do you power a particle accelerator firing beams of protons 50 times a second into a heavy metal target? The ISIS neutron and muon source provides a near constant stream of particles for a huge range of research uses. Take a look at what it takes to k
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Will We Ever Time Travel? Scientists Say ‘No’ Based on This New Discovery

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Scientists found an atomic nucleus shaped like a pear, and it is completely changing our understanding of physics. Is There a Limit to How Small Life Can Get? - https://youtu.be/B5fTn4IHQbc Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web hosting wh
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Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and White Dwarfs (Collab. w/ MinuteEarth)

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Watch the MinuteEarth video here – I PROMISE it's really really really good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAI1N96t8Vk MinutePhysics & MinuteEarth are on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics and http://www.patreon.com/minuteearth This video is
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How This Sea Shell Knows the Weather in Greenland

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Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. This video was supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. To learn more, visit https://www.heisingsimons.org/ Special thanks to
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"A Big Song About a Small Thing (Atoms!)" | SUNG SCIENCE

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This is a big song about a small thing.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SUNG SCIENCE & SUNG HISTORY: http://bit.ly/20RsTAkGet the whole "Sung History" album on iTunes: http://apple.co/1mUatwcGet the whole "Sung History" album on CD Baby: http://bit.ly/1RwUv7V LYRICS T
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We May Have Just Found the Strongest Material in the Universe

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Underneath the crust of spinning neutron stars, there’s a material that is not only strong, but looks like pasta? Nuclear pasta to be exact. Here’s what else scientists know. The James Webb Space Telescope Is Delayed (Again)! What Is Happening? - https://
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How To Reveal Subatomic Particles At Home | NOVA

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Here's a way you can reveal subatomic particles that are shooting in front of your eyes all the time. NOVA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/novapbs Credits: Produced, animated, and edited by Greg Kestin A
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How ESAs Dark Energy Telescope Will Map the Dark Universe

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ESA is building its first space telescope to investigate how dark energy and dark matter control our universe. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Countdown to Launch: http://bit.ly/CTLplaylist Thumbnail Credit: Thales Alenia Spa
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Scientists Just Witnessed the Birth of a Heavy Element in Space

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The heaviest elements in our universe were just seen created in the heart of a kilonova after two neutron stars collided. Subscribe to Seeker!http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylistThe three lightest elements in t
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What Is The Higgs Boson?

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What is this thing we keep hearing about - the Higgs Boson, and why is it important? Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Follow us on Tumblr: http://univer
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This Superheavy Atom Factory Is Pushing the Limits of the Periodic Table

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As we push the Periodic Table of the Elements further and further into the unknown, its familiar columns and rows are threatening to crumble. Whats next for this science icon?Videos of the Flerov Lab courtesy of the JINR video portal - https://www.youtube
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Cold War Nuclear Fallout Is Still Affecting the Pacific, What Does That Mean for Us?

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Dr. Ken Buesseler and his team returned to remote Pacific nuclear testing sites to measure radioactive elements left over from the Cold War. Seventy years later, these sites remain uninhabitable—a fact that will only become more salient as sea levels rise

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