Tagged: physics

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The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth

The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth Welcome to Micromouse, the fastest maze-solving competition on Earth. Join Onshape’s community of over 3 million CAD users by creating a free account here: https://Onshape.pro/Veritasium. ▀▀▀ A huge thank you to Peter Harrison for all of his help introducing us to the world of Micromouse – check out https://ukmars.org…

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Why Lightbulbs Might Be The Best Invention Ever

Why Lightbulbs Might Be The Best Invention Ever Lightbulbs might be the best idea ever – just not for light. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. A huge thanks to David Lovett for showing me his awesome relay and vacuum…

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How NASA Reinvented The Wheel

How NASA Reinvented The Wheel NASA have made a wheel capable of withstanding tough Martian terrain, but just how indestructible is it? Head to https://hensonshaving.com/veritasium and enter code ‘Veritasium’ for 100 free blades with the purchase of a razor. Make sure to add both the razor and the blades to your cart for the code…

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MOLTEN GLASS VS Prince Rupert’s Drop – Smarter Every Day 285

MOLTEN GLASS VS Prince Rupert’s Drop – Smarter Every Day 285 https://www.calbreed.com/ Thanks to those who support on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Click here if you’re interested in subscribing: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Glass Transition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_transition Here’s some PDFs I thought were helpful: https://ocw.snu.ac.kr/sites/default/files/NOTE/3751.pdf https://ir.nctu.edu.tw/bitstream/11536/77813/7/880407.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tweet Ideas to…

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Explaining concrete while getting buried in it

Explaining concrete while getting buried in it Concrete = cement + sand + gravel. Cement is the most important man-made material on Earth. Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://wren.co/veritasium . For the first 100 people who sign up, I will personally pay for the first month of your subscription! ▀▀▀ A huge thank you…

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How Quantum Computers Break The Internet… Starting Now

How Quantum Computers Break The Internet… Starting Now A quantum computer in the next decade could crack the encryption our society relies on using Shor’s Algorithm. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. ▀▀▀ A huge thank you to those who…

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World’s Strongest Magnet!

World’s Strongest Magnet! The world’s strongest magnet is a million times stronger than Earth’s magnetic field. Learn more about sustainability and Google’s efforts at sustainability.google. Part of this video was sponsored by Google. Trends insights for the past year are based on Google Trends data from 2/10/2022 – 2/10/2023, U.S. ▀▀▀ Thanks to the entire…

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The Stickiest Non-Sticky Substance

The Stickiest Non-Sticky Substance Adhesives based on gecko skin can hold huge weights – without sticking to anything. Head to https://brilliant.org/Veritasium to start your free trial. The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription. ▀▀▀ Thanks to Dr. Mark Cutkosky, Tony Chen, Amar Hajj-Ahmad, and the rest of the Biomimetics…

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Why Fuel Injectors are AWESOME (28,000 fps Slow Mo) Part 1 – Smarter Every Day 281

Why Fuel Injectors are AWESOME (28,000 fps Slow Mo) Part 1 – Smarter Every Day 281 Smarter Every Day on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday (If you feel like this video earned it) Email List for new videos: https://www.smartereveryday.com/email-list Click here if you’re interested in subscribing: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION…