Tagged: physics

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The Most Powerful Computers You’ve Never Heard Of

The Most Powerful Computers You’ve Never Heard Of Analog computers were the most powerful computers for thousands of years, relegated to obscurity by the digital revolution. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Thanks to Scott Wiedemann for the lego computer…

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YouTube is Changing – Smarter Every Day 266

YouTube is Changing – Smarter Every Day 266 Go to https://buyraycon.com/smarter for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon Checkout the Notre Dame video on the Sound Traveler: Ben Markey’s Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/benmarkeyphotography/?hl=en Mathieu Stern on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYX22a35sKhA0T6ee7uZfvg Click here if you’re interested in subscribing: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED ⇊ Click below for more links! ⇊…

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The Guy Who Figured Out How Snowflakes Work

The Guy Who Figured Out How Snowflakes Work Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen – his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20%…

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We Built An Unrideable Bike To Show How Bikes Work

We Built An Unrideable Bike To Show How Bikes Work Why are bicycles stable? The most common answer is gyroscopic effects, but this is not right. This video was sponsored by Kiwico. Get 50% off your first month of any crate at https://kiwico.com/veritasium50 Huge thanks to Rick Cavallaro for creating this bike on short notice.…

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The Big Misconception About Electricity

The Big Misconception About Electricity The misconception is that electrons carry potential energy around a complete conducting loop, transferring their energy to the load. This video was sponsored by Caséta by Lutron. Learn more at https://Lutron.com/veritasium Further analysis of the large circuit is available here: https://ve42.co/bigcircuit Special thanks to Dr Geraint Lewis for bringing up…

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This Problem Broke Math (and led to quantum physics)

This Problem Broke Math (and led to quantum physics) A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible, until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription. Thanks to Dr Amir…

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I Rented A Helicopter To Settle A Physics Debate

I Rented A Helicopter To Settle A Physics Debate The story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team. How does a uniform cable beneath a helicopter hang? Visit https://SimpliSafe.com/veritasium to learn more and to get at least 30% off your SimpliSafe security system! Thanks to SimpliSafe…