MinutePhysics

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2012
2012x1
The Tides
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09, 2012
Bad tidings - the tides are slowing down the earth!
2012x2
SMBC Physics: Why are stones round? feat. Zach Weiner
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15, 2012
Zach Weiner of SMBC comics is guest illustrator on MinutePhysics! Why are some stones round and others flat?
2012x3
Blackout
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17, 2012
This video is uploaded to protest the SOPA/PIPA act. Preserve the free and open internet contact your representatives
2012x3
Round Triangles!
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23, 2012
Why circles are round (and triangles too!)
2012x4
Football, Physics, and Symmetry
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05, 2012
Two linemen colliding can light a 60W bulb for over a minute!
2012x5
VomitPhysics! Physics of Fiction
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13, 2012
How much do you need to vomit in order to levitate?
2012x6
Tutorial: Rocket Science! (plus special announcement)
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13, 2012
The basic physics behind how rockets work! (plus a special announcement)
2012x7
Theory of Everything (intro)
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19, 2012
A brief intro to the current theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics. It's like cake, only universal.
2012x8
Theory of Everything: What is Matter?
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26, 2012
What is matter, anyway? What does it have to do with math? And why aren't you made of Jesus? Delving deeper into the theory of (almost) everything - the Standard Model of particle physics.
2012x9
What are years... and the galactic supermassive black hole!
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28, 2012
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?
2012x10
Albert Einstein: Why Light is Quantum
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13, 2012
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.
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Albert Einstein: The Size and Existence of Atoms
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14, 2012
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.
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Einstein and The Special Theory of Relativity
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19, 2012
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.
2012x13
Einstein's Proof of E=mc²
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29, 2012
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.
2012x14
How far is a second?
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07, 2012
The moon may be 1.3 light-seconds away, but why on earth do we measure distances using time?
2012x15
There is no 'Fourth' Dimension
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14, 2012
Just because there are four dimensions doesn't mean there's a "fourth dimension"
2012x16
Ye Olde Debunking
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20, 2012
Have you ever wondered where "Ye Olde" spelling comes from? Today we unravel this thorny linguistic issue.
2012x17
Why the solar system can exist
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03, 2012
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
2012x18
How to Count Infinity
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12, 2012
"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities" - Hazel Grace Lancaster, in "The Fault in Our Stars," by John Green
2012x19
Every Force in Nature (Theory of Everything, Part III)
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21, 2012
In which we explain economic equilibrium, how to make money from nothing, and every fundamental force in physics.
2012x20
Proof Without Words: The Circle
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29, 2012
Prove πR² using only beads and a ruler! Henry Reich first saw this proof in an article by Russell Jay Hendel, Dowling College
2012x21
Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)
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07, 2012
Where does all the stuff in the universe come from?
2012x22
Tour of the Map of the Big Bang
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07, 2012
Ever wanted to explore the Cosmic Background Radiation? It's our best picture of the big bang, and now you can! http://www.bigbangregistry.com
2012x23
Open Letter to the Universe
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13, 2012
My open letter to the universe.
2012x24
The Higgs Boson, Part I
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05, 2012
The Higgs Boson. What more need be said? Two more Higgs videos coming soon.
2012x25
The Higgs Boson, Part II: What is Mass?
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11, 2012
What is mass and what does it have to do with the Higgs Boson?
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Higgs Boson Part III: How to Discover a Particle
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26, 2012
How do you know when you've "discovered" a particle? What do we mean by "discovery"?
2012x27
The Most Burly Hurls
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03, 2012
Which is the most intense Olympic throwing event? Shot put? Hammer? Discus? Javelin?
2012x28
London Bridge Was Sold to the US!?
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09, 2012
London Bridge has already been rebuilt twice! But what happened to the bridges that came down?
2012x29
Usain Bolt vs. Gravity
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11, 2012
Who's faster over 10 meters - the fastest sprinter in the world, or gravity?
2012x30
What if the Earth were Hollow?
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26, 2012
What if there were a tunnel through the middle of the earth and you jumped in?
2012x31
How to Simulate the Universe on your Laptop
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01, 2012
AfterEffects Tutorial on how to Simulate the Universe: http://dft.ba/-3v1X Millennium Simulation - http://dft.ba/-3v12 Also, explore a map of the big bang! http://www.bigbangregistry.com
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Is Racewalking a Sport?
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21, 2012
What is a sport? Do arbitrary and technophobic rules matter?
2012x33
Why is it Dark at Night?
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30, 2012
Have you ever wondered why you look up and see a dark sky at night?
2012x34
Real World Telekinesis (feat. Neil Turok)
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07, 2012
Check out the Massey Lectures with Neil Turok: http://dft.ba/-massey
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2012 Nobel Prize: How Do We See Light?
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09, 2012
What was the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics given for? Capturing a single photon of light!
2012x36
The Origin of Quantum Mechanics (feat. Neil Turok)
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14, 2012
Check out the Massey Lectures with Neil Turok: http://dft.ba/-massey
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E=mc² is Incomplete
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28, 2012
You've heard of E=mc²... but you probably haven't heard the whole story.
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Can we Predict Everything?
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04, 2012
Einstein didn't like quantum mechanics because it wasn't able to make perfect predictions... but science is not about what you like, it's about what's true!
2012x39
Open Letter to the President: Physics Education
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11, 2012
An open letter from Henry to the President.
2012x40
What is Touch?
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21, 2012
In this quantum world, what does it mean to touch something? Do we really hover above the chairs we're sitting in?
2012x41
Does the Universe Have a Purpose? feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson
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27, 2012
Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked by the Templeton Foundation to answer the question "Does the Universe Have a Purpose". Then he read his answer aloud and I drew some pictures for it.
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Common Physics Misconceptions
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06, 2012
What if you thought the earth was flat? And then you found out it isn't?
2012x43
Is There Poop on the Moon? ft. Smarter Every Day
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13, 2012
What else did we leave on the moon? Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day explains.
2012x44
Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain?
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20, 2012
Will walking or running in the rain leave you less wet? For recent scientific publications on the walk/rain question: http://iopscience.iop.org/0143-0807/33/5/1321
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TOP 10 REASONS Why We Know the Earth is Round
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28, 2012
10 reasons why we know the Earth is not flat, but rather quite spherical in shape.

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