Veritasium

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2023
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The Stickiest Non-Sticky Substance
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Adhesives based on gecko skin can hold huge weights – without sticking to anything.
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143,526 People Agree With Me, 54,536 Disagree
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For decades, the Sleeping Beauty Problem has divided people between two answers.
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World's Strongest Magnet!
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The world's strongest magnet is a million times stronger than Earth's magnetic field.
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How Quantum Computers Break The Internet... Starting Now
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A quantum computer in the next decade could crack the encryption our society relies on using Shor's Algorithm.
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Explaining concrete while getting buried in it
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Concrete = cement + sand + gravel. Cement is the most important man-made material on Earth.
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How NASA Reinvented The Wheel
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NASA have made a wheel capable of withstanding tough Martian terrain, but just how indestructible is it?
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Why Lightbulbs Might Be The Best Idea Ever
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Lightbulbs might be the best idea ever – just not for light.
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The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth
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Welcome to Micromouse, the fastest maze-solving competition on Earth.
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The Strange Number System Used Only By Mathematicians
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There's a strange number system, featured in the work of a dozen Fields Medalists, that helps solve problems that are intractable with real numbers.
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How To Get Venom From The World's Deadliest Spider
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The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics
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One of the most important, yet least understood, concepts in all of physics.
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The Hidden Science of Fireworks
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This is the biggest, brightest, hottest video there is about the science of fireworks.
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Why Oppenheimer Deserves His Own Movie
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J. Robert Oppenheimer forever changed the course of history. He may be the most important physicist to have ever lived. Part of this video is sponsored by Wren.
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How Important is IQ?
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IQ is supposed to measure intelligence, but does it?
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Should Airships Make a Comeback?
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How The Most Useless Branch of Math Could Save Your Life
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All The Times We Nearly Blew Up The World
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This is a video about some of the many times we have nearly blown up the world.
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Extreme Breath-Holding
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This is how people can hold their breath for tens of minutes.
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The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions (Clean Version)
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How One Line in the Oldest Math Text Hinted at Hidden Universes
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The Problem With Science Communication
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World's Best Night Vision vs World's Darkest Room
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What The Longest-Running Study on Happiness Reveals
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Original Title: What Actually Makes People Happy, According to Science
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The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines
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Sewing machines are mechanical marvels – here’s how they work.
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The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong
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World’s Largest Earthquake Simulator
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This is the world’s largest earthquake simulator, here’s how it works.
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What The Prisoner's Dilemma Reveals About Life, The Universe, and Everything
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