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The Most Important Material Ever Made
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- The Most Important Material Ever Made
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- 22:23
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Glass is one of the most important materials humans have ever made. Try out Saily by heading to https://saily.com/veritasium and remember to use coupon code veritasium to get 15% off your first purchase.
00:00 Glass and our place in the universe
01:23 How Gorilla Glass works
04:35 What is glass?
05:15 Is glass a liquid?
07:29 Different types of glass
09:59 Invention of transparent glass
11:56 Why is some glass transparent?
14:54 Invention of glass lenses
15:52 Development of magnification
18:02 How to make glass more durable
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- On These Math Problems, Smarter People Do Worse
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- 14:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Being better at math can make you worse at math problems, and it’s completely rational. Get all sides of every story at https://groundnews.com/Ve and read the news with a data-driven approach. Subscribe through my link for 50% off unlimited access– their biggest discount of the year.
00:00 This research paper has fascinated me for years
00:21 The skin cream question
04:20 How politics influences our reasoning
5:10 The gun control question
8:42 Are people rational decision makers?
9:27 Why people think tribally
10:38 What can we do about political polarisation?
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Patrons: Adam Foreman, Albert Wenger, Alexander Tamas, Anton Ragin, Bertrand Serlet, Bill Linder, Blake Byers, Bruce, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, Greg Scopel, I. H., John H. Austin, Jr., Juan Be...
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- The Closest We’ve Come to a Theory of Everything
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- 32:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The single principle that underpins all of physics. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial and get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
A massive thank you to Prof. Steven Strogatz for his expertise and enthusiasm. As an exclusive bonus for our Patreon members, we've posted a longer interview with Prof. Strogatz over there: https://www.patreon.com/posts/principle-of-116042877
A huge thank you to Prof. Haithem Taha, Prof. Anthony Bloch, Dr. Carl-Fredrik Nyberg Brodda, Dr. Sarah Millholland, and Dr. Andrew Mitchell for all their help with finding the story and getting it right.
A special thanks to Dr. Aurèle Adam, Ron Haaksman, Marc Serra Peralta, and everyone at the Delft Makerspace for their help with preparing and performing experiments.
00:00 One rule that replaces all of physics
00:51 The problem of fastest descent
05:09 Fermat's principle
07:17 Bernoulli's solution
10:3...
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- The real science of black holes
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- What would happen if you fell into a black hole? #astrophysics #einstein #generalrelativity
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- We Might Find Alien Life In 1,730 Days
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- 17:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Europa Clipper is looking for signs of alien life in a very deadly place. Head to http://80000hours.org/veritasium to start planning a career that can help change the world for the better.
A massive thank you to Dr. Robert Pappalardo for his expertise and time.
A huge thank you to Gretchen McCartney and Cynthia B. Phillips at NASA JPL for their help.
For more on hydrothermal vents, check out NaturalWorldFacts on YouTube - @NaturalWorldFacts
00:00 ATTEMPT NO LANDING.
01:06 Jupiter’s deadly radiation belts
03:56 Europa’s secret
06:15 Why Europa isn’t completely frozen
08:03 Effects of tidal flexing
09:13 Why alien life could exist
10:39 How Europa Clipper detects signs of life
11:34 Why not Enceladus?
13:01 Europa Clipper’s instruments
15:13 Launch date and first results
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- People said this experiment was impossible, so we tested it
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- 34:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The world’s first look inside a thermite reaction. Use code veritasium at https://incogni.com/veritasium to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.
A massive thank you to everyone at Goldschmidt for making this possible. With special thanks to Dr. Axel Hoeschen, Christof Gassmann and Claudia Koch.
00:00 What is thermite?
00:51 Hans Goldschmidt and the first thermite reaction
05:55 The reaction as it’s never been seen before
14:57 How thermite welding works
17:43 I destroyed a laptop!
26:44 How thermite is made
31:11 Blow-torching thermite to show how reactive it is
If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically. https://snatoms.com/
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References:
Archives from Goldschmidt
Thermite via Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/WikiThermite
From the past to the present. via golds...
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- I built a QR code with my bare hands to see how it works
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- 35:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- How do QR codes work? The checkerboard patterns taking over the world, demystified. Go to https://Saily.com/veritasium and use the code ‘veritasium’ to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase.
Special thanks to Mashiro Hara and Yuki Watanabe.
00:00 I was wrong
00:49 How Morse Code revolutionized communication
03:57 How barcodes work
10:34 How QR codes store information
18:16 Why damaged QR codes still work
29:54 Why are QR codes so common?
31:21 How safe are QR codes?
32:25 The future of QR codes
If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically. https://snatoms.com/
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References: https://ve42.co/QRCodeRefs
Images & Video:
1940’s grocery store - H.I.C - https://ve42.co/1940sShop
Why Americans Are Obsessed With Peanut Butter via Youtube - https://ve42.co/Pean...
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- Exposing The Flaw In Our Phone System
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- 31:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Can you trust your phone? Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial and get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
A huge thank you to Linus Sebastian and the team at Linus Tech Tips - check them out at @LinusTechTips
A massive thank you to Alexandre De Oliveira and Karsten Nohl (aka @hackingmatters) for making this demo possible. Karsten has made a great follow-up video on the subject, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miXRoy-5LLo
A special thanks to Crofton Black at Lighthouse Reports, Cathal Mc Daid at Enea, and James Hobson at @hacksmith
00:00 I hacked Linus!
00:59 How Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak hacked the telephone network
02:22 Early history of the telephone
07:08 The kidnapping of Sheikha Latifa
08:41 How Signalling System No. 7 works
11:03 Why SS7 is vulnerable to hacking
12:15 How hackers gain access to phones
16:17 How I wa...
- Title
- What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes
- Runtime
- 18:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Myths and misconceptions about planes. Go to https://groundnews.com/Ver to see through media misconceptions and get all sides of every story. Subscribe to save 40% off unlimited access through our link.
If you enjoyed this video and want to go deeper, you'll find extended interviews, deleted scenes, and some of our early thumbnail concepts over on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-what-112039394
A massive thank you to Petter Hörnfeldt for his expertise and time. Check out @MentourPilot.
A huge thank you to Baz Collins, Nick Woods, Val Bukmanis, and everyone at the Queensland Air Museum for hosting us and making this shoot possible - https://ve42.co/QLDAir
A special thanks to Roddy McNamee for helping out with the script - https://ve42.co/RMcN
A big thank you to Emily Zhang, Petr Lebedev, and Casper Mebius for their help and guidance!
00:00 Can plane doors be opened mid-flight?
00:28 How hig...
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- Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible
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- 23:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Democracy might be mathematically impossible – here’s why. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial and get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically. https://snatoms.com/
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Massive thanks to Prof. Eric Maskin for helping with the script. Thanks to Chris Dong for inspiring this video. Massive thanks to Latif Nasser for being part of this video. Massive thanks to Curtis Gilberts, and to Radiolab -- listen to their great episode on voting systems here https://radiolab.org/podcast/tweak-vote
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A few great proofs of Arrow’s impossibility theorem:
Yu, N. N. (2012). A one-shot proof of Arrow's impossibility theorem. Economic Theory, 523-525.- https://ve42.co/Yu2012
Geanakoplos, J. (2005). Three brief proofs of Arrow’s impossibility theorem. Econom...
- Title
- What Do You Hear?
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Hearing is about way more than sound #audioillusion
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- These Illusions Fool Almost Everyone
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- 24:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Audio illusions show us that hearing is about more than just sensing frequency. Which ones trick you every time? Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial and get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically. https://snatoms.com/
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A big thank you to Titus Grenyer over at Pep Organ for showing us around the Sydney Town Hall Organ, to Dr. Diana Deutsch for providing her illusions and insight into the field, to Casey Connor for advice on building sound illusions, and to Dr. Michael Bach for providing the motion-bounce illusion.
Pep organ: https://ve42.co/peporgan
Casey Connor’s Psychoacoustics: https://ve42.co/CaseyConnor
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References: https://ve42.co/AudioIllusionsRefs
Images & Video:
Aircraft Detection before ra...
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- The Real Reason Robots Shouldn’t Look Like Humans | Supercut
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- 1:27:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The robots of our future may look nothing like humans at all. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial and get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
Huge thanks to Dr. Elliot Hawkes for giving us the updates on his robots, and for showing them to us over the years!
Our videos in this supercut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qevIIQHrJZg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daaDuC1kbds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMQbHMgK2rw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97t7Xj_iBv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=058hRtaCWC0
0:00 - Intro
2:04 - Unstoppable Vine Robot
15:13 - Update on Vine Robot!
20:24 - Highest Jumping Robot
32:15 - Update on the Jumper!
38:26 - Micromouse Competition
1:02:15 - Benefit of non-humanoid robots
1:02:48 - Brilliant
1:04:24 - Bendy Machines
1:16:26 - Soft Robots
1:25:55 - Conclusion
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- Why People Prefer More Pain
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- 17:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- We experimented to see how much pain our volunteers could handle. Go to https://headspace-web.app.link/e/vstm to try Headspace for free using the code VERITASIUM
Studies on Headspace - https://ve42.co/Headspace
A massive thank you to Rayner Moss for recreating the experiment equipment and making this shoot happen.
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Adam Foreman, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bertrand Serlet, Bill Linder, Blake Byers, Bruce, Burt Humburg, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, gpoly, I. H., John H. Austin, Jr., John Kiehl, Josh Hibschman, Juan Benet, KeyWestr, Kyi, Lee Redden, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Matthias Wrobel, Max Paladino, Meekay, Meg Noah, Michael Krugman, Name, Orlando Bassotto, Paul Peijzel, Richard Sundvall, Sam Lutfi, Stephen Wilcox, Tj Steyn, Toni, TTST, Ubiquity V...
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- What Jumping Spiders Teach Us About Color
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- 32:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- How jumping spiders reveal an entire secret world of colors. Let BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit https://betterhelp.com/veritasium and enjoy a special discount on your first month.
A massive thank you to everyone at Day’s Edge Productions for making this documentary happen. Check them out at https://daysedge.com/.
You can watch the full-length documentary “Spider Vision: Decoding Color” on Curiosity Stream - coming soon.
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Adam Foreman, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bertrand Serlet, Bill Linder, Blake Byers, Bruce, Burt Humburg, Chris Harper, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, gpoly, I. H., John H. Austin, Jr., john kiehl, Josh Hibschman, Juan Benet, KeyWestr, Kyi, Lee Redden, ...
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- This phone trick is IMPOSSIBLE
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- It all depends on the way you flip it.
#science #physics #scienceexperiment
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- Title
- The Terrifying Real Science Of Avalanches
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- 25:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Avalanches are beautiful, majestic, and completely terrifying – this is a video all about the science of avalanches. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
A massive thank you to everyone at Whistler Blackcomb for making this shoot happen – Dane Gergovich, David Iles, Alastair Collis, Erin Taylor, and everyone else on the ski patrol team. Thank you for keeping us safe!
A massive thank you to Bruce Tremper, Niko Schirmer, and Mark Smiley for their expertise and help with this video. We are truly grateful for your time and expertise.
Check out Niko's channel here -- it's easily some of the best skiing content on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@Nikolai_Schirmer
If you have any intention of going into the backcountry, you have to read Bruce’s book – Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain. It’s the Bible for this stuff, and the book that inspired us ...
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- Something Strange Happens When You Follow Einstein's Math
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- 37:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Einstein was wrong about black holes, what else? Use code veritasium at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/veritasium
In 2025, we launched the Elements of Truth game on Kickstarter and were thrilled by the response. We’re now in the final stages of production, with Kickstarter rewards shipping soon. If you missed the campaign, you can now pre-order the retail edition through our new website here -https://ve42.co/WHDesc
A massive thank you to Prof. Geraint F. Lewis and Prof. Juan Maldacena for their expertise and help with this video.
A huge thank you to those who helped us understand this complicated topic: Dr. Suddhasattwa Brahma, Prof. Carlo Rovelli, Dr. Hal Haggard, Prof. Martin Bojowald, Dr. Francesca Vidotto, Prof. Andrew Hamilton, and Dr. Carl-Fredrik Nyberg Brodda.
A special thanks to Alessandro Roussel from ScienceClic for his spectacular simulations and feedback on the v...
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- The most dangerous problem in math
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Collatz Conjecture is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.
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- How bikes *actually* work
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Why are bicycles stable? The most common answer is gyroscopic effects, but this is not right.
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- I call this the 'No, You Don't' Law
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Lenz's Law states that the direction of the induced current will oppose the change in flux that created it. Here's how that looks in practice.
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- Congress is about to make a huge mistake for astronomy #SaveChandra
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Why is this number everywhere?
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- 23:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The number 37 is on your mind more than you think. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial and get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
Huge thanks to Tom Magliery for sharing his 37 collection with us. Support http://thirty-seven.org by sharing your own 37 sightings to tom@thirty-seven.org!
Thanks to Dr. Todd Landman, the Academic Magician, for sharing his footage of the 37 Force. - https://www.todd-landman.com/
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Sam Lutfi, Lee Redden, Juan Benet, Richard Sundvall, Paul Peijzel, Gnare, Michael Krugman, Meekay, Ubiquity Ventures, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Bill Linder, Evgeny Skvortsov, Burt Humburg, Dave Kircher, Diffbot, john kiehl, Blake Byers, Stephen Wilcox, John H. Austin, Jr., Josh Hibschman, TTST, Orlando Bassotto, Anton Ragin, David Johnston, KeyWestr, Tj Steyn...
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- How Japanese Masters Turn Sand Into Swords
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- 25:27
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This is a video about how Japanese samurai swords, aka katanas, are made – from the gathering of the iron sand, to the smelting of the steel, to the forging of the blade. Head over 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 to take effect.
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If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV
CORRECTION: There's a typo at 18:20. The combination of Ferrite and Cementite is Pearlite, not Perlite. Thanks, @neophoys for pointing it out.
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A massive thank you to John McBride for making this entire project happen. This would not have been possible withou...
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- I buried myself in concrete to explain how it works
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Concrete = cement + sand + gravel. Cement is the most important man-made material on Earth.
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- The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math
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- 31:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Do odd perfect numbers exist? 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.
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A massive thank you to Prof. Pace Nielsen for all his time and help with this video.
A big thank you to Dr. Asaf Karagila, Pascal Ochem, Prof. Tianxin Cai, and Prof. William Dunham for their expertise and help.
To try GIMPS out yourself: https://ve42.co/GIMPS
These sources were particularly helpful:
Perfect numbers via MacTutor - https://ve42.co/MTPerfect
Cai, T. (2022). Perfect numbers and fibonacci sequences. World Scientific. - https://ve42.co/Cai2022
Dunham, W. (2022). Euler: The master of us all (Vol. 22). American Mathematical Society. - https://ve42.co/Dunham2022
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- The Equation That Beat Wall Street
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- 30:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- How the Black-Scholes/Merton equation made trillions of dollars. Sponsored by Henson Shaving - Don’t forget to check out http://hensonshaving.com/derek and enter code “derek” at checkout to get a FREE pack of 100 blades (2+ years worth) with the purchase of a razor. Just make sure both products are in the cart for the code to take effect.
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If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV
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A huge thank you to Prof. Andrew Lo (MIT) for speaking with us and helping with the script.
We would also like to thank the following:
Prof. Amanda Turner (University of Leeds)
Owen Maher (Electrify Video Partners)
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References:
The Man Who S...
- Title
- World's strongest magnet!
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The world's strongest magnet is a million times stronger than Earth's magnetic field.
- Title
- Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED
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- 33:45
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea. 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.
In 2025, we launched the Elements of Truth game on Kickstarter and were thrilled by the response. We’re now in the final stages of production, with Kickstarter rewards shipping soon. If you missed the campaign, you can now pre-order the retail edition through our new website here - https://ve42.co/BlueLEDs
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Huge thanks to the UC Santa Barbara Materials Dept (https://ssleec.ucsb.edu/) for taking us around.
Thanks to Álvaro Bermejillo Seco for reviewing the science.
Thanks to these especially helpful sources:
Nobel Prize Biography - Shuji Nakamura - https://ve42.co/N...
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- I waterproofed myself with aerogel!
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Experiencing the extraordinary properties of aerogel first hand
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- The Rainiest Place On Earth
- Runtime
- 15:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The rainiest place on earth isn’t where you might expect. Get exclusive NordVPN deal here ➵ https://NordVPN.com/veritasium. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!
Special thanks to our Patreon supporters! Join this list to help us keep our videos free, forever:
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If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically – https://ve42.co/SnatomsV
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Huge thanks to Okouchi-San and Dr. Sakai and everyone at NIED and the Large Scale Rainfall Simulator for their time, expertise and access to this amazing facility.
A big thank you to Prof. Olga Mavrouli and Prof. Bill Schulz for their invaluable expertise on the mechanisms of landslides.
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References:
Ulbrich, C. W. (1983). Natural variations in the analytical form of the raindrop size distribution. Journal of climate a...
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- Do people understand the scale of the universe?
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- 15:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Do you really know how big the universe is? There’s a data driven way to read the news: go to https://ground.news/veritasium to get 30% off the Vantage plan and see through sensationalized reporting.
If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically – https://ve42.co/SnatomsV
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A huge thank you to Dr. Ashmeet Singh for his expert feedback on this video.
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References:
Fun video by RealLifeLore about the scale of the Universe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7NzjCmUf0&pp=ygUkcmVhbCBsaWZlIGxvcmUgc2NhbGUgb2YgdGhlIHVuaXZlcnNl
Moon Facts via NASA - https://ve42.co/NASAMoon
Titan Facts via NASA - https://ve42.co/Titan
Mercury Facts via NASA - https://ve42.co/Mercury
Why Pluto is no Longer a Planet, BBC News via YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIk29MnzZWA&pp=ygUYcGx1dG8gbm8gbG9uZ2VyIG...
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- This game theory problem will change the way you see the world
- Runtime
- 27:19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This is a video about the most famous problem in Game Theory, the Prisoner’s Dilemma. 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.
In 2025, we launched the Elements of Truth game on Kickstarter and were thrilled by the response. We’re now in the final stages of production, with Kickstarter rewards shipping soon. If you missed the campaign, you can now pre-order the retail edition through our new website here -https://ve42.co/GameTheoryDesc
Special thanks to our Patreon supporters! Join the community to help us keep our videos free, forever:
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If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically – https://ve42.co/SnatomsV
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A massive thank you to Prof. Robert Axelrod and Prof. Steven Strogatz for their exp...
- Title
- How To Earthquake-Proof A House
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- 19:03
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- How does Japan prepare for its devastating earthquakes? With this giant simulator. For a free trial to Shopify go to https://www.shopify.com/veritasium.
If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, head to https://ve42.co/SnatomsV to try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically.
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A massive thank you to everyone at NIED for allowing access to their facility. Massive thanks to Okouchi-san for arranging this shoot.
A huge thank you to Dr. Yohsuke Kawamata for the tour of E-defense and for sharing his deep expertise.
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References:
Nakashima, M., et al. (2018). Experiences, accomplishments, lessons, and challenges of E‐defense. Tests using world's largest shaking table. Japan Architectural Review, 1(1), 4-17. - https://ve42.co/Nakashima
Suganuma, K. (2005). 3-D Full-Scale Earthquake Testing Facility (E-Defense). NISTEP Science & Technology Foresight Center. - ht...
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- The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong
- Runtime
- 18:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- How an SAT question became a mathematical paradox. 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.
Special thanks to our Patreon supporters! Join this list to help us keep our videos free, forever:
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I invented Snatoms, a molecule modeling kit where the atoms snap together magnetically. Try it at https://ve42.co/SnatomsV
Huge thanks to Dr. Doug Jungreis for taking the time to speak with us about this SAT question.
Thanks to Stellarium, a wonderful free astronomy simulator – https://ve42.co/Stellarium
Thanks to Newspapers.com, a database of historical newspapers – https://ve42.co/Newspapers
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References:
Summary of this problem by MindYourDecisions – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN3AOMrnEUs
More cool math about this problem by Kyle Hill – https://www.youtube.co...
- Title
- You (likely) don't understand how a sewing machine works
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- 18:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- How do sewing machines actually work? Get your first month of KiwiCo FREE at https://www.kiwico.com/veritasium
If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, head to https://ve42.co/SnatomsV to try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically.
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A huge thanks to Prof. Andy Ruina for suggesting this video topic, guiding us in the research, and giving deeply insightful notes.
Massive thanks to Noah Johnson and Tina Vines for teaching Derek how to chain-stitch, and letting us shoot with your embroidery machine! Please check out https://www.instagram.com/stitchrite and https://www.instagram.com/tina_vines if you're interested in seeing more of their gorgeous chain stitch embroidery.
Thanks to Denny Stanley and the whole crew at Las Vegas Props for building the large replica model of the sewing machine. https://www.vegasprops.net
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References:
Parton, J. (1870). ...
- Title
- What is the secret of a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
- Runtime
- 23:26
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- How to lead a happier, healthier and longer life. Check out our sponsor: https://betterhelp.com/veritasium to get matched with a professional therapist who will listen and help.
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A huge thanks to Prof. Robert Waldinger for all his help with this video.
To learn more about what makes for a good life, visit: https://the-good-life-book.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI&pp=ygUJd2FsZGluZ2Vy
A special thanks to Prof. Julianne Holt-Lunstad for her expert advice on the importance of social connections and the detrimental effects of loneliness and social isolation.
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- How Do Night Vision Goggles Work?
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- 27:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, head to https://ve42.co/SnatomsV to try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically.
Huge thanks to Dr. Ben Conley and the entire team at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division. You can check out more of their work here: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NSWC-Crane/
Or their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/NSWCCraneDivision
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Video References:
Tyson, J. (2001). How Night Vision Works. How Stuff Works. – https://ve42.co/HSWNightVision
Montoro, H. P. Image Intensification: The Technology of Night Vision. Photonics. – https://ve42.co/PhotonicsTech
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- Title
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- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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Huge thanks to Carlo Rovelli: https://t.co/FF5ohRQB8R
And Geraint Lewis: https://www.geraintflewis.com/
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- How One Line in the Oldest Math Text Hinted at Hidden Universes
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- 31:12
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Discover strange new universes that turn up at the core of Einstein’s General Relativity. 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.
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A massive thank you to Prof. Alex Kontorovich for all his help with this video.
A huge thank you to Prof. Geraint Lewis and Dr. Ashmeet Singh for helping us understand the applications of Non-Euclidean geometry in astronomy/cosmology.
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- Title
- The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions (Clean Version)
- Runtime
- 20:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- YES, THIS IS A REUPLOAD. The original was age-restricted and demonetized. To support the channel directly, you can buy Snatoms: https://ve42.co/snatoms1 https://ve42.co/amzn or support on Patreon: https://ve42.co/p
Fritz Haber is the scientist who arguably most transformed the world.
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A huge thanks to Dan Charles for writing a fantastic biography of Fritz Haber, for taking the time to talk to us about it, and providing valuable feedback. This video would not be what it is without his contributions. http://site.danielcharles.us https://ve42.co/Charles
Thanks to Tom de Prinse from Explosions and Fire for helping us with the chemistry of explosives. If you like explosions and/or fire, you will love his channel. https://www.youtube.com/c/ExplosionsFire2
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- Title
- Pushing The Limits Of Extreme Breath-Holding
- Runtime
- 18:39
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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A huge thanks to Brandon Birchak for all his help with this video. To learn how to hold your breath for 5 minutes, or see one of Brandon’s performances, visit https://eliteperformancedesign.com and https://Sixfootcreations.com
A special thanks to Juan Valdivia for his expert advice on the science of extreme breath holding.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). How your body controls breathing. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. - https://ve42.co/BodyBreathing
Anatomy, autonomic nervous system - statpearls - NCBI bookshelf. (n.d.-a). - https://ve42.co/ANS
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- Title
- How Humanity Almost Destroyed Itself
- Runtime
- 16:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Earth has been closer to Nuclear War more times than you’d think. Head over to
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List of Broken Arrows -- https://ve42.co/AtomicArchive https://ve42.co/BrokenArrowsReport
Declassified Goldsboro Report -- https://ve42.co/Goldsboro
Operation ChromeDome -- https://ve42.co/OperationChromeDome
CIA website -- https://ve42.co/CIA
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Decades Later,...
- Title
- The Insane Math Of Knot Theory
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- 35:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- There is an entire branch of math simply devoted to knots – and it has changed the world. We’ll rope you in. 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.
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Huge thanks to Prof. Colin Adams for his excellent help guiding us through the world of knots.
Many thanks to Prof. Doug Smith, Dorian Raymer, Prof. David Leigh, and Prof. Dorothy Buck for helping us understand applications of knot theory.
Many thanks to Prof. Dan Silver & Prof. Jim Hoste for speaking with us about the history and tabulation of knots.
If you want to learn more about knots and play with them yourself, check out:
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- Title
- Why Airships Might Make A Comeback
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- 21:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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- I took an IQ test to explain what's wrong with them
- Runtime
- 34:29
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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A huge thank you to Emeritus Professor Cecil R. Reynolds and Dr. Stuart J. Ritchie for their expertise and time.
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References:
Kaufman, A. S. (2009). IQ testing 101. Springer Publishing Company.
Reynolds, C. R., & Livingston, R. A. (2021). Mastering modern psychological testing. Springer International P...
- Title
- The Man Who Gave us the Power To Destroy Ourselves (Oppenheimer)
- Runtime
- 32:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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If y...
- Title
- The Hidden Science of Fireworks
- Runtime
- 31:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This is the biggest, brightest, hottest video there is about the science of fireworks. This video is brought to you by Kiwico – go to https://kiwico.com/veritasium for your first month free!
If you're looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms - a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically: https://snatoms.com
Check out Gene’s channel here -- @PotatoJet
Massive thanks to Mike Tockstein from Pyrotechnic Innovations @PyroInnovations
and Will Scott from Las Vegas Display Fireworks Inc, for all your pyro knowledge and keeping us safe.
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Thanks to Brandon Williams for helping with the chemistry and sourcing of materials.
Thanks to Matthew Tosh for the help with the chemistry conversation about fireworks.
- Title
- The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics
- Runtime
- 27:15
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- One of the most important, yet least understood, concepts in all of physics. 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.
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A huge thank you to those who helped us understand different aspects of this complicated topic - Dr. Ashmeet Singh, Supriya Krishnamurthy, Dr. Jos Thijssen, Dr. Bijoy...
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- I Vacuum Venom from the World's Deadliest Spider
- Runtime
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- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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Thanks to Seqirus Australia for providing B-roll footage of the antivenom production process.
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References:
Pineda, S. S., Sollod, B. L., Wilson, D., Darling, A., Sunagar, K., Undheim, E. A., ... & King, G. F. (2014). Diversification of a single ancestral gene into a successful toxin superfamily in highly venomous Australian funnel-web spiders. BMC genomics, 15(1), 1-16 - https://ve42.co/Pineda2014
Isbister, G. K., Gray, M. R., Balit, C. R., Raven, R. J., Stokes, B. J., Porg...
