The Truth About Veritasium
The truth, with photons. I hope I've articulated everything clearly in this video. If not, I'll clarify in comments. Thanks to everyone who appears in this video and ...
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A question I get asked surprisingly often is, is Veritasium a real element? Nope, I made it up. *having fun* When I was a kid about 10 or 11 years old I went to this Genghis Khan exhibit at a museum, and I didn't know much about Genghis Khan except he was some famous warrior who lived a long time ago So I was thinking maybe we'd see his mummified body or his suit of armor or his sword something like that But when I got to the museum all they had were like these tiny fragments of pottery, and some old shoes, and I was incredibly disappointed So in this video, I want to tell you my story but with real pieces of my life *4-year old Derek*: Hi! *4-year old Derek*: Hi! Real photons that bounced off my face hit a sensor, created a current that created a magnetic field - flipp...
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A question I get asked surprisingly often is, is Veritasium a real element? Nope, I made it up. *having fun* When I was a kid about 10 or 11 years old I went to this Genghis Khan exhibit at a museum, and I didn't know much about Genghis Khan except he was some famous warrior who lived a long time ago So I was thinking maybe we'd see his mummified body or his suit of armor or his sword something like that But when I got to the museum all they had were like these tiny fragments of pottery, and some old shoes, and I was incredibly disappointed So in this video, I want to tell you my story but with real pieces of my life *4-year old Derek*: Hi! *4-year old Derek*: Hi! Real photons that bounced off my face hit a sensor, created a current that created a magnetic field - flipp...
