Veritasium

Veritasium

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What happens if you keep zooming in?

What happens if you keep zooming in?

Here’s what happens when you just keep zooming in.

Oct 17, 2025 1m 4s
Can you solve the helicopter riddle?

Can you solve the helicopter riddle?

The story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team. How does ...

Oct 09, 2025 1m 34s
Why is it *6* degrees of separation?

Why is it *6* degrees of separation?

The beautiful math behind six degrees of separation. Sponsored by Incogni - use code veritasium at https://incogni.co...

Sep 30, 2025 33m 17s
The Man Who Sold Bombs But is Remembered for the Peace Prize

The Man Who Sold Bombs But is Remembered for the Peace Prize

Discover the explosive story of Alfred Nobel. Sponsored by Opera - Upgrade your browsing experience with Opera today....

Sep 21, 2025 46m 9s
How to solve any maze

How to solve any maze

By following this algorithm you can solve any maze in the world.

Sep 18, 2025 2m 56s
Why do we spin a football when throwing it?

Why do we spin a football when throwing it?

The real impact of spin on a football—explained with ⁨@tombrady.

Sep 14, 2025 1m 58s
The Surprising Genius of Escalators

The Surprising Genius of Escalators

The surprising science of escalators. Sponsored by Brilliant - check out https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start le...

Sep 11, 2025 22m 18s
How did this herbicide get into everything?

How did this herbicide get into everything?

This is the history of Monsanto’s herbicides… Sponsored by Incogni - Use code veritasium at https://incogni.com/verit...

Aug 31, 2025 46m 59s
How aerogel can make the ocean drinkable

How aerogel can make the ocean drinkable

This short was made in support of #TeamWater 💧Support Team Water Here: https://www.TeamWater.org The biggest YouTu...

Aug 28, 2025 2m 43s
This material gets tougher as you break it

This material gets tougher as you break it

The strange natural material that reshaped the world. Sponsored by Ground News - Go to https://groundnews.com/Ve to s...

Aug 22, 2025 41m 7s
Can you swim in shade balls?

Can you swim in shade balls?

I bought 10,000 shade balls and tried to swim in them. They appear to act like a non-Newtonian fluid: rigid under h...

Aug 19, 2025 2m 28s
Testing the US Military’s worst idea

Testing the US Military’s worst idea

Rods from God. This is the nickname for a theoretical space weapon, in which large rods of tungsten would be dropped...

Aug 14, 2025 1m 0s
The Perfect Battery Material Is Dangerous

The Perfect Battery Material Is Dangerous

Sponsored by CodeRabbit Cut code review time and bugs in half. Try CodeRabbit at https://coderabbit.link/veritasium ...

Aug 07, 2025 34m 42s
The blue LED was almost impossible to make

The blue LED was almost impossible to make

LED's don't get their colour from their plastic covers. The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engi...

Aug 02, 2025 1m 43s
The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) Anything

The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) Anything

Sponsored by Brilliant 👉 To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit https://brillian...

Jul 25, 2025 32m 32s