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YouTube Shorts is Changing YouTube - Smarter Every Day 266
YouTube Shorts pressure
Touring the Vulcan Rocket on the Launch Pad - Smarter Every Day 297
Vulcan rocket's first flight
ROBOFORMING: The Future of Metalworking? (I Had NO IDEA This Was Possible) - Smarter Every Day 290
Open the answer in the extension
They Call it "The Taco Turn" and it's Genius - Smarter Every Day 315
Open the answer in the extension
What Everyone Sees... But I Don't (The Johari Window) - Smarter Every Day 314
What is the Johari Window and why is it important for self-awareness? Self-awareness and relationship framework
Everything About Disc Golf Aerodynamics - Smarter Every Day 313
What makes a disc golf disc curve? Pitching moment and procession
Why Do Spinning Things Do This? - Smarter Every Day 312
Why does a spinning object react 90 degrees away from an applied force? Linear momentum analogy
Refueling a NUCLEAR REACTOR - Smarter Every Day 311
How do they refuel a nuclear reactor? Swap old fuel for new
Pompeii Changed How I Think About The Roman Empire - Smarter Every Day 310
What did the author realize about the Roman Empire after visiting Pompeii? Vile and exploitative.
I Went Into a Nuclear Plant and It Changed How I Think About Radiation - Smarter Every Day 309
What is the actual difference between radiation and contamination? Radiation is emitted, contamination spreads
I Tried To Make Something In America (The Smarter Scrubber Experiment) - Smarter Every Day 308
Can you actually make something competitively in America? Yes, but difficult
The Unsolved Mystery of Impact Flashes - Smarter Every Day 307
What causes the flash of light when objects collide at high speed? Gas compression ignites
I Explored the World's First Nuclear Power Plant (and How It Works) - Smarter Every Day 306
How did the world's first nuclear power plant generate electricity? Heat boils water to steam
The Backwards Brain Tractor - Smarter Every Day 305
What is the 'backwards brain tractor' and how does it work? Steering cylinder swapped
The Incredibly Unique Triple Barreled Pistol... - Smarter Every Day 304
What is so unique about this triple-barreled pistol? Pirate deck clearing weapon
Live From Space - Smarter Every Day 303
What is it like to take photos from the International Space Station? Special lenses, filters, and tracking
Climbing Kilimanjaro - Smarter Every Day 302
How much does the boiling point of water decrease on Mount Kilimanjaro? Drops to 81°C
How Disc Golf Discs Are Made (MVP Manufacturing Tour) - Smarter Every Day 301
How are MVP disc golf discs manufactured? Injection molding and assembly
Nature's Incredible ROTATING MOTOR (It’s Electric!) - Smarter Every Day 300
What is the molecular motor that bacteria use to move, and how does it work? Proton-powered flagellar motor
How Do Cicadas Make Noise? (In Slow Motion) - Smarter Every Day 299
How do cicadas make their distinct two-part noise? Tymbal buckling and wobbling
I Accidentally Photographed Something Unknown During the Eclipse - Smarter Every Day 298
What unknown object did the photographer accidentally capture during the eclipse? A satellite
Why NASA's Next Space Suits are not Pressurized to 14.7psi - Smarter Every Day 296
Why aren't NASA's new space suits pressurized to 14.7 psi like the ISS? Reduces pre-breathe time
April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Here's what you need to know -Smarter Every Day 295
What is the most important thing to know about the 2024 total solar eclipse? Be in path of totality
I Struck A Match With a Bullet (380,117 frames per second SlowMo) - Smarter Every Day 294
What happens when you strike a match with a bullet? Bullet ignites match
I Was SCARED To Say This To NASA... (But I said it anyway) - Smarter Every Day 293
What is Destin's scary truth about NASA's Artemis program that he was afraid to say? Communication, complexity issues
This TRANSPARENT ENGINE is Fascinating (How Engines Work) - Smarter Every Day 292
How does a transparent engine actually work? See internal engine parts.
We made a Video Game (FISH GAME) - Smarter Every Day 291
What makes a video game truly good and engaging? Psychology, challenge, accomplishment
The Amazing Engineering of Rescue Helicopters - Smarter Every Day 289
How much time does a rescue helicopter have before running out of fuel during a rescue operation? 30 minutes
The Mind-Blowing Machines that Stamp Millions of Metal Parts - Smarter Every Day 288
What exactly is progressive metal stamping? Coil fed into press
Bullets HITTING Bullets in Slow Motion - THE IMPOSSIBLE SHOT - Smarter Every Day 287
Can bullets be made to collide head-on and fuse together? No, lead composition failed
This Thing is Crazy Fast - Kodak Part 3- Smarter Every Day 286
How is Kodak film manufactured at insane speeds? High-speed automated machinery
MOLTEN GLASS VS Prince Rupert's Drop - Smarter Every Day 285
Can a Prince Rupert's drop be successfully embedded in molten glass? Yes, but it didn't shatter
How My School Teachers Influenced Me - Smarter Every Day 284
What specific lessons did Destin's school teachers impart that shaped him? Specific life lessons
How the Germans Measured Milliseconds MECHANICALLY - Smarter Every Day 283
How did Germans mechanically measure milliseconds in the 1930s? Mechanical stroboscope observation
How the Warhead on the AIM-9 Sidewinder Works - Smarter Every Day 282
How does the warhead on an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile work? Expanding-rod warhead
Why Fuel Injectors are AWESOME (28,000 fps Slow Mo) Part 1 - Smarter Every Day 281
What makes fuel injectors spray fuel so effectively? Even spray pattern
I Asked An Actual Apollo Engineer to Explain the Saturn 5 Rocket - Smarter Every Day 280
What makes the Saturn V rocket's instrument unit so crucial to its flight? It steers the rocket
US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Gear - Smarter Every Day 279
What gear do US Coast Guard rescue swimmers carry when they jump out of a helicopter? Harness, mic, radio, knife
Everything About Irrigation Pivots (Farmers are Geniuses) - Smarter Every Day 278
How do center pivot irrigation systems work? Circular irrigation system
Responding to a Capsized Boat with the U.S. Coast Guard - Smarter Every Day 277
What happened to the capsized boat? Boat sank, people rescued
TRACTOR PULLS: It's Not What You Think - Smarter Every Day 276
What is it about tractor pulls that you wouldn't expect? Complex sled mechanics
How Does Kodak Make Film? (Kodak Factory Tour Part 2 of 3) - Smarter Every Day 275
How does Kodak apply the light-sensitive coating to film without exposing it? Complete darkness
The Mystery of Synchronous Fireflies - Smarter Every Day 274
What makes these specific fireflies synchronize their blinking? Scientists don't know
Prince Rupert's Drop EXPLODING in Epoxy Resin at 456,522 fps - Smarter Every Day 273
What happens when a Prince Rupert's Drop explodes in epoxy resin? Epoxy impedes explosion
Why Jet Boats are AWESOME (U.S. Coast Guard's Workhorse) - Smarter Every Day 272
What makes the U.S. Coast Guard's Response Boat Medium so incredibly maneuverable? Jet drives and buckets
How Does Kodak Make Film? (Kodak Factory Tour Part 1 of 3) - Smarter Every Day 271
How does Kodak actually make photographic film? PET pellets to film
Why Are there Holes in the James Webb Sunshield? (Explained by My Dad) - Smarter Every Day 270
Why are there holes in the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield? Air vents for launch
The History of Not Forgotten - Smarter Every Day 269
Why is there a toilet in the jungle? Commemorative septic tank
Why This Zig-Zag Coast Guard Search Pattern is Actually Genius - Smarter Every Day 268
Why is the Coast Guard's zig-zag search pattern actually genius? Accounts for drift
What does a Gong Sound Like when Hit with a 1189mph Baseball? - Smarter Every Day 267
What happens when a baseball traveling at 1,189 mph hits a gong? Baseball punches through gong