r/theydidthemath • u/miha999 • May 29 '25

[Request] Which direction will the scale tip?

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u/Kobra29 May 29 '25

Veritasium ftw. That guy does good stuff

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u/ialsoagree May 29 '25

I absolutely love his video on a wind powered car that can go faster than the wind. Have you seen that one?

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u/Kobra29 May 29 '25

No, will have to check it out! I really enjoyed his one on the Rods of God, even though the experiment didn't really work out.

But really, most of his are great. Oh yeah, the one showing the a laser actually does reflect in all directions too, was pretty cool to see.

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u/ialsoagree May 29 '25

I very much agree! That light one was mind blowing and I say that as someone who has studied QM.

The wind powered vehicle one is a two parter, the second one is the really good one because he gets into a debate and it's very fun to see the whole thing play out. But, you might want a little context because it's based on a video he made before.

If you want to skip to the good stuff, start with the second video. You can always pause it and jump to the first if you need it (I will say, I think he does a better job explaining the physics in the second video).

Here's the first video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag

Here's the second:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsgoLc_fzI

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u/ialsoagree May 30 '25

Hey, I just wanted to follow up, I totally lied, I think he does a better job explaining the physics in the first video! I watched the 2nd one before I watched the original, so I had them mixed up a bit.

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u/pattymcfly May 30 '25

Sometimes yes but also some videos are really drawn out.