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Sapiens: The New Origins: https://www.magellantv.com/series/sapiens-the-new-origins
REFERENCES
(Video) Speed of light and Causality: /watch/ApXQdqe4fTm4Q
(Video) History of the Universe: /watch/4S5lVYiMpkuMl
How Bees Fly: https://tinyurl.com/2zkk2ykp
Why apes aren't evolving to humans: https://tinyurl.com/gr8nwoh
Chernobyl frog story: https://tinyurl.com/2ksokypk
"Big Bang" was a joke: https://tinyurl.com/2j64y5gn
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:56 There's no gravity in space
3:15 Gravity has infinite reach, but...
4:28 Nothing can go faster than light
5:58 How "light" can go faster than light
7:38 Bees shouldn't be able to fly
10:00 We would be screwed without bees
10:42 We evolved from chimps
12:58 Evolution is just a theory!
15:00 Big bang explains the creation of the universe
SUMMARY
"Facts" that are not quite correct: 1) There is no gravity in space 2) Nothing can go faster than the speed of light. 3) Bees shouldn’t be able to fly according to physics. I will explain this using Physics 4) Humans evolved from chimps, and 5) The Big Bang explains the creation of the universe.
You’ve probably been told that there is no gravity in space. That’s not true. Gravity is everywhere in space. It has infinite reach. The force of gravity on the international space station, which is 400km away in space, is almost the same as on the surface of the earth. They feel no weight because they are in freefall. The effects of gravity travel at the speed of light, that is, the speed of photons, so our gravity extends out to everything that we can see.
#speedoflight
#bees
Another common misconception is that nothing can break the speed of light because physics said so. Physics never put in such a limit. You might say, but Einstein’s law of relativity says so! It doesn’t actually say that. What physics tells us is that a massive particle cannot be accelerated to the speed of light, because it takes an infinite amount of energy to accelerate it to the speed of light. Most importantly, due to causality, information cannot travel faster than the speed of light. So the speed of light can be exceeded, as long as information does not exceed it. Space can expand faster than c, and there is something called the group velocity of light that can travel faster than c.
In 1934 the French zoologist and aeronautical engineer, Antoine Magnan, came to the conclusion that Bees should not be able to fly according to the laws of aerodynamics. But there was a mistaken assumption in Magnan’s original calculations that the wings of a bee work in a similar way as the wings of a bird.
Birds flap their wings up and down. But the thrust or lift that enables the birds to fly is only generated during the downstroke. No lift is generated in the upward stroke. Bees don’t fly like this. Bees flap their wings back and forth, not up and down. And lift is generated in both the forward and backward stroke. So the rapid rotation of the wing as it flops over and reverses direction, combined with a very fast wing beat creates more than enough lift for bees to fly.
Another common science fact that’s wrong is the idea that humans evolved from chimpanzees. They did not. They are cousins because they share a common ancestor, that lived between 6 and 8 million years ago. This common ancestor, over time, diverged into two different species probably due to, among other factors, environmental variation that suited different evolutionary paths in different geographic locations. How do we know? The strongest evidence is inside us, in our DNA. Chimps and humans share 98.8% of their DNA. There was not a smooth line from the common ancestor leading directly to humans on one branch and chimps on the other. The fossil record shows that there were many other branches in between on the 8 million or so year journey to modern humans. And the same is likely true for modern chimps.
Evolution is not controversial among scientists. It’s the cornerstone of modern biology. It is widely observable in laboratory and natural populations as they change over time.
The best theory we have on the evolution of the universe is the Big Bang theory. But it does not explain how the universe was created or where it came from. What the theory describes is how we got the universe we see today from a much hotter and denser universe near the beginning. It describes everything that happened after the beginning, not at the beginning nor before the beginning. It explains everything that happened after the moment of creation, not how that creation took place.
@jojomag9822قبل 9 أشهرNot to mention that the relative viscosity of the air for something as small as a bee also reduces the effort needed for lift. 21
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@marvac-r7916قبل 9 أشهرLoved what you said about "theory" and that in science everything is always under scrutiny. Humans often dismiss the fact that our senses of id="hidden1" class="buttons"> perception are dismally minimal. Geez, many animals can see and hear things we can't. Re the big bang, I always ask proponents, "So, what was it that went 'bang'?" ....وسعت14
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@talismanskulls2857قبل 9 أشهرThere is something missed here in regards to bees. The focus has been more on honey bees. We need all bees because the diverse species are specialized in a symbiotic relationship with various plants and trees. 20
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@user-ih7om7yy1dقبل 8 أشهرAt last, someone explaining weightlessness in terms of vectors. Well done. So simple. 44
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@childofthe60s100قبل 5 أشهرVery enjoyable but you are not debunking - you are clarifying and explaining. And doing a good job of it! 2
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@patrickswift1172قبل 9 أشهرGreat video! You can have a limited amount of scientific knowledge, but still understand what you are discussing. The story about the tree frogs is great. Please keep making them! 41
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@cdeeznutzقبل 9 أشهرI normally don't comment, but algo. Thanks for actually listing the 5 things at the start and then explaining each one. I have already subscribed. id="hidden4" class="buttons"> I hate the clickbait stuff with bs lists that you wait to the end and it's never worth it. I will be watching every video you make now. Great content! Thanks! ....وسعت10
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@GraemePayne1967Marineقبل 9 أشهرExcellent video! I actually already know almopst everything you covered, but you can describe it far better than I ever could. Thank you. 4
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@feedingravensقبل 9 أشهر"Flying is easy, all you have to do is throw yourself to the ground and miss it". This quote from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is exactly the description of an orbit. 1
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@mustwereallydothisقبل 9 أشهرIt's like that old saying. "Flying is easy. Just aim for the ground and miss." 1
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@Andrewlohbihlerقبل 9 أشهرYes please, more debunking videos. This was very informative and I recommended it to others. 51
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@MrWahottsقبل 9 أشهرNGL, I was nervous clicking the video because I was expecting a conspiracy type “science is lying to us” thing. I was greatly relieved to hear actual facts presented in a concise manner without being condescending. 1
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@andriibondar4029قبل 9 أشهرI do like your debunking videos! Great job, please keep going! 16
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@fijimermaidfadeto8قبل 4 أشهرYou are brilliant! Keep up the good work young man.
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@damaliamarsi2006قبل 9 أشهرI already knew these were wrong, but still watched because 1. No robot voice 2. Excellent Presentation and 3. Because Science! 1
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@tazzmdevil7461قبل 8 أشهرI very much enjoy learning all this science explained in simple brain terms.. I'm a 40 year old bricklayer who wishes I had made better choices du id="hidden7" class="buttons">ring my school years. Religion held me back, that's all my parents really cared about and science scared them.. anyways. Thank God I found your channel! Lol but seriously.. ....وسعت8
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@russlehman2070قبل 9 أشهرA note on how birds fly. For the bulk of flying bird species, it's true that they only generate lift on the down stroke. An exception to this is hummingbirds, id="hidden8" class="buttons"> whose flight mode is similar to that of bees. They generate lift on both strokes, similar to bees. This flight mode enables both bees and hummingbirds to hover. ....وسعت5
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@triconcertقبل 9 أشهرFor me, as a writer, I often have to stop and think about the level of basic information my readers are exposed to before I write. While I understand the id="hidden9" class="buttons"> overall theses here I'm still lost in all the physics details at the top of your show. Loved the section on bees. I think you're perfectly right about the wrong assumptions of humans evolving from chimps. Thanks for clarity on the Big Bang Theory. ....وسعت8
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@MickHealeyقبل 9 أشهرYes, I do like these debunking videos. Great as always Arvin, keep up the good work. 113
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@b.calvinsaul1909قبل 8 أشهرWell done! You simplified things without losing the thread of logic, and that is a balancing act. Again, well done.
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@exa4564قبل 8 أشهرMy favorite science channel on yt. Simple and effective explanations, you get the science but also the entertainment!
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@jessicamaccabe4219قبل 7 أشهرI'd love many more of these. A slightly more in depth explanation on a couple of them would have been amazing for where you said about the magellan id="hidden10" class="buttons"> TV documentaries. We barely have time for tv in this household can speak for anyone else but these shortened explanations are genuinely lifechanging for how we can come to vaguely understand these complex and interesting matters, like from what the human species actually evolved ....وسعت2
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@johnbarney5787قبل 4 أشهرAWESOME!!! Some of the best explanations I've heard in such a short form.. More please!
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@jamesT008قبل 8 أشهرMost underrated channel.Arvin i like the way u explain.the commentry is so soothing to listen❤
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@LeoBerardinoقبل 9 أشهرGreat video! Another misconception is thinking the big bang was an explosion when it was a rapid expansion. 18
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@Nick-zu9snقبل 9 أشهرFantastic! Really interesting and creative post. Love it, keep em coming!
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@johnlong1499قبل 9 أشهرFantastic video! Thanks so much! And yes, more of these videos would be very much welcome
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@twozziقبل 3 أشهرHi there is there a way to bring back free shorting or to disable auto-arrange in Windows 10?
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@choncholchoudhury8710قبل 7 أشهرSo kind of you, explained the important topics such a simple way. Thank you ash. ❤
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@thedevilinthecircuit1414قبل 9 أشهرThis is a 20-minute commercial for Magellan TV. "Mommy, how does science work?" "It all comes down to sponsorship funding, hunny child."
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@scloftin8861قبل 9 أشهرI've frequently heart that bumble bees are aerodynamically unsound due to body size compared to wing size . not that all bees are. Of course, until id="hidden12" class="buttons"> my mom accidentally dug one up one spring, we didn't know they apparently hibernate . and are really grumpy when you disturb them too soon. <chuckle> ....وسعت4
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@pepe6666قبل 5 أشهرanother banger episode from arvin ash. thank you sir 1
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@alanbalkany1438قبل 9 أشهرExcellent! These segments were illuminating and explained so logically and clearly! Arvin Ash is multitalented.
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@coreyspitzley2960قبل 9 أشهرA free month of Magellan!!!! My weekend is booked now thankyou
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@ancientheart2532قبل 9 أشهرArvin, you left out the punchline of the engineer-biologist bar bee joke The engineer says that according the laws of mathematics and physics, id="hidden13" class="buttons"> the bee should not be able to fly. The biologist replies: Yeah. But nobody ever told them that. ....وسعت2
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@teacherdave27قبل 8 أشهرI loved everything about this except the title. It makes it sound like these are things that science got wrong, when in fact the science is correct but id="hidden14" class="buttons"> the popular perception of what they say and what they mean are incorrect. Perhaps a better title for any follow-up videos would be something like, “Five things people believe about science that are just wrong !”. Other than that, the video was very informative and well explained. ....وسعت1
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@philosopherbmeقبل 9 أشهرGreat idea for a video and we’ll executed! Love your work, Arvin! 6
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@gershonhayford8779قبل 9 أشهرAmazing video. Thanks for the good work
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@dynosgarcia7645قبل 9 أشهرThat first point sounds real hard like a "did you know that fruits have toxins?" kind of argument
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@francisdavids5367قبل 9 أشهرDoes anybody know what the music is at the very beginning please
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@robertmontague5650قبل 9 أشهرDebunking videos like this is exactly what all the great scientists from Galileo, Newton, Einstein, Hawking etc, have been doing to move our understanding to the next level. 1
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@Craznarقبل 9 أشهر"“The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”" - Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything. 3
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@submetropolisقبل 9 أشهرIs it ridiculous that the bee flying one was the most fascinating one to me lol 1
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@markvolt2070قبل 9 أشهرDear Mr. Arvin, your videos should be shown in schools worldwide!
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@bpark222قبل 8 أشهرWatching these uploads on science always leaves me with more questions than understanding, but i appreciate your explanation of what a theory really entails, id="hidden17" class="buttons"> scientific or otherwise because theories always are, or should, be evolving, but they arent guesses because there is no theory without a fact or facts, just a fact can change, which i guess is kinda hard to comprehend. ....وسعت
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@centaur7607قبل 9 أشهرLoved it!! So cool to hear about the discovery of how bees can fly! 68
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@iancampbell2295قبل 9 أشهرAbsolutely brilliant some of the best explanations I've seen ❤
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@floydthompson8668قبل 9 أشهرNothing fascinated me more when I was a kid than realizing, wherever you are on the planet, you are always right side up! Still, it never made me think the earth is flat!
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@sthompson3قبل 5 أشهرSo nice to get a "list" video where the list is right up front rather than coming after minutes of click bait.
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@debrawehrly6900قبل 8 أشهرI've also known that gravity exists in space. It is what keeps the planets in orbit. We just don't feel the pull of gravity that strongly in space id="hidden19" class="buttons"> is because we do not have that much mass. Gravity becomes strong when it involves large massive bodies like planets and stars. Gravitational force is proportional to the mass of the objects and the distance between said objects. The more massive they are and the closer they are, the stronger its gravitational pull. The larger the planet, the stronger its gravity has on objects. ....وسعت2
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@alfredoa334قبل 9 أشهرWhat a great video!!! Thank you very much.
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@AA-pd4pnقبل 9 أشهرA great teacher and narrator - keep up the good work Arvin 5
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@hmarillejla7قبل 9 أشهرWonderful video. I like how certain facts (sic) are provedfalse . Keep up the info coming
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@chetmarcotti4953قبل 9 أشهرThere was a scientist who had done a compilation of data by going from specific location in central Africa, and started his data collection of DNA and id="hidden20" class="buttons"> primordial data. I have forgotten his name, but it was a truly remarkable scientific episode. Is this something you could republish or put together as a documentary? To me is was a breathtaking documentary. From a true science buff, Chet Marcotti ....وسعت2
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@trevormillar1576قبل 4 أشهرNobody worked out how to tell bees thst they can't fly. Once they do, they won't be able to. "You can't fly!" "You what? Aaaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeee!!!!!!" SPLAT!
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@SallyWilliamsقبل 9 أشهرVery interesting video, and you have a very charming presentation
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@marcoterbekkeقبل 9 أشهرLoved it, definitely would love to see more!
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@James_3000قبل 9 أشهر why is this animated person THAT caked up 5
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@jeffsaxton716قبل 9 أشهرScience is continually updating itself. That's what makes it the best path to truth. 2
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@fredflintstoner596قبل 9 أشهرMrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs id="hidden22" class="buttons"> Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?" ....وسعت
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@joemilbourne3151قبل 9 أشهرI always thought that saying everyone blinks when they sneeze was doubtful, after thinking about it one night a few months back. when we sneeze the id="hidden23" class="buttons"> pressure in our nasal passages etc. etc. is increased and builds pressure in our heads and the involuntary blink occurs but I found when you sneeze with your mouth open and a few practice sneezes and of course holding a tissue in front of the mouth this blink does not occur through a lack of pressure . hey I was bored, give me a break !! ....وسعت1
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@chendzeeali6545قبل 3 أشهرThe fact that it took until the early 2000s to sort out how a bee can fly is disturbing.
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@jaybristowe2346قبل 9 أشهرThis was really good, definitely do more videos like this 6
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@RocknRollkatقبل 9 أشهرExcellent presentation, thank you ! What a pleasant departure from that childish deGrasse-Tyson comedy show. Keep up the good work ! Bill P.
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@TradeWithTraderIQقبل 9 أشهرFirst video from this channel and it was very informative. It just felt more like a long ad than a show. With that said, still great content.
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@JasonHitchinghamقبل 9 أشهرI didn't know what you said in the first 2 and a half minutes. Fantastic.
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@thehumanist3847قبل 9 أشهرSo much greatful for ur valuable informations. 1
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@Satya54979قبل 9 أشهرYour effort of making the most difficult things to understand and visualize easily is quite commendable. 36
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@cokdnlokd1238قبل 9 أشهرyour speed of light explanation is quite good. I think, and you probably do as well that "causality" will see modifications or addtions.
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@dixonpinfold2582قبل 9 أشهرThat was good, man. You've really got your method down. 1
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@drdasslerقبل 9 أشهرI did know those already but this looks like a great channel.
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@TedsHoldOverقبل 8 أشهرAs a scientist, my head nearly explodes every time I hear someone say "I have a theory," and then go on to 'explain' their half-assed, evidence-less, biased guess.
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@ottomondo1368قبل 8 أشهرIncredibly cogent and accurate information. This should be required viewing for Americans.
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@chaitanyatahasildarقبل 9 أشهرThese debunking films, in my opinion, are what the world needs right now. Arvin's idea for this content is greatly appreciated. 227
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@jacobvriesema6633قبل 9 أشهرI’d love to see more of this type of video! Keep ‘em coming!
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@zakialherz1201قبل 9 أشهرall good, and these "debunk" are great, and the more the merrier - Thank You
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@GaryGraham66قبل 9 أشهرA bumblebee only consists of two parts, the Bum and the blebee. 1
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@philochristosقبل 9 أشهرI've never heard the "no gravity in space" one, but I've heard the others. 6
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@DavidMcCoulقبل 8 أشهرGreat video! I agree with all of these. Here is my take on them: 1. The gravitational force G exists as an attractive force among all entities id="hidden26" class="buttons"> with mass (matter). When far away from the surface of a massive object like the Earth, the force between the Earth's center and your body feels a lot less because G decreases with the inverse square of the distance between the masses. 2. Within the "fabric" of space-time, nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. However, space-time itself can expand faster than the speed of light. 3. Whoever said bees cannot fly according to the laws of physics obviously didn't understand physics, because bees fly. Because bees flap their wings sideways, both forward and back strokes generate lift, unlike a bird's wings. 4. While humans did not evolve from chimpanzees, they both share a common ancestor. This is related to a common logical misconception: two related factors might not be causally related, but rather share a third common factor. 5. The Big Bang addresses the expansion of the early universe, not its origin. Many cosmologists think the universe began as a quantum fluctuation in the fabric of the vacuum of space, but it would have needed to expand rapidly into the present universe, which the "Big Bang" explains. ....وسعت
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@MacDaniboiقبل 9 أشهرI thought this was going to be some weird pseudo science, but it's not, this is very educational and high quality. Also I wouldn't call it "but id="hidden27" class="buttons"> wrong", instead I would call it "but explained more accuratly" ....وسعت8
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@wholesandقبل 8 أشهرThe bee one, you forgot something: For a human, air resistance is barely noticeable, but for the bee's size, air resistance is noticeable. If you were id="hidden28" class="buttons"> at a similar size to the bee, the air would feel gooey and as if you're moving through honey. Bees use this to their advantage and sort of "glide" through the air. They don't fly, they glide. ....وسعت10
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@NorthernChevقبل 4 أشهرI remember my third grade teacher setting us straight on the, “no gravity in space” saying. She explained how it correctly works, and it made sense. I went to a good public school.
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@charlesnazare7358قبل 9 أشهرLove it! Well explained and illustrated. Thanks Arvin! 3
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@JaYoeNationقبل 9 أشهرGravity and photos travel at the same speed…… mind blown. 2
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@paulembleton1733قبل 8 أشهرI just skipped a video appearing under physics because the title said “Brian Cox breaks silence [re before big bang]” and my first thought was about ads which say “your doctor/dentist/physicist doesn’t want you know this simple trick.” Immediate thumbs down, next vid. But 3.5k gave a thumbs up for the idea physicists are keeping secrets rather than genuinely having no idea beyond speculation. That kind of falsehood worries me more than someone not understanding the issue of acceleration and mass re light speed. Still, I give a thumbs up because there is no BS here. ....وسعت
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@josephmorgan3058قبل 9 أشهرThank you YouTube algorithm for recommending this channel --fascinating!!
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@mijimonmasterقبل 9 أشهرAnother example of evelutionary change happening now is on one of Japans islands. A snail eating snake has developed an elongated jaw on one side that id="hidden31" class="buttons"> hooks it's teeth into the snals shell to cut the muscle that holds it in. Now, some snails are hatching with the spiral of their shell on the opposite side. The snake cannot eat these, so they are surviving, and the snake goes hungry ....وسعت1
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@geekworthy7938قبل 9 أشهرMy favorites are black holes and that things slow down as you reach the speed of light.
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@rudywilliam2343قبل 9 أشهرwe need more debunking facts videos like this 24
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@IanM-id8orقبل 9 أشهرOrbiting reminds me of Douglas Adams' description of how to fly - you fall and miss the ground 1
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@Enyavar1قبل 9 أشهرThanks for naming all the facts you're going to address right in front. That allows educated people to skip the video right away, or jump to the part they're interested in. 1
مقاطع الفيديو ذات الصلة على Five SCiENCE FACTS that are Widely Believedbut WRONG:
And doing a good job of it! 2
I will be watching every video you make now. Great content! Thanks! ....وسعت 10
Again, well done.
The engineer says that according the laws of mathematics and physics, id="hidden13" class="buttons"> the bee should not be able to fly.
The biologist replies: Yeah. But nobody ever told them that. ....وسعت 2
I have forgotten his name, but it was a truly remarkable scientific episode. Is this something you could republish or put together as a documentary? To me is was a breathtaking documentary. From a true science buff, Chet Marcotti ....وسعت 2
"You can't fly!"
"You what? Aaaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeee!!!!!!"
SPLAT!
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ."
Mrs id="hidden22" class="buttons"> Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?" ....وسعت
What a pleasant departure from that childish deGrasse-Tyson comedy show.
Keep up the good work !
Bill P.
1. The gravitational force G exists as an attractive force among all entities id="hidden26" class="buttons"> with mass (matter). When far away from the surface of a massive object like the Earth, the force between the Earth's center and your body feels a lot less because G decreases with the inverse square of the distance between the masses.
2. Within the "fabric" of space-time, nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. However, space-time itself can expand faster than the speed of light.
3. Whoever said bees cannot fly according to the laws of physics obviously didn't understand physics, because bees fly. Because bees flap their wings sideways, both forward and back strokes generate lift, unlike a bird's wings.
4. While humans did not evolve from chimpanzees, they both share a common ancestor. This is related to a common logical misconception: two related factors might not be causally related, but rather share a third common factor.
5. The Big Bang addresses the expansion of the early universe, not its origin. Many cosmologists think the universe began as a quantum fluctuation in the fabric of the vacuum of space, but it would have needed to expand rapidly into the present universe, which the "Big Bang" explains. ....وسعت
Still, I give a thumbs up because there is no BS here. ....وسعت
That allows educated people to skip the video right away, or jump to the part they're interested in. 1