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Just How Incomprehensibly Massive Is The Universe?
Have you ever stared up at the stars and wondered just how far you’d have to travel before you reached the edge of the universe? The answer — as Minute Physics illustrates — is far. Like really far. Like somewhere in the neighbourhood of 46 billion light years starting wherever you’re standing.
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Do You Get Less Wet Walking Or Running In The Rain?
It’s one of the more interesting thought experiments to ponder when you’re stuck inside on a dreary day, but Minute Physics finally breaks out the maths and science to determine once and for all if walking or running through the rain will keep you the most dry.
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How Quantum Mechanics Was Born From The Need For A Better Lightbulb
Some of mankind’s most remarkable scientific discoveries came to light as a result of research that had nothing to do with the breakthrough itself. And such was the case with quantum mechanics. Back in the early 1890s the German Bureau of Standards asked Max Blanck to design a lightbulb that produced the maximum amount of…
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How One Infinity Can Be Bigger Than Another
Infinity is a pretty difficult concept for us to grasp. The world we live in is full of limitations, so the idea that something can go on and on, forever and ever, doesn’t come naturally to us. And to make things even more confusing, some infinities can actually be bigger than others.