Veritasium
Season 2 Episode 10 - How Far Away is the Moon? (The Scale of the Universe)
8.3 ?
2010
Documentary, Reality, Talk
If the Earth were the size of a basketball and the moon a tennis ball, how far apart would they be? Diagrams that are not to scale make us think that they're closer than they really are.
Episodes in Season 2
1
Atomic Theory
2 min
2
Thomson's Plum Pudding Model of the Atom
2 min
3
Cathode Rays Lead to Thomson's Model of the Atom
3 min
4
Scientific Notation - Explained!
5 min
5
I'm Atoms (Scientific Cover of Jason Mraz's I'm Yours)
3 min
6
Scientific Notation - Example
1 min
7
The Difference Between Mass and Weight
3 min
8
Egg Experiment to Demonstrate Inertia
1 min
9
Gravity (Scientific Version of John Mayer's Gravity)
4 min
10
How Far Away is the Moon? (The Scale of the Universe)
2 min
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
Three Incorrect Laws of Motion
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21
Experiments A Cappella
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22
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23
What Are Atoms and Isotopes?
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24
Supercooled Water - Explained!
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25
How Damaging is Radiation?
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