Veritasium
Season 2 Episode 12 - What Forces Are Acting On You?
8.3 ?
2010
Documentary, Reality, Talk
What forces (i.e. pushes or pulls) are acting on you right now? Most people can identify the gravitational force down, but there must be something else otherwise you would accelerate down towards the center of the Earth. The other main force on you is called the normal force. It is a force perpendicular to the surface that supports you, like the ground or the seat of your chair. You compress this surface and it acts like a spring, pushing you up.
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
11
What is a Force?
3 min
12
What Forces Are Acting On You?
2 min
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18
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20
Three Incorrect Laws of Motion
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21
Experiments A Cappella
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22
Khan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science Videos
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23
What Are Atoms and Isotopes?
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24
Supercooled Water - Explained!
3 min
25
How Damaging is Radiation?
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