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PBS Space Time
The Real Meaning of E=mc²
Season 1
Episode 15
You’ve probably known OF E=mc² since you were born, and were also probably told that it meant that it proved Mass equaled Energy, or something along those lines. BUT WAIT. Was E=mc² explained to you properly? Mass equalling energy is mostly true, but E=mc² actually describes a much more interesting aspect of reality.
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