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Physics Girl

5 LIFE HACKS BASED ON SCIENCE

Season 2 Episode 30

These short, simple life hacks are based on physics. Detangle your headphones, remove sticker residue, check if sunglasses are polarized, cool your car faster, and avoid getting static shock!

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How SMOOTHNESS of a SOCCER BALL affects curve
5:44
Curving and bending a ball using the magnus effect is common in every sport.
Bizarre spinning toys
4:56
Spinning toys and tops have unusual behaviors.
How science explains monster waves
5:49
Enormous, spontaneous waves in the open ocean were once the tall tales of sailors.
Could you replace your eye with a camera?
5:37
How does the eye compare to a camera?
How does laser cooling work?
5:27
How can light be used to cool atoms and molecules?
Can you call a cell phone in the microwave?
7:05
Do cell phones placed in a microwave still receive signals?
Is energy always conserved?
5:16
Light passing through the universe is "shifted" into cooler colors, but how?
Quantum Cryptography Explained
7:47
With recent high-profile security cases, encryption is more important than ever.
Why do we care about gravitational waves?
4:29
Why are gravitational waves such a historic discovery?
Five Weird Ways to Put Out a Candle
5:04
Try these five unusual ways to extinguish a candle.
The Black Hole Death Problem
4:48
Black holes are not as black as we once thought.
Can you push a spacecraft with light?
4:35
What if you could power a ship using sunlight instead of wind?
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