The Rainiest Place On Earth

January 26th, 2024

The rainiest place on earth isn’t where you might expect. Get exclusive NordVPN deal here ➵ https://NordVPN.com/veritasium. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!

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Huge thanks to Okouchi-San and Dr. Sakai and everyone at NIED and the Large Scale Rainfall Simulator for their time, expertise and access to this amazing facility.

A big thank you to Prof. Olga Mavrouli and Prof. Bill Schulz for their invaluable expertise on the mechanisms of landslides.

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References:
Ulbrich, C. W. (1983). Natural variations in the analytical form of the raindrop size distribution. Journal of climate and applied meteorology, 1764-1775. – https://ve42.co/Ulbrich83

Van Boxel, J. H. (1997, November). Numerical model for the fall speed of rain drops in a rain fall simulator. In Workshop on wind and water erosion (Vol. 5, pp. 77-85). – https://ve42.co/Boxel87

Canuti, P., Focardi, P., & Garzonio, C. (1985). Correlation between rainfall and landslides. Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment, 32(1).

Tsaparas, I., Rahardjo, H., Toll, D. G., & Leong, E. C. (2002). Controlling parameters for rainfall-induced landslides. Computers and geotechnics, 29(1), 1-27. – https://ve42.co/Tsaparas2002

Nakamura, H., & Oosawa, M. (2021, March). Effects of the underground discharge channel/reservoir for small urban rivers in the Tokyo area. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 703, No. 1, p. 012029). IOP Publishing. – https://ve42.co/Nakamura21

Guthrie, R. H., & Evans, S. G. (2004). Magnitude and frequency of landslides triggered by a storm event, Loughborough Inlet, British Columbia. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 4(3), 475-483. – https://ve42.co/Guthrie2004

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Miyako, Iwate Tsunami via ANNnewsCH – https://ve42.co/Miyako2011
Mount Onake Volcano via BBC News – https://ve42.co/BBCOnake
Typhoon Jebi via Al Jazeera – https://ve42.co/TyphoonJebi
East Asia Typhoons via CBC News – https://ve42.co/TyphoonCBC
Atami Landslide via The Quint – https://ve42.co/Atami2021
Atami Landslide via news.com.au – https://ve42.co/2ndAtami2021
Sendai Earthquake via ANNnewsCH – https://ve42.co/SendaiQuake
Nagasaki Mudslide via The Telegrap – https://ve42.co/NagasakiMudslide
Wajima Landslide via Guardian News – https://ve42.co/WajimaLandslide
Drone Rainfall Test via AIZAWAchan – https://ve42.co/DroneRain
Car Rainfall Test via TIER IV – https://ve42.co/CarRainTest
Rainfall Simulator via NIED – https://ve42.co/RainfallSim1
External Footage of Simulator via NIED – https://ve42.co/RainfallSim2
Landslide Simulations via NIED – https://ve42.co/RainfallSim3
Typhoon Prapiroon via Force Thirteen – https://ve42.co/TyphoonPrapiroon
Yanohigashi Floods via CNA – https://ve42.co/YanohigashiFloods
Japan Floods via The Telegraph – https://ve42.co/TelegraphFlood
Japan Floods via euronew – https://ve42.co/EuroNewsFlood
Typhoon Hagibis via Guardian News – https://ve42.co/TyphoonHagibis
Typhoon Hagibis via SCMP – https://ve42.co/TyphoonHagibisSCMP
Satellite Imagery of Hagibis via Force Thirteen – https://ve42.co/HagibisSatellite
Tokyo Flood Control System via NikkeiAsia.com – https://ve42.co/FloodControl
Landslides Footage via Underworld – https://ve42.co/MonsterLandslides
Norway Landslide via ABC7 – https://ve42.co/NorwayLandslide
Planet Destruction via BBC – https://ve42.co/BBCDestruction
B.C. Climate Change Danger via CBC News – https://ve42.co/BCClimateChange
Canada’s Logging Roads via CBC News – https://ve42.co/CBCLogging

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Does Antimatter Create Anti-Gravity?

January 17th, 2024

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Do people understand the scale of the universe?

January 15th, 2024

Do you really know how big the universe is? There’s a data driven way to read the news: go to https://ground.news/veritasium to get 30% off the Vantage plan and see through sensationalized reporting.

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References:
Fun video by RealLifeLore about the scale of the Universe – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7NzjCmUf0&pp=ygUkcmVhbCBsaWZlIGxvcmUgc2NhbGUgb2YgdGhlIHVuaXZlcnNl
Moon Facts via NASA – https://ve42.co/NASAMoon
Titan Facts via NASA – https://ve42.co/Titan
Mercury Facts via NASA – https://ve42.co/Mercury
Why Pluto is no Longer a Planet, BBC News via YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIk29MnzZWA&pp=ygUYcGx1dG8gbm8gbG9uZ2VyIGEgcGxhbmV0
Pluto, Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/WikiPluto
Eris, Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/WikiEris
Brown, M. E., & Schaller, E. L. (2007). The mass of dwarf planet Eris. Science, 316(5831), 1585-1585. – https://ve42.co/Brown2007
Trans-Neptunian object, Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/WikiTNO
IAU 2006 General Assembly Press Release, via IAU – https://ve42.co/IAU2006
Solar System Moons via NASA – https://ve42.co/NASAMoons
Solar System Asteroids via NASA – https://ve42.co/Asteroids
Solar System, Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/WikiSolarSystem
How many stars are in the Universe via ESA – https://ve42.co/ESAStars
Catalog of Exoplanets via exoplanet – https://ve42.co/ExoplanetCatalog
Crowther, T. W., Glick, H. B., Covey, K. R., Bettigole, C., Maynard, D. S., Thomas, S. M., … & Bradford, M. A. (2015). Mapping tree density at a global scale. Nature, 525(7568), 201-205. – https://ve42.co/Crowther2015
Galaxy, Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/WikiGalaxy
Counting Galaxies with the Hubble Space Telescope via NASA – https://ve42.co/CountingGalaxies
Conselice, C. J., Wilkinson, A., Duncan, K., & Mortlock, A. (2016). The evolution of galaxy number density at z8 and its implications. The Astrophysical Journal, 830(2), 83. – https://ve42.co/Conselice2016
Sagan, C., & Druyan, A. (2011). Pale blue dot: A vision of the human future in space. Ballantine books.

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Clip of Titan’s Surface, NASA via YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3-0a19sC8
Clips of Pluto Had it Coming, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert via YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nqT7XrYRPc
Image of Solar System Objects – https://ve42.co/SolarSystemObjects

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Traveling to the Lost Maya City on a boat – Piedras Negras

January 7th, 2024

The Journey to Piedras Negras, Guatemala to see the Mayan Ruins along the Usumacinta river was absolutely epic. This is one of the best travel adventures I have ever done.

I originally taveled to this place to film my documentary “Refugees From Atlantis” – https://youtu.be/dzdDZ3t10so?si=YZ8j3couHk5nMnFl

This is also a chapter in my book “Enigmatic North America: Legends, Oddities, and Controversial History” – https://www.amazon.com/Enigmatic-North-America-Oddities-Controversial/dp/B0CLK35R13/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ANUUWBK4BZYV&keywords=enigmatic+north+america&qid=1704547011&sprefix=enigmatic+north+aaps653&sr=8-1


This game theory problem will change the way you see the world

December 23rd, 2023

This is a video about the most famous problem in Game Theory, the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.

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A huge thank you to those who helped us understand and fact check different parts of this topic – Dr. Christian Hilbe, Dr. Vincent Knight, Dr. Jelena Grujic, Prof. Andreas Diekmann, and Dr. Alexander Stewart.

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References:
Excellent game on the evolution of trust by Nicky Case – https://ve42.co/Case2023
Summary of Axelrod’s work by This Place – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOvAbjfJ0x0
How to outsmart the Prisoner’s Dilemma by TED-Ed – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emyi4z-O0ls&pp=ygUScHJpc29uZXIncyBkaWxlbW1h
Tit for Tat by radiolab – https://ve42.co/T4T
The Golden Rule by radiolab – https://ve42.co/GoldenRule
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Dawkins, R. (2016). The selfish gene. Oxford university press.
Poundstone, W. (1992). Prisoner’s Dilemma. William Poundstone.
Nowak, M. A., & Highfield, R. (2011). Supercooperators. Edinburgh: Canongate.
Binmore, K. (2007). Game theory: a very short introduction. OUP Oxford.
Northrup, L. & Rock, D. (1966). The Detection of Joe I. – https://ve42.co/JOE1
Prisoner’s dilemma, Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/WikiPD
Prisoner’s Dilemma, Stanford – https://ve42.co/StanfordPD
Flood, M. M. (1952). Some experimental games. – https://ve42.co/Flood1952
Historical nuclear weapons stockpiles, Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/WikiNWS
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Cold war: How it happened. – https://ve42.co/CW2014
Axelrod, R. (1980). Effective choice in the prisoner’s dilemma. Journal of conflict resolution, 24(1), 3-25. – https://ve42.co/Axelrod1980a
Axelrod, R. (1980). More effective choice in the prisoner’s dilemma. Journal of conflict resolution, 24(3), 379-403. – https://ve42.co/Axelrod1980b
Axelrod, R., & Hamilton, W. D. (1981). The evolution of cooperation. science, 211(4489), 1390-1396. https://ve42.co/Axelrod1981
Stanislav Petrov, Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/WikiSP
Wu, J., & Axelrod, R. (1995). How to cope with noise in the iterated prisoner’s dilemma. Journal of Conflict resolution, 39(1), 183-189. – https://ve42.co/Wu1995
INF Treaty – https://ve42.co/INF
START Treaties – https://ve42.co/START
START I, Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/WikiSTART

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RAND Historical images via rand.org – https://ve42.co/RAND
Golden Balls – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qjK3TWZE8
Zotti, G., et al. (2021). The Simulated Sky: Stellarium for Cultural Astronomy Research – https://ve42.co/Stellarium
Newspapers from 1980s via Newspapers.com – https://ve42.co/Newspapers
Decommisioned nuke image via The Moscow Times – https://ve42.co/MT2012
Soviet inspection image via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – https://ve42.co/Krzyzaniak2019
Decommissioning nuclear weapon via ShareAmerica – https://ve42.co/Kaufman2014

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How To Earthquake-Proof A House

December 19th, 2023

How does Japan prepare for its devastating earthquakes? With this giant simulator. For a free trial to Shopify go to https://www.shopify.com/veritasium.

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A massive thank you to everyone at NIED for allowing access to their facility. Massive thanks to Okouchi-san for arranging this shoot.

A huge thank you to Dr. Yohsuke Kawamata for the tour of E-defense and for sharing his deep expertise.

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References:
Nakashima, M., et al. (2018). Experiences, accomplishments, lessons, and challenges of E‐defense. Tests using world’s largest shaking table. Japan Architectural Review, 1(1), 4-17. – https://ve42.co/Nakashima
Suganuma, K. (2005). 3-D Full-Scale Earthquake Testing Facility (E-Defense). NISTEP Science & Technology Foresight Center. – https://ve42.co/Suganuma
Ohtani, K., et al. (2004). Construction of E-Defense (3-D full-scale earthquake testing facility). In Thirteenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (Vol. 189). – https://ve42.co/Ohtani
Horiuchi, T., et al. (2022). Contributions of E-Defense Shaking Table to Earthquake Engineering and its Future. Journal of Disaster Research, 17(6), 985-999. – https://ve42.co/Horiuchi
Nakamura, I., et al. (2008). E-Defense experiments on full-scale wooden houses. In Proceedings of the 14th World conference on earthquake engineering, Beijing, China (pp. 12-17). – https://ve42.co/Nakamura
Japan: The Next Big Quake. Financial Times. – https://ve42.co/BigQuake

Images & Video:
Kobe earthquake compilation – https://ve42.co/Kobe

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A Crazy Hike to the World’s Longest Dinosaur Tracks

December 5th, 2023

150 million ago, Southeastern Colorado was a tropical climate with dinosaurs roaming the land. The Apatosaurus and Allosaurus have left remnants of their presence in the ground with over 1900 footprints that have been preserved in the rock. The location of the tracks was previously a muddy bank of a lake during the Jurassic era. Today, the Comanche National Grassland hosts North America’s largest dinosaur track site, which are found along the shores of the Purgatoire river, forming over 130 trackways.

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The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong

November 30th, 2023

How an SAT question became a mathematical paradox. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.

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Thanks to Stellarium, a wonderful free astronomy simulator – https://ve42.co/Stellarium
Thanks to Newspapers.com, a database of historical newspapers – https://ve42.co/Newspapers

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References:
Summary of this problem by MindYourDecisions – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN3AOMrnEUs
More cool math about this problem by Kyle Hill – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zCDbB9wvrc
Discussion of a solar day by MinutePhysics – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZMMuv0Ltyo
Murtagh, J. (2023). The SAT Problem That Everybody Got Wrong. Scientific American – https://ve42.co/SATSciAm
United Press International (1982). Error Found in S.A.T. Question. New York Times – https://ve42.co/SAT-NYT
Yang (2020). What’s the hardest SAT math problem that you’ve seen? Quora – https://ve42.co/SATQuora
Coin rotation paradox via Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/CoinParadox
Simmons, B. (2015). Circle revolutions rolling around another circle. MathStackExchange. – https://ve42.co/CircleRoll
Sidereal time via Wikipedia – https://ve42.co/SiderealWiki
Solar Time vs. Sidereal Time via Las Cumbres Observatory – https://ve42.co/SiderealLCO

Images & Video:
Zotti, G., et al. (2021). The Simulated Sky: Stellarium for Cultural Astronomy Research – https://ve42.co/Stellarium
Newspapers from 1980s – 1990s via Newspapers.com – https://ve42.co/Newspapers
SAT Practice Test via the College Board – https://ve42.co/PracticeSAT
Revolution Definition via NASA – https://ve42.co/RevolutionNASA
Revolution Definition via Merriam-Webster – https://ve42.co/RevolutionWebster
Earth motion animation via NASA – https://ve42.co/OrbitNASA
Satellite animation via NASA – https://ve42.co/SatNASA

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The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines

November 22nd, 2023

How do sewing machines actually work? Get your first month of KiwiCo FREE at https://www.kiwico.com/veritasium

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A huge thanks to Prof. Andy Ruina for suggesting this video topic, guiding us in the research, and giving deeply insightful notes.

Massive thanks to Noah Johnson and Tina Vines for teaching Derek how to chain-stitch, and letting us shoot with your embroidery machine! Please check out https://www.instagram.com/stitchrite and https://www.instagram.com/tina_vines if you’re interested in seeing more of their gorgeous chain stitch embroidery.

Thanks to Denny Stanley and the whole crew at Las Vegas Props for building the large replica model of the sewing machine. https://www.vegasprops.net

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References:
Parton, J. (1870). History of the Sewing-machine. Howe Machine Company, No. 38, N. Charles St.. — https://ve42.co/Patron1870

Gregory, J. M. (2006). A History of the Sewing Machine to 1880. Transactions of the Newcomen Society, 76(1), 127-144. — https://ve42.co/Gregory2006

How America Spends Money: 100 Years In the Life of the Family Budget, The Atlantic — https://ve42.co/Budget1

Buckman, J. (2016). Unraveling the Threads: The Life, Death and Resurrection of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, America’s First Multi-National Corporation. Dog Ear Publishing.

Lewton, F. L. (1930). The servant in the house: a brief history of the sewing machine (Vol. 3056). US Government Printing Office. — https://ve42.co/Lewton1930

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What is the secret of a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness

November 15th, 2023

How to lead a happier, healthier and longer life. Check out our sponsor: https://betterhelp.com/veritasium to get matched with a professional therapist who will listen and help.

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A huge thanks to Prof. Robert Waldinger for all his help with this video.

To learn more about what makes for a good life, visit: https://the-good-life-book.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI&pp=ygUJd2FsZGluZ2Vy

A special thanks to Prof. Julianne Holt-Lunstad for her expert advice on the importance of social connections and the detrimental effects of loneliness and social isolation.

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Family Reacts to Winning CA$1 Million Lotto, NowThisNews via YouTube – https://ve42.co/CA1Lottery

Woman claims to be $1 billion Powerball winner, KTLA 5 via YouTube – https://ve42.co/1BilLottery

Old Lottery Winner Meets Young Lottery Winner | The Gap, LADbible TV via YouTube – https://ve42.co/LADBibleLottery

Why eyewitnesses get it wrong – Scott Fraser, TED-Ed via Youtube – https://ve42.co/TEDFraser

Surgeon General discusses health risks of loneliness and steps to help connect with others, PBS NewsHour via YouTube – https://ve42.co/PBS-SG

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References:
Waldinger, R., & Schulz, M. (2023). The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness. Simon and Schuster.

Lindqvist et al. (2020). Long-run effects of lottery wealth on psychological well-being. The Review of Economic Studies. – https://ve42.co/Lindqvist2020

Wen et al. (2011). Minimum amount of physical activity for reduced mortality and extended life expectancy: a prospective cohort study. The lancet. – https://ve42.co/Wen2011

Nocon et al. (2008). Association of physical activity with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. – https://ve42.co/Nocon2008

Blondell et al. (2014). Does physical activity prevent cognitive decline and dementia?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. BMC public health. – https://ve42.co/Blondell2014

Office of the Surgeon General. (2023). Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The US Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community. – https://ve42.co/LonelinessEpidemic

Holt-Lunstad et al. (2010). Social relationships and mortality risk: a meta-analytic review. PLoS medicine. – https://ve42.co/Holt-Lunstad2010

Valtorta et al. (2016). Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational studies. Heart. –
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Shovestul et al. (2020). Risk factors for loneliness: The high relative importance of age versus other factors. PloS one. – https://ve42.co/Shovestul2020

Donovan et al. (2017). Loneliness, depression and cognitive function in older US adults. International journal of geriatric psychiatry. – https://ve42.co/Donovan2017

Lara et al. (2019). Does loneliness contribute to mild cognitive impairment and dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Ageing research reviews. – https://ve42.co/Lara2019

Holt-Lunstad et al. (2015). Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for mortality: a meta-analytic review. Perspectives on psychological science. – https://ve42.co/Holt-Lunstad2015

McIntyre et al. (2015). Compulsive Internet use and relations between social connectedness, and introversion. Computers in Human Behavior. – https://ve42.co/McIntyre2015

Kahneman & Deaton. (2010). High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences. – https://ve42.co/Kahneman2010

Killingsworth. (2021). Experienced well-being rises with income, even above $75,000 per year. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. – https://ve42.co/Killingsworth2021

Killingsworth et al. (2023). Income and emotional well-being: A conflict resolved. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. – https://ve42.co/Killingsworth2023

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