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How Trees Bend the Laws of Physics7:23

How Trees Bend the Laws of Physics

5M views • 14 years ago
Veritasium
Veritasium explains how trees lift water from roots to the top of tall trunks, using transpiration pull and the negative pressure that liquid water can sustain. It explains why trees do not need pumps or valves.
Where Do Trees Get Their Mass?4:10

Where Do Trees Get Their Mass?

2.5M views • 14 years ago
Veritasium
Veritasium asks people where a tree's mass comes from, then explains that most of a dry tree's mass originates from carbon dioxide in the air. It combines street interviews with a short explanation of photosynthesis.
This clock was famous, but the internet ruined it.7:27

This clock was famous, but the internet ruined it.

4.7M views • 4 years ago
Tom Scott
Tom Scott explains the famous Dutch flower auction clock at Royal FloraHolland in Aalsmeer, a literal Dutch auction, and how the internet changed it. It is a short look at how the system worked then and now.