Loading...The dictionary describes physics as “the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force.” And to be quite honest, that doesn’t sound too interesting to me. But if you told me how multiverses work, or why the solar system is flat, or why there really is no “4th dimension”, I might be more interested. Unfortunately, although physics encompasses all these topics and questions, it’s not always thought of as such an interesting topic. It’s a study that can explain the universe, hand in hand with science and mathematics, and yet it’s often remembered for the less interesting equations and complex definitions taught in schools. Luckily for us, there are people out there like Henry Reich who are actively teaching physics in a captivating and easy-to-understand way, while also answering the important questions like the ones above that make the learning fun in the first place.
Henry Reich, who has a masters degree in theoretical physics, runs a YouTube channel called MinutePhysics. MinutePhysics creates interesting and informative videos on all subjects to do with physics, such as magnets, stars, antimatter, light, and more. With 3 million subscribers and 240 million all-time views, MinutePhysics has made 41 great educational videos and have taught millions of kids and adults all over the world. Using his own unique, pretty much perfected style of the now popular time-lapse drawing style, MinutePhysics videos always teach you something interesting, at the same time expanding your knowledge of physics and the world around you. Pretty much just what regular physics classes and textbooks are trying to do, except fun and easy-to-interesting.
A great example of MinutePhysics videos is the one above, called “Immovable Object vs. Unstoppable Force – Which Wins?”. The video dives into a question popular on the Internet in 2013 before Henry came in and answered it for us: if put against each other, would an immovable object or unstoppable force win? Not only does the video involve fascinating physics and definitions that you would learn in school, but it also is very entertaining, with almost a storyline weaving together Henry’s explanation of the question.
Altogether, MinutePhysics’ videos are a great way to learn your regular fix of physics (along with hundreds of thousands of people all over the world). Their videos are very educational, teaching the viewers about everything to do with physics, from more traditional physics like angular momentum and gravity to more new and exciting physics like relativity, dimensions, parallel universes, and more. While textbooks and more traditional courses are great ways to learn physics, (I did an astronomy course on Coursera and enjoyed it a lot) MinutePhysics videos are a great way to learn physics in an interesting, fast (4-7 minutes video length), and entertaining way.