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Six short narrated films, each paired with an interactive model you can change yourself.

Why Microwave Food Heats Unevenly
Microwave physics · 44 seconds

Why Microwave Food Heats Unevenly

See how standing-wave hot spots can leave one bite hot and the next cold, and why a turntable helps without guaranteeing even cooking.

How Heat Pumps Move More Heat Than the Electricity They Use
Energy and heat pumps · 44 seconds

How Heat Pumps Move More Heat Than the Electricity They Use

Follow energy through a heat pump and see why one unit of electricity can deliver several units of heat indoors.

How Hummingbirds Hover
Animal flight · 42 seconds

How Hummingbirds Hover

Watch how a hummingbird-like wing changes orientation so it can contribute upward force on both halves of its stroke.

Why Propellers Look Bent on Camera
Camera timing · 45 seconds

Why Propellers Look Bent on Camera

Separate rolling-shutter bending from motion blur by changing row timing and exposure in an original visual model.

Why the Golden Angle Creates Sunflower Spirals
Patterns and geometry · 44 seconds

Why the Golden Angle Creates Sunflower Spirals

Place seeds with the same turn each time and see why rational angles form spokes while the golden angle produces changing spiral families.

How Phantom Traffic Jams Move Backward
Traffic waves · 41 seconds

How Phantom Traffic Jams Move Backward

Give one car a brief brake pulse and see how a slowdown can travel backward even while every car keeps moving forward.