String Theory Explained - What is The True Nature of Reality?

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At 2:09 if i heard correctly.....more wavelength means more energy is misleading.... small wavelength means high frequency hence high energy..... should be other way round.

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More wavelength is less energy....Thank you

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I’m just impressed and excited that over 16 million people(views) wanted to learn about string theory. Whether you can comprehend it now or not, well done everyone 👏🏻

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Isn’t it crazy how we’re basically just a bunch of particles trying to understand themselves

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By observing these discoveries i think that we should rather marry gravity with the forces and dimensions. But gravity should not work between the disk of black hole it should be a loop of space time under a mysterious force . Plz consider reading it

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Hm light our eye absorb it and make it to our brain to what we see maybe the black hole is an eye to that in the other side i absorbing it and like making it the mirror of the Universe?

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@@catnpuss8428 very different things , you can't compare black holes to eyes just because they both absorb light (both work differently and have huge gap in properties)

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@@catnpuss8428 Black hole absorb the light, and never came out. but eyes instead of absorbing it, we reflect it

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For those of you still confused, here is an elementary breakdown of String Theory and what was said in the video. It’s a little lengthy but I guarantee you’ll be able to understand it (Or at least I hope) Once upon a time we thought the smallest, most fundamental thing that makes up everything, was the atom. We now know that you can get smaller (and more fundamental if you will) than that. It turns out that the atom is made up of 3 particles: Proton, Neutron, and the electron. For awhile, we thought that was as small as you could go. But we now know that the Proton and Neutron are made up of smaller particles called Quarks (we’re pretty sure that the electron is fundamental and nothing makes up the Electron other than energy… So now we ask ourselves, what is more fundamental than a Quark? What is smaller? In other words, what makes a Quark? Is it another particle that’s even smaller? We don’t know. This is where String Theory comes in. String Theory suggests that it does get smaller. The tiniest, most fundamental building blocks of matter and the universe are tiny strings. Little filaments of energy that vibrate and dance around (as seen at 5:01). And every fundamental sub atomic particle in the universe was made by these vibrating strings. If a string vibrates this way, then an electron is made. If it vibrates another way, then a Quark is made. If it vibrates in another way, then a neutrino pops out… so on and so on It also turns out that the math behind String Theory tells us that our Universe has 10 dimensions instead of just the 4 that we know. 9 spatial dimensions and 1 temporal dimension (AKA time). When these strings vibrate, they aren’t just vibrating in our 3 dimensions (up/down, left/right, forward/backward). Instead they are vibrating in 9 different dimensions. I dare not try to explain this further SIDE NOTE: There seems to be confusion as to whether String Theory suggests that there are 10 or 11 dimensions. It depends on if you are talking about “classic” String Theory or a similar version of String Theory called “M-Theory” One of them typically states 10, the other 11. It also depends on the source you look at. Some sources use those two theories interchangeably. It’s all kinda confusing To also add one more thing that is very important…. The thing scientists are most interested about concerning String Theory is less of anything I mentioned above but instead something called “Quantum Gravity” Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity is extremely accurate and has been one of the most useful tools for understanding the universe around us. But it only answers problems for all the large scale things in the universe: Gravity, Black Holes, Time, Light etc… The other side of the coin is Quantum Mechanics. Which deals with all of the smallest things in the universe: Atoms, subatomic particles, a whole bunch of other behaviors and phenomena at very tiny scales, etc… Relativity and Quantum Mechanics are the two most accurate and all-encompassing branches of science known to Man. However, they don’t work together. Quantum Mechanics doesn’t work with large scale stuff and Relativity doesn’t work at Quantum levels. So you might think that one of them obviously has to be wrong then. But they aren’t. Again, there is no problem scientists have ever thrown at these two fields that doesn’t get solved, except when you try to marry the two together. Bringing the two together successfully is something called “Quantum Gravity”. If we can figure out Quantum Gravity, that will probably be the biggest discovery ever made in history. At least one of them. It would help us solve everything (loosely speaking). There is nothing more mouth-watering to scientists than Quantum Gravity. It just so happens that if String Theory is true and we can figure it out, it would solve for this Quantum Gravity problem. That’s mostly why String Theory is so enticing to scientists. More so than the other cool stuff I mentioned a bit earlier. It would win whoever figured it out a lifetime of Nobel Prizes! (I’m being a bit dramatic of course, but you get the idea! lol) Keep in mind, when ST was first proposed, scientists were watering at the mouth. But even to this day there is no real proof/evidence that these Strings exist. And because of that, ST is kinda becoming a joke. Day by day, ST is taken less seriously than before and a lot of physicists (like Brian Green) essentially get told to move on and forget it (roughly speaking). Other than some fancy mathematics, there hasn’t really been anything to show us that it is real EDIT: I keep adding on to this. Hopefully this is the last addition. String Theory is also known as “The Theory of Everything” for obvious reasons. Also, earlier I mentioned that Quarks are the smallest particles that we know of. But I kinda made it sound like there was only one type of Quark. Let me clarify and mention that there are 6 types of Quarks that exist in the universe: Up, Down, Top, Bottom, Strange, and Charm Quarks Protons are made out of two types: 2x Up Quarks and 1x Down Quark Neutrons are the opposite: 2x Down Quarks and 1x Up Quark EDIT AGAIN: Earlier I said that the electron is essentially just made up of energy. To clarify, more accurately speaking, it’s a negative electrical charge that exists as a cloud of probability in certain orbitals around the nucleus. Ya it’s kinda confusing. The Bohr model of the electron was that the electron was a point particle that orbited the nucleus in discreet orbital shells. This is the classical simplified model that we’ve all learned in school. Quantum mechanics gave us a more accurate understanding that tells us that model is inaccurate and it instead works the confusing way I explained a few sentences ago. The point is that no one has ever seen an electron and we are pretty sure nothing smaller makes up one EDIT AGAIN: There’s a few other juicy answers I gave down in the replies when someone asked me a follow up question… if you’re interested NOTE: If you need clarification on what I meant by…. “However, they don’t work together. Quantum Mechanics doesn’t work with large scale stuff and Relativity doesn’t work at Quantum levels…” Feel free to ask and I’ll be sure to elaborate!

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If string theory is proven one day someone will ask,” what are the strings made of.” Here we go again.

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Well I always wonder what are the fields made off in the stantard model...

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@@fast.food.ninjalarry954 philosophical questions like "why" have no place in physics

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@@youssefzakaria2111 WHY AND HOW E=MC2 IS F=MA, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY: Time DILATION ULTIMATELY proves ON BALANCE that ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy is gravity, as E=mc2 IS F=ma. This NECESSARILY represents, INVOLVES, AND DESCRIBES what is possible/potential AND actual IN BALANCE. Ultimately and truly, TIME is NECESSARILY possible/potential AND actual IN BALANCE; AS E=mc2 IS F=ma; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. OVERLAY what is THE EYE in BALANCED RELATION to/WITH what is THE EARTH. Notice the black space of THE EYE. The stars AND PLANETS are POINTS in the night sky. THE DOME of a person's EYE is ALSO VISIBLE. Now, carefully consider what is the semi-spherical, translucent, QUANTUM GRAVITATIONAL, AND BLUE SKY. Great. E=mc2 IS F=ma. It is CLEAR. Time DILATION ULTIMATELY proves (ON BALANCE) that E=mc2 IS F=ma, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. Gravity/acceleration involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE, AS E=mc2 IS F=ma; as ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy is gravity. A PHOTON may be placed at the center of what is THE SUN (as A POINT, of course), AS the reduction of SPACE is offset by (or BALANCED with) the speed of light; as E=mc2 IS F=ma; as ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. The stars AND PLANETS are POINTS in the night sky. The EARTH and the Sun constitute and comprise the MIDDLE AND THE FULL DISTANCE in/of SPACE (IN BALANCE) in full and BALANCED compliance and conformity with the CLEAR and universal fact that E=mc2 IS F=ma, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. Great !!!!!! Hence, it is CLEARLY proven, in fact, that the rotation of WHAT IS THE MOON NECESSARILY matches it's revolution. Great. Obviously, what is THE MOON is subject to and constitutive of both E=mc2 AND F=ma. E=mc2 IS CLEARLY proven to be F=ma. "Mass"/energy involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE consistent with/as what is BALANCED electromagnetic/gravitational force/ENERGY, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY; AS E=mc2 IS F=ma. This CLEARLY explains why objects fall at the SAME RATE (neglecting air resistance, of course), AS E=mc2 IS F=ma; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy is gravity. Gravity IS ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy. THE EARTH is ALSO F=ma AS E=mc2. The Sun is both F=ma AND E=mc2. The BLUE SKY is E=mc2 AND F=ma. What is THE MOON is NECESSARILY F=ma AS E=mc2. THINK. It ALL CLEARLY makes perfect sense. (BALANCE and completeness go hand in hand.) VERY IMPORTANTLY, outer "space" involves full inertia; AND it is fully invisible AND black. Great !!! INSTANTANEITY is thus FUNDAMENTAL to what is the FULL and proper UNDERSTANDING of physics/physical experience, AS E=mc2 IS F=ma; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY. The INTEGRATED EXTENSIVENESS of THOUGHT (AND description) is improved in the truly superior mind. (THOUGHTS ARE INVISIBLE.) GREAT. THE DOME of a person's EYE is ALSO VISIBLE. The balance of being AND EXPERIENCE is essential. The EARTH is ALSO BLUE (as water). Alas, the ULTIMATE unification of physics/physical experience combines, BALANCES, AND INCLUDES opposites; as ELECTROMAGNETISM/ENERGY IS GRAVITY; AS E=mc2 IS F=ma. Gravity IS ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy. By Frank DiMeglio

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Kurzgesagt: "seeing is touching". Me : profusely pouring sanitizer into my eyes.

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that's gotta hurt

[@LuigiCotocea]

Aaww yes its gonna hurt better use shampoo!

[@jehusanchez7743]

Just use chilli sauce

[@sirpotato1]

No! This isn’t how you are supposed to play the game!

[@verytired2399]

*What did you look at?*

[@notealist]

breaking bad was so popular they named a quantum mechanic principle after heisenberg

[@ashajacob8362]

I don't know if you are joking but no Heisenberg came years before Breaking bad

[@noobibhai-ug6gy]

@@ashajacob8362 yeah bbg he is joking (how u ended up in a string theory vid)

[@eliaspietila_]

This animation is eyecandy.

[@BeeTheTravler]

Yes

[@eseopu]

Yes

[@eliaspietila_]

No. 😳😳😳

[@arunkarthikma3121]

1:29 (They knew what they were doing with that shape)

[@Rami-bi9xj]

@@arunkarthikma3121 5:31

[@uneautrepoire]

For anyone who wishes to go further, I would advise Brian Greene's book "The elegant universe", a beautiful account about string theory!

[@Lorena-jp7ws]

I was looking for this! Many thanks

[@nekomimitheiii6091]

thanks

[@Nise_R]

Thank you

[@nikhilrajemankar1866]

Thanks mate

[@FnD4212]

Thank you

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

The quality and subject matter of Kurzgesagt cannot be overstated. 👏

[@nerd9684]

I agree 100%.

[@FM-to3gy]

I think there is no such a 200%

[@awaken1238]

Percentages can change based on the observer

[@FM-to3gy]

Asterverse "per cent" meaning "for a hundred"

[@FM-to3gy]

Asterverse, by correcting my grammar, you are such a intelligent individual walk on earth

[@tommuntz3141]

2:25 Jesse, we need to know when and where a particle is going with absolute precision.

[@ProdSceneryEternal]

Fr was looking for this comment lmfao

[@marlenecruz958]

this video called me stupid a few hundred times lmao

[@peggymiller9363]

no that's just Alhun Aydin

[@marlenecruz958]

Peggy Miller still confusing but cool

[@BIGnyc9]

You're beautiful got instagram ?

[@marlenecruz958]

Austin Meneses ig@xserpiente

[@thedrunkenramblingsnorthea4201]

lmao same, I really wanted to get it but I still zoned out

[@jejron8967]

2:49 “we did what humans do” *shows duck writing

[@sanchitpriyadarshi257]

It didn't erase properly !!🤣🤣

[@malasc12]

Well, if it walks like a duck...

[@helloboi6351]

*its a bird you uncultured swine*

[@EmomanTavish]

@@helloboi6351 hmmm

[@helloboi6351]

Let it be. *something that legit cannot fly*

[@defaultname7050]

I like playing with String Theory. Signed, Schrodingers Cat

[@Aakash_Goswami1]

Is this a comment or not?

[@hamed2800]

@@Aakash_Goswami1 oh yeah yeah

[@fadingo2175]

@@Aakash_Goswami1 oh yeah yeah

[@ayindephulgence4950]

this thread went downhill so fast

[@fadingo2175]

@@ayindephulgence4950 oh yeah yeah it did

[@AdonDiklon]

Thank you for making such complicated stuff more understandable!

[@incogniftoar3943]

The universe are things. I called this the things theory.

[@restfulflames9855]

Virgin string theory VS chad thing theory

[@tarnishedpose]

Who would win: 200 sciency-nerdy people with years of experience in investigation of the universe / 1 random Chad with a nice haircut and cute girlfriend

[@JeremiahWatkins-zv8bn]

Nicolas S. This is a tough battle. But ultimately Chad uses Tai Lopez Jutsu to use his dad’s money to buy himself a Lamborghini and a house in the Hollywood hills thus dubbing him with infinite KNOWledge, a nice hair cut, and the cute girlfriend. A hard fought battle indeed.

[@GojoButNotHatedByGege]

hanif AR Ur fucking stupid

[@DEFIB7]

1000 IQ

[@jayit6851]

Universe: "That's not how things work" Humans: *But what if it do be like that*

[@antoniogarcia-ef5sj]

Facts

[@Chase_baker_1996]

Finn:we'll use the force Han:That's not how the force works

[@harrisonochieng8006]

I`ve never felt this stupid

[@metastag]

why is this so true

[@gregwilliams9]

In short: if you can't figure something out, make something up and then tell everyone you're smarter than them.

[@siwilson1437]

At least you're here, learning and taking an interest - a large percentage of the world refuse to even do that, because exploration of knowledge threatens their superstitious and antiquated beliefs.

[@butcholsen3237]

This is like the socratic method. You hear things you don't understand and feel idiotic. But this makes you want to learn

[@wenddiemittoh347]

Bro same 😂

[@ChrisContin]

Nice animation and storytelling! String theory has another name: dodecahedron rescue oblongated paths. Take cohesive shapes that have higher dimension than their neighbors, then “rescue”, or convene, then with all other matter. The resulting shapes are fields and describe specific motions, using now-consistent “particles”. Publishing! I enjoyed the film.

[@OmnipresentPotato]

The more our circle of knowledge expands, the bigger the circumference of ignorance surrounding it gets.

[@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544]

Luckily, our circumference area to volume ratio goes down in this example though

[@fatimashaheen4197]

Very well said... The level of complexity increases as we go deeper

[@thesavantart8480]

Thats deeper than the last potatochip in the corner of the bag.

[@iotaman2178]

Einstein

[@tulip_hysteria]

@@iotaman2178 thought it was vsauce lol

[@ren7056]

I cannot express how much I liked the way you presented all of them into a single video! Sounds really simple and understandable

[@assassin4737]

yes it only SOUNDS simple

[@thureintun1687]

Yes, the most i like or LOVE of all is how represent us as birds I love how they show humans as bird

[@a_person_25]

Super simple 😑

[@canesvenatici9588]

Yes. But, how they vibrate and each of those 10 dimensions are defined wasn't explained. Makes me question more and more. Is it really just a working theory or could it potentially be real but we just haven't measured anything into those dimensions to prove anything? Maybe I should learn physics it's way more interesting than what's being taught in high school. I suppose it would take a very long video to explain them all but it is indeed a good introductory video.

[@abyssusnox]

i guess kurzgesagt is just trying to make the video as compact and understandable as possible, and explaining further may overwhelm some people. Yes, i do think physics is very interesting, though, i do need to warn you that it only looks cool from the outside, the visualization of concepts and theories. But to actually comprehend the theories itself, you need to do extensive extreme hard works with studies, and have to be proficient in maths & calculus. Keep in mind that, even geniuses like Einstein, bohr, oppenheimer (all of them supposedly have an iq of 170+) are still boggled with some of the general theories of quantum physics...

[@arcader8138]

5th grade physics teacher: Atoms are the smallest thing in the universe. Me knowing about quarks: I'm about to end this guy's whole career.

[@alt8791]

Me in 5th grade: “but quarks” My teacher: *surprised pikachu face

[@ANDROLOMA]

What are quarks made from?

[@alt8791]

@@ANDROLOMA they aren't

[@ig_itsaugi4138]

@@ANDROLOMA stringd

[@ig_itsaugi4138]

@@alt8791 strings.

[@shironeagaming8001]

I’d like to say, thank you I’m only on 8th grade and I’m trying to get ahead a bit in science and this helps a lot!

[@BanditRants]

In a Nutshell back at again with an epic video, putting the rest of us content creators to shame with their immaculate and pristine quality videos.

[@tonyrawmen4966]

BanditRants love your content mate

[@alexjonesgotthedocuments3882]

Your vids not as good as In a Nutshell but goddamn you put some serious effort into them I can tell. Congrats +1sub

[@rosegalvez28]

BanditRants pn

[@overkill246]

Your self promotion spam is nearly as bad as your videos

[@overkill246]

Also notice how all his comments have the first two comments praising him and the rest calling him out Almost as if they're fake accounts

[@user-zd3xz5ws7h]

Im not even listening to what hes saying at this point im just looking at the ducks living their daily lives

[@dogethe1st346]

@Hong Lo Van can you like.. not copy paste

[@bestboyz5655]

Same tho.

[@dogethe1st346]

@x mam ok it just makes me uncomfortable

[@dogethe1st346]

@x mam ???

[@daveshusband2606]

@x mam how are they racist???

[@guillaumemaille7592]

I don't think that you can find such great quality anywhere else on KZbin. Not to mention how amazing the animations are. Keep up the amazing work.

[@Facts5]

Guillaume Maille! Check out Lemmino

[@sim4552]

2:15 that's the observer effect, not the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. The uncertainty principle is a fundamental limit to how accurately we can know the physical properties of a particle, unrelated to the instruments used.

[@Cheezburger5529]

Breaking bad refrence

[@CepelinuMeistras]

Is it just me or did this episode have the best animation so far?

[@noahhysi8622]

No Optimistic Nihilism was the best animation in my opinion this one was 2nd best

[@4473021]

Mr.Random your pfp gave me nightmares

[@thejunks3597]

the birds seemed all pissed off in this one

[@sehajkaler9285]

Gravity: I’m about to end this whole man‘s career

[@Speedy28Gonzales]

Lol

[@ayhamatsi5550]

Lmao

[@maemae5833]

Lol

[@kuikz6353]

More like : i'm about to start his whole career

[@ranfonaforanafo1601]

About to aggravate this man's whole career

[@hello16yearsago43]

This is one of the channels that makes KZbin great

[@alienrobotcommando]

Years and years later, I FINALLY understand why observing something has an effect on it. These videos are so friggin awesome! Love you, Kurzgusat! (or however you spell it) 😅😘😊

[@wassadinreal]

This is the most gorgeous animation I've seen in a long time

[@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544]

All of the Kurzgesagt videos are like this

[@SoapinTrucker]

I am fascinated by it as well, and being in my late 50's, the first thing i thought of was Flash, but I'm betting, the video wasn't made with Flash (It's dead!)! So if NOT Flash, what??????? :O

[@bradgarrett7159]

@@SoapinTrucker From an article written about Kurzgesagt: "Dettmer and Rether write the videos in English, and they use Adobe Illustrator to create detailed storyboards. Dettmer draws every element for the videos and then hands them off to Rether for animation in Adobe After Effects."

[@CKTDanny]

*Loved* the music in this one!

[@thomascaza]

SDG Danny the way it built up using the same melody but making small changes was sweeeeeet

[@MarimbaMaurice]

Oh yes. Now I'm patiently waiting for the new 'Epic Mountain' volume to come out :)

[@kaneskelly]

Hope they put it spotify soon

[@koffieslikkersenior]

Seen the emergence video yet?

[@pentax2551]

Is there anywhere to listen to it?

[@shelbytomy07]

What if when you died, you wake up in an alien body holding a bong and a nearby figure asks you "How was it?"

[@me.unpredictable280]

That means a lot to me, you definitely are an IQ 145+.

[@ntelio69]

I don't know why, but i'm thinking about that for a few days

[@kishoreytc]

such an underrated comment.

[@kishoreytc]

or a robot just just closed one of its tab.

[@deviateedits]

Or you come out of a VR booth in an alien mall

[@squeegie]

Point theory: What's more complicated than a point? A String! String theory: What's more complicated than a string? A Circle! Circle theory: What's more complicated than a circle? A Triangle! Triangle Theory: What's more complicated than a triangle? A Square! So on and so on, until the shape becomes a circle again.. and what is a circle when zoomed out? A point....

[@nisarshaikh-e6o]

and here we go again

[@kyyay-yt]

"A line; or a string!" *Draws a circle*

[@bronzejourney5784]

Circle is a string. It only has a length.

[@bronzejourney5784]

@@fhisaldsfulda3241 No, 2d ''circle'' has those. 1d''circle doesnt, aka string. (My language has two different words for it, yours dont i guess, look up ''Çember'' for 1d circle, and ''Daire'' for 2d circle, you will understand)

[@govamurali2309]

Lol

[@neel1124]

@MrNúmero98 1 dimension

[@neel1124]

@MrNúmero98 a line is one dimensional

[@Hot_N_Spicy]

90% of the comments here: "i am something of a scientist myself"

[@bread2770]

lol

[@lawfreed]

an exchange of ideas is not a bad thing, specially when the other idea is proven to be false.

[@tshapedl]

5% of the comments here: "I am something of a statistician myself"

[@udin-san2915]

Well, I study mathematics and I can confidently say that 2+2=4 is true for most cases and your statistic is questionable.

[@jitrogen7156]

Lukas TA I didn't know that was a word.. xd

[@slightlysaltyslug8972]

"Seeing is touching" Me with glasses: I think my touch is off

[@enhanceddirt364]

@PROs Play bruh what

[@erukun3055]

Rape intensifies

[@erukun3055]

@Lucas man everytime u look at a booty, u touch a booty

[@erukun3055]

@Lucas man me?

[@veeistiredasf]

@@erukun3055 the fact this is the first thing you thought is really concerning, please cease the vital functions of your organs and completely stop your brain circuit, thank you in advance - the FBI team

[@little_lord_tam]

Gravity isnt actualy a force thats why it is different to other forces. The only reason we treat it as a force is because its observable effect is simmilar to one. I love your visualisations of such stuff so much, you managed to explain it beeing geometry crystal clear in seconds. Hats off

[@nolanayer2256]

When he said "2 plus 2 is 4," I instinctively said "quick maffs" and now I'm disappointed in myself

[@thevendetta9726]

HAHAHAAHAHAHAH

[@elmeralvarado1236]

Real sauce

[@lloftis9489]

lololololol

[@roronoa_d_law1075]

man's not hot

[@wallahhabibiiii]

Lmaooo

[@rayquaza396]

Before watching the vid: oh string theory. After watching: What is string theory? Lol

[@trainwreck237]

Elzar i think its one of the best

[@luchodore]

@Elzar Nah it explains it really well tbh, before I had no idea how string theory was meant to help explain our quantum physics model, this sums it up really nicely. Just because it doesn't go low level on the specifics it gives a really good idea of what it tried to achieve.

[@sl4sh368]

Yeah you need a bit of predisposed knowledge to fully grasp it

[@Beautiful_Sound_1995]

You dummy. >:^I

The bird doesn't like to be poked sir.

[@milliedodd5278]

s-sir...SIR

[@전혜준-p4z]

D'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw

[@cbumforolympia2024]

This guy explained the uncertainty principle better in 3 sentences than all of my physics and chemistry teachers did in the past 2 years.

[@anuragmukherjee3162]

Now imagine after 50 years the solution came out to be "Knot".

[@madara_ackerman]

u have a mind like penny's and sheldon's....

[@amentrison2794]

Lol the depictions of branes (the object replacing the point particle with a higher dimensional string equivalent) often look like cool knots when depicted in 3D shadow representations. I don't know if our intuitions about the knotiness of the branes' shadow in 3 dimensions carry over into the true geometry of the higher dimensional shapes though.

[@ashplayz2374]

It can’t be a knot

[@ashplayz2374]

After studying some it can’t be a knot

[@RahulChauhanart]

Everything is connected

[@ticiamusic]

I like how they call theories "stories that we tell ourselves" because that's what they are, just us trying to understand things to find meaning. Randomness terrifies us because we rely on patterns for survival. Acknowledging the fact that we do this is key.

[@ticiamusic]

@Eric Miret whether a pattern is there or not depends on subjective perception, all I am saying is that humans naturally look for patterns as a defense mechanism. Yes there are observable patterns which we can experience together in the same way, but I;m saying to keep an open mind to the fact that maybe we don't know everything. Myabe we don't know what we think we know...maybe we can't . I love science, but I'm not so arrogant as to think that it's 100%, because humans are flawed and humans made science. Quantum mechanics just proves that shit doesn't make sense just because you want it to or try to define the parameters of physics.

[@v2btrthnu24]

@@ticiamusic ur not really making any sense with ur rebuttal. There is a pattern to everything. Whether or not ppl figure out that pattern is the ultimate question (hence the idea of string theory). If ppl were to just 'accept' things as they are as u say...then there would literally be no advancements in chemistry, physics, mathematics, etc or even science as a whole. Everything that u take for granted today whether it is common knowledge (i.e. Earth is round and is orbiting the sun; medical treatments for diseases) is all due to a pattern of how things are in the world which all came from research and major findings of 'patterns'. It doesnt matter what field it is..everything follows a pattern and that is why marh works the way it does (not just a lucky coincidence that numbers are able to become applicable to a 'T'). Physics is considered the toughest of any sector and the reason is due to this very thing...the absolute uncertainty and it takes only those actually 'smart' & 'intelligent' individuals to be able to crack the code. The rest of us dont have the capability of doing so hence ppl like us may take the easy way out as you allude to by 'just accepting' randomness and chance regarding how everything works but out of the two groups we are the wrong ones.

[@Feroxing12]

no shit

[@calebhawk6868]

@@v2btrthnu24 I think what he means is that science, at least stuff kinda complex like this, is fundementally an educated guess. Take the string theory. It's obviously super complex, but looking at it super basically, we thought "hey, what could the universe be made out of? maybe strings!". We pulled out a guess from the limited knowledge we have and tried to find meaning within it. The universe it made out of patterns, but like you said, it's whether or not we're able to figure it out. Obviously we should search for answers, obviously we should advance science, obviously we should try to find patterns. But I think as humans, we inherently make guesses (however educated) because we have a constant need to know how things work. I don't think he's saying we should just "accept" this and stop trying to advance. I think the point is just that we need to remember that theories are theories, and the key to growing and advancing is accepting that we don't know everything. We need the curiosity for discovery without the arrogance that comes with it. I feel like this is honestly more philosophical than scientific lol

[@v2btrthnu24]

@@calebhawk6868 lol. Well put sir. But fwiw...lots of famous scientists were also well versed in Philosophy as well so u may have something there. Unfortunately nowadays the field of science and philosophy are getting further and further away from one another. Regardless...I completely agree with u regarding the premise of what ur message in that complacency is Science's worst enemy. Fortunately, scientists continue to remain curious and as long as that continues...there is no telling what new things are found/figured out.

[@TheWizkaz116]

Me: hears Heisenberg my brain: must be meth related

[@rajacali5925]

Ahh I miss breaking bad.i hope they pick Jessie and make another sequel

[@rodger3352]

@@rajacali5925 well there's a movie coming out :)

[@LinkinPark4Ever1996]

@@rajacali5925 a Breaking Bad prequel is already on production, I believe the 4th season is out, called "Better Call Saul", where the protagonist is Saul Goodman before he met Walter White... I recommend it, it's on Netflix

[@Volsraphel]

no, it's math related

[@nicoferreira4370]

A true icon of Methematics

[@supriyapatil1584]

All of your videos are beyond awesome🙌 thank your entire team for making difficult concepts understandable and science interesting

[@noamansiddiqui9976]

"What we know is a drop. What we don't know is an ocean".

[@lalalahahaha4671]

ANNNDDD we are still not sure if the drop we know is correct or not... I-

[@HypnosisBear]

@@lalalahahaha4671 😂LoL so true!!!

[@noamansiddiqui9976]

@@lalalahahaha4671 Our thinking is shaped by dualism. Entrance, exit. Black, white. Good, evil. Everything appears as opposite pairs. But that’s wrong.

[@noamansiddiqui9976]

@@HypnosisBear There are things out there that our little minds will never comprehend.

[@iliyanparin_iitism]

@@noamansiddiqui9976 you've had too much of DARK.

[@redox33b]

*The earth is a string*

[@thebeybladeawesome]

nah, the earth is a thicc anime girl

[@professorclup1082]

VAPERROR What if earth is a Testicle and we are its sperm ready to go to other planets???

[@smileyhead]

Earth is not thicc! Earth is a loli.

[@joeblow8394]

A FLAT string

[@ullalaisi2567]

Digital Pyro the earth is controlled by minecraft youtubers

[@Sohs1993]

This is like ASMR for me. Deeply unstreessing, educating, relaxing and just thank you.

[@niekdekker557]

Still waiting for that day we will finally come to a conclusion and everything suddenly makes sense

[@xclusiivee]

Same... same I just wish it’s in my lifetime

[@tomfou]

@@xclusiivee Spoiler alert: It won't be.

[@Crosbie85]

And in that day there will either be everything or nothing

[@chase7192]

@احمد because literally our very existence is a question mark. We got a long way to go and we aren’t going to figure everything out in 100 years

[@alphasiera1757]

Maybe if theres already an artificial intelligent powered quantum computer

[@RGC_animation]

What's more complicated than a point? Me: Everything? Kurzgesagt: A string!

[@dylanslingsby7643]

Good point

[@lucase.crusader1196]

The theory of everything will be based on everything I guess

[@lalalahahaha4671]

Hahaha same

[@fai.salrahman]

i'd say two points

[@balwinderkaur311]

Everybody gangsta until we find we can divide elementary particles

[@alexanderrose3708]

honestly. I think theres definitely a way to divide them further. Throughout history we've said many times "this is the smallest it can get! no way to make it smaller!" and up until now theres been a 100% rate of being proven wrong. statistically it definitely gets smaller, its just a matter of if we can see it!

[@crackaby7075]

@@alexanderrose3708 well but it can't get smaller everytime, right? It has to stop somewhere.

[@ED-lc6sp]

@@crackaby7075 and that is what we do not know. *IF* string theory is true, than of course just like atoms and particles we might be able crush them together, creating a bigger force and divide them.

[@l.josino]

@@alexanderrose3708 idk man for it to be said with such certainty, it's probably something based on math

[@fungoxD]

@@crackaby7075 Well.. if you take a number and divide it by whatever number you want, and divide the result by whatever number you want, and so on.. Will you ever reach a "limit"?

[@Megadeadpeople]

I love the original Zelda reference. I really appreciate what this channel does to help educate a regular carpenter like myself on complex issues I normally wouldn’t be able to grasp.

[@shreeltrivedi9]

Gravity+Standard Model=Awesome!! Science was never too interesting to me before Kurzgesagt came into my life =D

[@r3d0c]

Ugh no; unfortunately they're so simplistic in explaining things they're outright wrong;

[@tdiaz5555]

Avdhoot Mohite I think that these are consequences that we need to accept in order to reach a bigger audience, which is very important of course.

[@ottozell3482]

What you need to understand is that videos like these intrigues young people into studying advanced physics. If one were to talk about the math of string theory most people would not understand and thus get bored by it

[@sueanoimm]

Yes it IS important to reach bigger audience to learn science. Do you know how many people are in jeopardy right now because of some pseudoscience bullshit? The more people who knows science, the better.

[@noob19087]

Avdhoot Mohite It's true that science isn't inherently entertainment, but it can be used for that purpose. You shouldn't go flaunt your understanding of the string theory to your physics teacher after watching one Kurzgesagt video, but it's good to give 'the common man' a basic understanding of science, and possibly get them interested in studying forward. There will always be "pretentious fuckers", be it science, art, music, food, clothes or any other hobby/interest. Don't be a hypocrite, though, you're giving off the vibe that you think *you're* better than others for knowing 'real' science.

[@shroukel-attar5859]

Wow! I have a masters in Engineering and I can't believe how you were able to explain this in easy to understand terms! You are INCREDIBLE!!

[@vanessam157]

Shrouk El-Attar was it easy

[@denverpotts3928]

i have a masters in Fine Art and i dont think its easy or understandable, but i love the graphics, and i love string

[@insolences6681]

No, getting a masters in any form of Engineering is not easy.

[@LILMOOKIEVEVO]

Hayate Gekko honestly he’s kinda right a masters in engineering is easy compared to a PhD in physic

[@alexv5581]

@@LILMOOKIEVEVO You don't even know what the fuck you are talking about. This is coming from a physics major.

[@jackackattackack]

My opinion is that we are missing something and compensating for that is creating all these complex theories. Take for example when we thought the earth was at the Center of our solar system. The model had to be extremely complicated in order for it work but when we found the sun was at the Center the model became considerably easier. Maybe this has happened and there is some fundamental something we are missing?

[@denverpotts3928]

or maybe the 'theory of everything' just doesnt exist. Why should it. we are so insistent on there being a beautiful unifying equation. Humans we are so flawed with our obssession with 'science', and human perception and consciousness being the standard tool for measuring and quantifying the universe. Maybe , its just not about us. Whoa, i know right. lol.

[@mocaxu]

human perception and conciousness are the bane of science. they're unreliable for measuring and quantifying the universe.

[@Jadinandrews]

We know there's something we're missing, that's what motivates our curiosity to do science in the first place.

[@abhisek_kumar_singh]

@@denverpotts3928 Physicists including Einstein argued that there can't be different set of laws for things belonging to different level in the same universe. The same law can reduce to different forms when applied to different levels but they all should be connected to each other just like Electricity and Magnetism. These two are unified which were earlier thought to be separated. Theory of everything definitely exists according to my point of view and without with Black Holes can't be explained.

[@JRexRegis]

+Denver Potts I don't think you understand the significance of what you've just said. if there is no way to correlate the entire universe into one set of constants and functions, that would mean the universe is a set of regions where completely different systems govern. for example, that would imply that the microverse and the macroverse are completely unconnected, that elementary particles have no bearing or influence on us as denizens of the large universe, which can't be true, because we're made of them. it's a paradox. they have to have an influence for us to exist, and if they have an influence that influence can be catalogued and explained scientifically. the simple fact that we can observe these things proves that they have an influence on our universe, otherwise we'd have no way to actually know they exist.

[@hellinckey]

1st time I understood Heisenberg uncertainty principle with clarity🎉 such a great vid❤

[@dylanchen2525]

Moral of the Video - The point particle is not *pointless*

[@udin-san2915]

Get out.

[@dickartist]

thats not the moral of the video, thats the *point* of it

[@kristali1419]

Some more puns please :)

[@sharonishere]

Seras Victoria those puns have strings attached. So what's the point??

[@kristali1419]

:)

[@lindal.7243]

I feel so stupid because I don’t understand physics. I find physics so extremely interesting but I am just too dumb to understand.

[@camila-zj8nz]

no you are not!! this level of physics is like trying to understand a language you don’t know so cut yourself some slack :)

[@notaweeb4177]

That's how I felt when I was young, just pay attention to science and maths in your school, you'll understand this in no time

[@hexwolfi]

@@notaweeb4177 I've been a science and math nerd my entire life, and most of this stuff is still incomprehensibly complicated to me. The math you'd learn in high school or even as an undergrad is nowhere near the level of mathematics required to do quantum physics.

[@notaweeb4177]

@@hexwolfi I agree, this is one of the most complex physics/mathematics one can study right now, but you don't need to do maths at that level just to understand these topics without going into too much depth.

[@m_uz1244]

@@hexwolfi Honestly that's a hard disagree from me. The most maths knowledge you'd really need for entry level stuff like this video is a good understanding of wave functions (even an understanding of Fourier transforms isn't necessary yet), exponents and graphs. Past that most of it comes down to understanding Physics concepts like wave-particle duality and the Standard Model well and being able to tie them together in your head.

[@darthtace]

Kurzgsagt, you made the (admittedly extremely common) error of confusing the uncertainty principle with the observer effect. The uncertainty principle arises in any wave-like system, and has nothing to do with observer measurement. You might include a link to a video with a more in depth explanation of the subject.

[@jonp3674]

I agree they have misunderstood the uncertainty principle. Surely a physicist should have read the script before the video was made? What's the point of making a video about advanced physics with basic errors.

[@magilmart]

darthace, Good point and very well explained

[@cliftonjames785]

I know this is gonna sound really stupid but i always thought the uncertainty principle was not knowing the position of an electron and the duality of particles and waves...

[@willolol3353]

Oh yea i care that much about it, we are all well inform about this subject

[@vmp916]

Clifton Crevier I think it was something like this. In the case a a particle, like a photon, you can either know where it is or how fast it is going. But you won’t be able to know both? Idk. I ain’t looking it up now lol.

[@satosuguoverlord69]

ive watched so many Kurzgesagt videos today, like over 20 of them, I cant stopppp. Steves voice is just too nice to listen to

[@ArcadeEraBeats]

First time the Heisenburg Uncertainty Principle has been explained in an understandable way.

[@Dendroapsis]

I know right. And its so simple when you get down to it.

[@DontMockMySmock]

Don't look to this video for an explanation of the Uncertainty Principle; this video is just plain wrong about it.

[@falgunitomar3972]

pilledestodes it's not right but it's sort of an example of such a principle. In reality ,it's more complex but it that complex such that people will not be able to understand it .

[@DontMockMySmock]

No, it's really quite simple. I can explain it in a few sentences. The UP is a statement about waves. A wave that has a very definite wave-shape, like for example the swells on an ocean, which repeat identically for miles and miles, has a very indefinite position. But a wave that has a very definite position, such as the big splash of dropping a rock into a pond, have a very indefinite wave-shape - they don't look like a sinusoid. That's all the uncertainty principle is. None of this observer effect shit.

[@edge21str]

I actually understood it before I knew what it was called.

[@farhanf7704]

What were your grades the whole year? Me: 3:31

[@louis7974]

I laughed so loud it vibrated all the strings in the universe.

[@dr_rick]

omg i'm dying

[@wallahhabibiiii]

Wtf Haha man

[@dillon1012]

This is relatable and hilarious

[@jenniferderyck7329]

@@louis7974 I stringed so hard it vibrated all the laughs in the universe.

[@yernoi2167]

Can we all agree that they composed an absolute B A N G E R for this vid?

[@m.m7732]

Yer Noi te

[@tylerwadsworth3961]

Yessir

[@ethangkimbrough]

heh, b a n g e r

[@KarateLauren]

@@ethangkimbrough *kinky*

[@ethangkimbrough]

@@KarateLauren *heavy breathing*

[@lamesnareman]

Rewatching this and only now noticed the fleshly sound playing when the photon hits the eyeball. Whoever put that in, you've successfully made me wince 😭

[@justlily101]

I’m trying to understand string theory and I wrapped my head around it pretty well. And then did something else for five minutes and completely forgot everything

[@hadee.guitarist]

Man I really wanna play The Legend of Zelduck right now

[@helltubejackie1086]

Dehydrated ganonduck

[@amar_io2840]

oh boy *rehydrated ganduck

[@moonzestate]

A Link to the Past :-)

[@squibble311]

ωhεrε ςαn i βυγ τhατ

[@SumitKumar-xh8tt]

Never stop making this kind of stuff,sir

[@final_animal]

Sir? There are quite a few of them lol, the voice actor is just the voice actor

[@jaykay6163]

@@final_animal sirs then

[@shankarsaraswat5149]

I’ve actually met Kurzgesagt. It’s in fact Ma’am but has a very manly voice.

[@xocry]

@@shankarsaraswat5149 ratiooooo

[@weltschmerzistofthaufig2440]

@@shankarsaraswat5149 Proof?

[@eimhin_]

Not to draw too much attention away from the information but can well all appreciate the music in this video?! That chord at 2:18?! Damn

[@velizar314]

This one was a long wait!