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The Brightest Part of a Shadow is in the Middle

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Why is there a bright spot behind spherical objects? Be the first to find out about new projects: http://www.veritasium.com Filmed by Nathan Watkins and Raquel Nuno, animation by Meg Rosenburg. Music by Kevin MacLeod, http://www.incompetech.com 'Scissors' 'Mirage' ' Marty Gots a Plan'. Special thanks to Laura Vican for helping with the experiment. References: http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/images... Why Toast Lands Jelly-side Down: Zen and the Art of Physics Demonstrations By Robert Ehrlich ...more
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The Brightest Part of a Shadow is in the Middle
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2015Oct 14
Why is there a bright spot behind spherical objects? Be the first to find out about new projects: http://www.veritasium.com Filmed by Nathan Watkins and Raquel Nuno, animation by Meg Rosenburg. Music by Kevin MacLeod, http://www.incompetech.com 'Scissors' 'Mirage' ' Marty Gots a Plan'. Special thanks to Laura Vican for helping with the experiment. References: http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/images... Why Toast Lands Jelly-side Down: Zen and the Art of Physics Demonstrations By Robert Ehrlich

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