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AlphaPhoenix @UCCWeRTgd79JL0ilH0ZywSJA@youtube.com

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I'm Brian Haidet - PhD in Materials Science, but I'd also de


36:34
I underestimated a CS puzzle...again. (Backwards Conway's Game of Life)
16:52
Dragonflies hunt by predicting the future
28:15
You can mix 10 marbles until they sort themselves. Why not 100?
22:26
How do fluids actually mix?
26:29
Watch electricity hit a fork in the road at half a billion frames per second
39:28
An intuitive approach for understanding electricity
15:30
Two ways to make asymmetric mirrors (Printing vs. Warping)
22:45
How does electricity find the "Path of Least Resistance"?
06:49
IP over AC: Mmmmmm Ppppfffftttt SssshhhhhhhWOOOSH
27:40
A laser powered by tiny molecular springs (2^16)
24:26
Why does WATER change the speed of electricity?
54:35
Five years in 49 minutes
23:40
50,000,000x Magnification
01:08
The most realistic eclipse timelapse I've ever taken - Spring 2022 Lunar Eclipse HDR stack
19:50
Eye vs Camera: Why it's nearly impossible to film an eclipse
05:28
Introducing the Magneto-Turboencabulator
21:29
Are solid objects really “solid”?
22:49
I bought 1000 meters of wire to settle a physics debate
17:22
How to predict random numbers
17:04
How does a "first surface" mirror work? (2^15 sub special!)
26:48
Algorithmic Redistricting: Elections made-to-order
18:33
Ditch the DSLR? The 200-year-old science of my new favorite camera (2^14 sub special!)
03:33
I went to a Delta IV Heavy Launch!
03:52
Growing Giant Snowflakes (Timelapse Supercut)
13:22
Big Hexagons of Ice 2: Thermoelectric Boogaloo
07:28
Impressions: Every exploit to “break the algorithm” targets this baffling metric
14:10
A DIY Recipe for Giant Hexagonal Ice Crystals
12:36
What is polycrystalline water?
08:04
3D Printing a Spritz Cookie Press! (Christmas Special)
14:02
How does PLANETARY RADAR actually work?
14:52
How to go Faster than “Mach 1” on a Surfboard
03:11
The Sound of Freezing: BONUS RAW FOOTAGE
16:34
The Sound of Freezing: Explained!
32:00
Some REAL science for the channel! Growing semiconducting PbSe crystals (MROP 2020 talk)
13:50
Why are metals so stretchy? (2^13 sub special)
13:59
SpaceX's Starlink, satellite flares, and spectacular twilight rocket plumes: EXPLAINED!
11:25
Why does smoke from a soldering iron ALWAYS go towards your face???
11:38
How to evaporate a metal
11:55
Air-tight vs. Vacuum-tight
32:40
The UNKILLABLE Snake AI (Entire 30x30 game)
17:05
How to Win Snake: The UNKILLABLE Snake AI
14:57
The muon-powered, universe-bifurcating, random number machine
11:11
Making the World's Smallest Play Button (2^12 subscriber special)
14:00
Overcomplicating GOLF by simulating every possible shot
05:51
How to Boil Water With Water (pt. 2: experiment setup)
12:32
Boil Water at Room Temperature with 50 ft. of Hose and a Stairway
00:39
Starlink satellite train seen over southern California (May 25, 2019, 21:20)
21:16
Overnight timelapse on a deserted island: full equipment stack
02:25
Lights of LA from Santa Cruz Island: a 24-Hour Timelapse
20:17
Crystals: raw footage - 3D simulation of crystallization (Molecular Dynamics)
05:19
Crystals: raw footage - the water-bath-magnet demo
16:47
Crystals: Building patterns with randomness
02:53
A Tiny Planet in the Cosmos: APOD 20181208
02:24
Staring at the sky for 24 hours (4k/Virtual Reality timelapse)
02:25
Staring at the sky for 24 hours (4k timelapse)
04:10
Star-Stabilizing the Entire Sky (spherical distortion)
08:09
2^11 Subscriber Play Button: CNC-Routed Poplar
11:54
$20 DIY Surfboard Bike Trailer
21:43
Measuring the speed of light the old fashioned way: Replicating the Fizeau Apparatus
03:30
24-hr Timelapse: Full Moon at the Winter Solstice (VR Cut)