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@minutephysics · 6M subscribers

minutephysics’ most viewed videos of 2016

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Snapshot from 19 Oct 2026.

  1. Rank 1:
    Solution to the Grandfather Paradox

    Solution to the Grandfather Paradox

    8.2M views13 May 20162:48(opens in a new tab)

  2. Rank 2:
    How Long To Fall Through The Earth?

    How Long To Fall Through The Earth?

    3M views23 May 20165:17(opens in a new tab)

  3. Rank 3:
    Hitting the Sun is HARD

    Hitting the Sun is HARD

    3M views19 Jul 20163:13(opens in a new tab)

  4. Rank 4:
    The No Cloning Theorem

    The No Cloning Theorem

    2.6M views27 Dec 201610:04(opens in a new tab)

  5. Rank 5:
    Complete Solution To The Twins Paradox

    Complete Solution To The Twins Paradox

    2.3M views26 Aug 20163:34(opens in a new tab)

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    How Long Is A Day On The Sun?

    How Long Is A Day On The Sun?

    2.1M views4 Aug 20161:12(opens in a new tab)

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    Aliens: Are We Looking in the Wrong Place?

    Aliens: Are We Looking in the Wrong Place?

    1.8M views24 Mar 20164:23(opens in a new tab)

  8. Rank 8:
    Why Are Airplane Engines So Big?

    Why Are Airplane Engines So Big?

    1.8M views11 Apr 20162:04(opens in a new tab)

  9. Rank 9:
    Transporters and Quantum Teleportation

    Transporters and Quantum Teleportation

    1.8M views15 Mar 20162:01(opens in a new tab)

  10. Rank 10:
    Why You Should Care About Nukes

    Why You Should Care About Nukes

    1.7M views29 Mar 20163:15(opens in a new tab)

  11. Rank 11:
    Why Doesn't Time Flow Backwards? (Big Picture Ep. 1/5)

    Why Doesn't Time Flow Backwards? (Big Picture Ep. 1/5)

    1.6M views29 Sept 20163:24(opens in a new tab)

  12. Rank 12:
    Concrete Does Not Dry Out

    Concrete Does Not Dry Out

    1.3M views10 Feb 20162:04(opens in a new tab)

  13. Rank 13:
    The Twins Paradox Primer (Rotating TIME!)

    The Twins Paradox Primer (Rotating TIME!)

    1.3M views19 Aug 20162:50(opens in a new tab)

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    Gravitational Waves Explained Using Stick Figures

    Gravitational Waves Explained Using Stick Figures

    937.8K views8 Jul 20163:21(opens in a new tab)

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    Do Cause and Effect Really Exist? (Big Picture Ep. 2/5)

    Do Cause and Effect Really Exist? (Big Picture Ep. 2/5)

    916.5K views6 Oct 20163:28(opens in a new tab)

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    What is the Purpose of Life? (Big Picture Ep. 5/5)

    What is the Purpose of Life? (Big Picture Ep. 5/5)

    900.6K views26 Oct 20164:23(opens in a new tab)

  17. Rank 17:
    How Perspective Shapes Reality

    How Perspective Shapes Reality

    831K views17 Nov 20163:15(opens in a new tab)

  18. Rank 18:
    How To Discover Weird New Particles | Emergent Quantum Quasiparticles

    How To Discover Weird New Particles | Emergent Quantum Quasiparticles

    779.8K views1 Feb 20163:14(opens in a new tab)

  19. Rank 19:
    Where Does Complexity Come From? (Big Picture Ep. 3/5)

    Where Does Complexity Come From? (Big Picture Ep. 3/5)

    713.8K views12 Oct 20163:35(opens in a new tab)

  20. Rank 20:
    How Do We Know What Air is Like on Other Planets?

    How Do We Know What Air is Like on Other Planets?

    687.5K views24 Feb 20162:43(opens in a new tab)

  21. Rank 21:
    Where Do Galaxies Come From?

    Where Do Galaxies Come From?

    646.4K views28 Jun 20162:55(opens in a new tab)

  22. Rank 22:
    The Limb of the Sun

    The Limb of the Sun

    589.2K views11 Mar 20162:17(opens in a new tab)

  23. Rank 23:
    How Entropy Powers The Earth (Big Picture Ep. 4/5)

    How Entropy Powers The Earth (Big Picture Ep. 4/5)

    576.2K views21 Oct 20163:15(opens in a new tab)

  24. Rank 24:
    MinutePhysics BEHIND THE SCENES – Teleportation

    MinutePhysics BEHIND THE SCENES – Teleportation

    574K views1 Jun 20165:13(opens in a new tab)