Veritasium’s most viewed videos of 2023
Lifetime totals, not views in this range.
Snapshot from 19 Oct 2026.
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Falling ladders - why does this happen?
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The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics
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World's Roundest Object
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Once you understand game theory, you understand the world.
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The Fastest Maze-Solving Competition On Earth
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The Man Who Gave us the Power To Destroy Ourselves (Oppenheimer)
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The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong
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The line that broke mathematicians for 2000 years
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How NASA Made The Indestructible Wheel
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World's Strongest Magnet!
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Sewing machines are so much cooler than I thought
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Raindrops aren't shaped like raindrops
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I got buried in concrete to explain how it works
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What makes quantum computers SO powerful?
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I took an IQ test to explain what's wrong with them
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The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions (Clean Version)
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The Insane Math Of Knot Theory
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What happens if you just keep squaring?
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The stickiest *non-sticky* material
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The Damaged Chernobyl Reactor
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Why The First Computers Were Made Out Of Light Bulbs
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How Do Night Vision Goggles Work?
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The Stickiest *Non-Sticky* Substance
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The Hidden Science of Fireworks
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What is the secret of a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
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The Most Controversial Problem in Philosophy
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Why Airships Might Make A Comeback
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The Closest We've Come to Destroying Humantiy
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The ring on a chain trick
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Pushing The Limits Of Extreme Breath-Holding
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Why science headlines are almost always misleading
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The illusion only some can see
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I Vacuum Venom from the World's Deadliest Spider
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How To Earthquake-Proof A House
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Microwaving grapes makes plasma