Instructional Video5:48
SciShow

Boom Boom Thump: How to Make Quieter Supersonic Planes

12th - Higher Ed
Supersonic jets like the Concorde face concerns over safety, high carbon output, and cost. They also make loud sonic booms so loud that only transoceanic flights are legal. Now one NASA program is trying to make a quiet supersonic plane...
Instructional Video6:06
SciShow

Don't Worry About That Asteroid That Might Hit This Year | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
That asteroid the headlines have been warning people about isn't likely to actually hit us, and scientists might have solved a mystery that could save lives: the relationship between tides and earthquakes.
Instructional Video2:43
SciShow

Cavitation

12th - Higher Ed
Hank tells you about cavitation - the power of tiny bubbles to weaken metal, kill fish & maybe even cure cancer.
Instructional Video7:53
SciShow

The Future of Air Travel

12th - Higher Ed
It used to be that you could get on a Concorde jet and fly across the Atlantic ocean faster than the speed of sound, but what does the future hold for supersonic flight?
Instructional Video10:48
Physics Girl

Fact-Checking this Viral Bottle Trick

9th - 12th
Breaking the bottom out of a glass bottle by hitting the top is a challenging trick, but involves a ton of physics. The explanation is related to cavitation - a process seen in the Mantis Shrimp attack, head injuries and pouring honey!
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Astronomy #31: High Mass Stars

9th - 10th
Massive stars fuse heavier elements in their cores than lower mass stars. This leads to the creation of heavier elements up to iron. Iron robs critical energy from the core, causing it to collapse. The shock wave, together with a huge...