Newton’s three-body problem explained - Fabio Pacucci

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Who is here to get a refresher before watching 3 Body Problem on Netflix.

"In 2009, two researchers ran a simple experiement." Me: Oh, OK what's this simple experiment "They took everything we know about our solar system and calculated where every planet would be up to 5 billion years in the future." Me: HUH

Well, I guess, many people have experienced that same problem before. Two bodies gravitating toward each other works out fine; but if a third or even more bodies get involved, things tend to get messy and feelings are hurt.

This deserves credit for aesthetics. Beautifully animated, descriptive simple visuals, droning music zones you out and all you hear is the calm voice making it very easy to pay attention. Not saying it's the most unique, just perfectly executed for what it was. Good job creative team

Also, that 3:29 drawing is underappreciated and I want to let whoever animated that know that I saw and appreciated it.

Thanks Ted Ed for making me feel insignificant again! Always loves these.

So Youtube just casually slip this video in my newsfeed right after I watch an episode from Netflix

At 3:29 they were definitely drawing a man with a moustache lol

I’m reading Liu Cixin’s book that the opening quote is from! It’s incredible, one of the best sci fi books out there ❤️

Highly recommended the book "three-body problem" that is mentioned in this video. I read the Chinese version first a couple years ago, and it's just fascinating, especially the second of the series, which unveils a theatrical formulation (a.k.a. Dark Forest) of the interactions between civilizations in the universe. Although it's a sci-fi, most of what described in this series actually have scientific basis are within reasonable possibility. Anyway, the English version translated by Ken Liu is great in term of quality, still highly recommended if you can't read the original version in Chinese.

This was actually recommended to me after finishing the series without searching for it

Netflix took me here....and I'm still confused.....LOL

Ted Ed : Our solar system will be stable for atleast several hundred million years me : 😌 Again Ted Ed : Though If another star is on its way to us , all bets are off me : 😑

Me: Scared that the Mercury is going to smash into the Earth Also me: Did those stars at 3:27 just draw a man with a moustache?

I'm reading "The 3 Body Problem" right now. This is very helpful. Thank you!

Copernicus, save me! 😂

Take that Kurzgesagt, with your solar-system-moving machines!!

Highly recommend the "Three body problem" by Cixin Liu. Especially the second book in the series was just grand !!

i understood none of that