# MinutePhysics — How Big Is The Sun?

A hand-drawn physics explainer that moves between whiteboard sketches and real NASA imagery to show how big the Sun is, why it appears the same size as the Moon, and how rare that coincidence is. It ends on a sponsor card for Squarespace.

- Code: EX-0059
- Kind: Explainer
- Format: Talking-head explainer
- Brand: MinutePhysics
- Made by: Henry Reich (animation, credited on screen)
- Length: 135.8s · 24 beats · 10.6 beats/min · 10 hard cuts
- Industry: Education, Media
- Style: Hand-drawn, Voiceover, Music-led, Maps, Technical, Push-ins, Flat 2D, Light UI
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u70lZSMP9Bo
- Full breakdown: https://cutmap.co/v/minutephysics-how-big-is-the-sun

## The breakdown

The full breakdown has eleven sheets: Snapshot, Opening, Structure, Timeline, Rhythm, Look, Movement, Sound & words, Why it works, Production, Build brief. It is available to Cutmap Pro members at https://cutmap.co/v/minutephysics-how-big-is-the-sun.