# MinutePhysics — The Limb of the Sun

A 137-second science explainer that opens on real fire footage, asks why the Sun's edge looks darker, then answers with hand-drawn diagrams on black: Planck's law, line of sight and optical depth. It ends with limb brightening, a sponsor read and an end card.

- Code: EX-0060
- Kind: Explainer
- Format: Talking-head explainer
- Brand: MinutePhysics
- Made by: MinutePhysics
- Length: 136.6s · 30 beats · 13.2 beats/min · 4 hard cuts
- Industry: Education, Media
- Style: Flat 2D, Hand-drawn, Documentary, Voiceover, Match cuts, Big type, Dark UI
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur0fATmsVoc
- Full breakdown: https://cutmap.co/v/minutephysics-the-limb-of-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-the-limb-of-the-sun.