MinutePhysics — Why Aren't There Eclipses Every Month?

Name: MinutePhysics — Why Aren't There Eclipses Every Month?
Uploaded: 2026-10-09T09:30:33.149+00:00
Duration: PT142.2S
Channel: Henry Reich
Description: A hand-drawn whiteboard explainer that poses a puzzle, tests the obvious answer, then switches from marker drawings to a tilted 3D grid to show the Moon's orbit is tipped. It ends on sponsor credits and a short drawn coda.

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Talking-head explainer · Hand-drawn · Light UI · 142s

Length

142.2s

Beats

22· 47 hard cuts

Pace

9.3/min

Avg beat

6.5s

A hand-drawn whiteboard explainer that poses a puzzle, tests the obvious answer, then switches from marker drawings to a tilted 3D grid to show the Moon's orbit is tipped. It ends on sponsor credits and a short drawn coda.

ExplainerHand-drawnLight UIVoiceoverFlat 2DTechnicalPush-insSlow and deliberateEducationMedia

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Created by Henry Reich; supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) · Watch the original ↗ · Measurements and analysis by Cutmap.