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EX-0038 · Talking-head explainerHenry Reich

MinutePhysics — Why Isn't It Faster To Fly West?

Talking-head explainer · Flat 2D · Hand-drawn · 126s

Length
126.0s
Beats
26· 1 hard cut
Pace
12.4/min
Avg beat
4.8s

A hand-drawn whiteboard explainer with no on-screen narration text. It shows why a plane gains nothing from the Earth's spin: the air spins with the ground. It ends on real flight-time data, a NASA jet stream clip, a recap diagram and a sponsor end card.

ExplainerFlat 2DHand-drawnMinimalVoiceoverLight UIData vizSlow and deliberateMapsEducationMedia
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Created by Henry Reich (MinutePhysics); music by Nathaniel Schroeder; sponsor Audible · Watch the original ↗ · Measurements and analysis by Cutmap.

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