# minutephysics — Why Raindrops Are Mathematically Impossible

A hand-drawn whiteboard explainer that shows why raindrops should not form, using marker sketches, a few stock photos and simple maths, then resolves the paradox with a short stinger. It ends on a sponsor card and end screen.

- Code: EX-0043
- Kind: Explainer
- Format: Talking-head explainer
- Brand: minutephysics
- Length: 173.3s · 23 beats · 8 beats/min · 115 hard cuts
- Industry: Education, Media
- Style: Hand-drawn, Light UI, Handwritten type, Technical, Match cuts, Minimal
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lBvC7aFB40
- Full breakdown: https://cutmap.co/v/minutephysics-why-raindrops-are-mathematically-impossible

## 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-why-raindrops-are-mathematically-impossible.