The Sun at True Scale
A quick whiteboard astronomy explainer turns a tiny Earth–Sun diagram into a full-frame scale reveal, then derives a surprising physics connection.
By @minutephysics for minutephysicsRuns 02:16
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Why it works
The two-object question is visible in shot 2, then the tiny scale marker hands off to a full-frame textured surface around f376 without losing its spatial anchor. Shot 3 lasts 44.67 s but contains multiple internal picture changes, and shot 5 returns to a simple diagram for the answer before the distinct end card.
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