THE VIDEO SHELF · origin of mass
Your Mass is NOT From the Higgs Boson
Veritasium explains that the Higgs boson accounts for only a small fraction of everyday mass. Most of a proton's mass comes from the energy of the gluon field binding its quarks.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a clear explanation of where mass actually comes from.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Veritasium
- Topic
- origin of mass
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2023
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From the original HN conversations
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Veritasium had a video explaining this a few years back, it's one of the videos responsible for sparking my interest in physics and cosmology. [VIDEO]
cyberfart on Hacker News · 2017-11
In Physics Has Demoted MassA recent attempt by a physicist that makes science education videos to explain how mass exists (through different fields): [VIDEO]
yincrash on Hacker News · 2015-12
In Physicists believe they can create matter from colliding photonsThis video explains where the mass of a proton comes from: [VIDEO] Based on your comments above, though, I don't think watching this would change your opinion about anything. People have been more than polite in trying to help you fix your misunderstandings, but you …
vecter on Hacker News · 2020-01
In Growing evidence that the universe is connected by giant structures (2019)
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