The Biggest Misconception in Physics

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as high-quality physics communication and as an introduction to Noether and energy non-conservation in cosmology.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Veritasium

Topic

noether's theorem

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2025–2025

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From the original HN conversations

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• Rather than turning to shit, I think the internet may be getting more diverse stuff in general. More good stuff and more shit. As an example of anti-shit I watched Veritasium "The Biggest Misconception in Physics" [VIDEO] yesterday and thought wow this is good. Much …

• reminds me of this video I found the other day [VIDEO] if I'm understanding correctly the implications of Emily Noether's work, its an absolute travesty that she isn't famous in the same breath as Einstein and Feynman. Yet this video was the first time I …

• The typical example people use to illustrate that energy isn't conserved is that photons get red-shifted and lose energy in an expanding universe. See this excellent Veritasium video [0]. But there's a much more striking example that highlights just how badly energy conservation can be …