Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I created this video for the @veritasium Science Communication Contest! It shows animated molecules combined with lab footage to help explain a demonstration of phase changes and gas behavior that seems to defy logic. I was looking for some upbeat music for the video, so naturally I looked for something by @andrewhuang !

Music credits:
Flames by Dan Henig*
Upbeat by Andrew Huang

*additional laser sound effect created by Noel Pauller by using a Slinky, see how I did it here: youtu.be/eBwH7BVteww

Image and Animation credits:
Hubble’s Spectacular Wide View of the Universe, NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth and D. Magee (University of California, Santa Cruz), K. Whitaker (University of Connecticut), R. Bouwens (Leiden University), P. Oesch (University of Geneva), and the Hubble Legacy Field team. https://www.spacetelescope.org/images...
“States of Matter” PhET simulation University of Colorado https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/states-of-matter/latest/states-of-matter_en.html

Special thanks to my summer school chemistry students who viewed earlier versions of this video and provided helpful feedback and suggestions!
-W Zhong, Harry M, Charlotte K, Allie L, Srinidhi A, Shreeshanth K, Greeshma K, Harini D, Venya K, Sheryl L, Rishith D, Ayaan K, Sean K

Check out my website at: mrpauller.weebly.com

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