Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 58 minutes ago

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Nuclear chemist Cole Pruitt explains what Nuclear Pasta is and how we were all born inside the core of giant stars.
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Science by Cole D. Pruitt
Animated by Jorge Cham (http://jorgecham.com)
Produced by Diana Lutz and Thomas Malkowicz
Graphics by Monica Duwel
Special thanks to Julie Flory