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Infrared light can allow you to see many normally invisible things, but can it allow you to see through walls? Let's take a look at the flow of heat using a thermal camera and also using a simulation based on the heat equation.

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TIME CODES

00:00 Introduction
00:36 What is infrared light?
01:22 Can you see through walls?
03:44 The Heat Equation
05:13 Experiment Time!
08:14 Revisiting the Heat Equation
09:49 The Final Experiment
10:17 Sponsor Message
11:10 Outro
11:39 Featured Comment