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Physics Girl

What Happens When Black Holes Collide?

Season 4 Episode 11 | 30m 22s

What happens when black holes collide? What is the speed of gravity? There are so many weird questions related to gravitational waves.

Aired: 08/29/19
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Episode: S4 E26 | 9:00
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Episode: S4 E22 | 14:56
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Episode: S4 E24 | 9:52
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Episode: S4 E23 | 20:41
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I got invited to see David Blaine float 25,000 feet up in the sky!
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Episode: S4 E27 | 12:19
Watch • 9:00
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Fun DIY at-home science experiments.
Episode: S4 E26 | 9:00
Watch • 14:56
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What happens when you shoot a ballistic ping pong ball going 450kph at a tennis ball?
Episode: S4 E22 | 14:56
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Dianna from Physics Girl walks through 5 experiments.
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Watch • 6:30
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Bored adult or a parent stuck at home during the coronavirus quarantine? Try this!
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