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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

Microscopes are keyto understanding cells, because right acrossthe living world, they're...

Microscopes are key
to understanding cells, because right across
the living world, they're tiny compared
to most everyday objects

Full Transcript

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Microscopes are key to understanding cells,
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because right across the living world,
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they're tiny compared to most everyday objects.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:00
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.
S01 • E02 So the sun does have a wind, it's called the solar wind, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
So the sun does have a wind, it's called the solar wind...
S01 • E01 For instance, a 200-tonne blue whale - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
For instance, a 200-tonne blue whale
S01 • E02 The force driving the solar wind - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
The force driving the solar wind
S01 • E01 The answer lies in the fact that in certain crucial ways, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
The answer lies in the fact that in certain crucial ways,
S01 • E02 I guess a lot of people don't realise that the sun - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
I guess a lot of people don't realise that the sun
S01 • E01 Here is a lump of titanium. It's a very reactive metal, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Here is a lump of titanium. It's a very reactive metal,
S01 • E02 At its most basic level, the sun's magnetic field - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
At its most basic level, the sun's magnetic field
S01 • E02 And you can see quite clearly that there are regions near the equator - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
And you can see quite clearly that there are regions near th...
S01 • E01 But here is also titanium - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
But here is also titanium
S01 • E02 At the sun's surface, the magnetic - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
At the sun's surface, the magnetic
S01 • E01 Powder titanium has far more of its surface, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:14
Powder titanium has far more of its surface,
S01 • E02 This heat makes the charged particles move so fast - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
This heat makes the charged particles move so fast
S01 • E02 The particles then flow out - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
The particles then flow out
S01 • E01 Cells absorb nutrients and oxygen from the outside. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Cells absorb nutrients and oxygen from the outside.
S01 • E02 Here they're trapped, here they can get away far from the sun - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
Here they're trapped, here they can get away far from t...
S01 • E01 Being small and, therefore, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Being small and, therefore,
S01 • E02 Tim has another demonstration to show how the solar winds - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Tim has another demonstration to show how the solar winds
S01 • E01 If they were significantly larger, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
If they were significantly larger,
S01 • E02 Water coming out of the hosepipe, that's like the solar wind - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Water coming out of the hosepipe, that's like the solar...
S01 • E01 Ultimately, though, there's a limit to how small they can be. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
Ultimately, though, there's a limit to how small they c...