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The Most Unknown

For this upcoming clock comparison, we're going to compare one of these strontium optical...

For this upcoming clock comparison, we're going to compare one of these strontium optical lattice blocks to the terbium optical lattice blocks

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For this upcoming clock comparison, we're going to
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compare
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one of these strontium optical lattice blocks
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to the terbium optical lattice blocks.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:34
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
VICE Media

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Movie Summary

The Most Unknown is an epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity's biggest questions. How did life begin? What is time? What is consciousnes
So hundreds of terahertz as opposed to - The Most Unknown 00:05
So hundreds of terahertz as opposed to
So you have your ground state, - The Most Unknown 00:09
So you have your ground state,
-Yes. -And then, you're seeing, - The Most Unknown 00:07
-Yes. -And then, you're seeing,
So, it will look a bit random - The Most Unknown 00:05
So, it will look a bit random
I'll take you right into - The Most Unknown 00:06
I'll take you right into
If you look just to the right side of this lens, - The Most Unknown 00:08
If you look just to the right side of this lens,
-Yes! -These are 10 million atoms - The Most Unknown 00:07
-Yes! -These are 10 million atoms
Those atoms provide this swing - The Most Unknown 00:11
Those atoms provide this swing
The blue ball, which is oscillating - The Most Unknown 00:06
The blue ball, which is oscillating
This is actually the world's - The Most Unknown 00:06
This is actually the world's
It's called a strontium optical lattice clock. - The Most Unknown 00:04
It's called a strontium optical lattice clock.
What it means, over the entire age of the universe, - The Most Unknown 00:07
What it means, over the entire age of the universe,
The fact that we have this open right now - The Most Unknown 00:05
The fact that we have this open right now
The clock won't work very well right now - The Most Unknown 00:04
The clock won't work very well right now
It's probably changing these mirrors by - The Most Unknown 00:08
It's probably changing these mirrors by
[Victoria] The fact that they can control atoms - The Most Unknown 00:11
[Victoria] The fact that they can control atoms
So Chris and I are academic brothers. - The Most Unknown 00:05
So Chris and I are academic brothers.
Yes, we've known each other for - The Most Unknown 00:06
Yes, we've known each other for
So this laboratory has one of our - The Most Unknown 00:05
So this laboratory has one of our
Atomic clocks play, actually, a very important role, - The Most Unknown 00:08
Atomic clocks play, actually, a very important role,