Sleepytime Facts
Walk through the quiet movements of fluid dynamics — the smooth glide of laminar flow, the gentle rise of buoyancy, and the steady diffusion of pressure through still liquids. Let the calm, constant motion of these invisible currents carry your thoughts into a peaceful sleep.
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0:00 — First Ripples
1:23 — What Is a Fluid?
14:05 — Viscosity
23:12 — Laminar Flow
33:10 — The Reynolds Number
46:54 — Surface Tension
1:00:01 — Bernoulli's Principle
1:09:04 — Drifting with the Current