{"id":2277,"date":"2021-07-13T17:12:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flintzy.com\/blog\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2021-10-22T18:42:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T13:12:27","slug":"this-youtube-video-made-headlines-through-a-10000-wager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flintzy.com\/blog\/this-youtube-video-made-headlines-through-a-10000-wager\/","title":{"rendered":"This YouTube Video Made Headlines Through A $10,000 Wager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Popular YouTuber Derek Muller has recently made headlines for winning a $10,000 physics bet. Here\u2019s what went down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it all started<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Derek Muller, who runs the popular YouTube chann<a class=\"hide-if-no-customize\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/customize.php?return=%2Fblog%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php\">Customize<\/a>el Veritasium, made a video addressing a famous physics debate. Essentially, he proved that a wind-powered vehicle moving downwind could move at a higher speed than the wind itself. By the end of the video, he also explained the theory behind how this was possible, even though it contradicted several laws of physics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this video was published, Professor Alexander Kusenko, a UCLA physics professor, challenged Derek\u2019s theory. The YouTuber and the physics professor had a friendly banter over the matter, which soon resulted in a wager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Risking My Life To Settle A Physics Debate\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jyQwgBAaBag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Derek leveraged the situation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Derek and Professor Alexander had already worked with each other before, so this made it easier for them to come up with ideas and prove each other wrong. To make things spicier, they agreed on a $10,000 bet. This also became an excellent opportunity for Derek to create a YouTube video about everything that went down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wager was even more interesting when popular celebrities Bill Nye, Sean Carroll and Neil deGrasse Tyson witnessed the contract signing.\u00a0 Derek, Professor Alexander and the celebrities also had an interesting conversation about their theories in the debate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Physics Prof Bet Me $10,000 I&#039;m Wrong\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yCsgoLc_fzI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The finale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wager already garnered plenty of attention, with media coverage in the news, social media, and science websites. To settle the wager, Derek needed a prototype that could prove his theory. His friend Xyla Foxlin, another YouTuber, went on to create a mini-vehicle that disproved the theory. Xyla\u2019s video not only showed how the mini-vehicle worked but also how viewers could build one of their own. Soon enough, Professor Alexander conceded and accepted Derek\u2019s theory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Building the Vehicle Physicists Called Impossible (feat. Veritasium)\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VUgajGv4Aok?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter who won, at the end of the day, the wager made for great content. Not only did Veritasium garner a lot of praise, but the extensive news coverage also brought in a fresh audience to the channel. Derek also went on to invest the money towards a science contest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Interested in getting your YouTube channel seen by a huge audience? Get started here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flintzy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.flintzy.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1626258907806000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHrqtHSF0yH6du71aeXDQSnECjT9w\">www.flintzy.com<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular YouTuber Derek Muller has recently made headlines for winning a $10,000 physics bet. 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