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What is energy?
· 13 min · S1 E26
Episode What is energy?
Have you ever wondered what happens when you flip a light switch or charge your tablet? What is energy, and how does it power our entire world?! Join Mira and Finn on an electrifying adventure as they uncover the amazing secrets of where our power comes from! Did you know the sun blasts Earth with 173,000 terawatts of energy right now? If we catch just a tiny fraction of it with shiny solar panels, we could power everything on the planet!
Discover how humans used to get all their electricity by burning messy fossil fuels, starting with inventor Thomas Edison's very first power plant. Then, explore the incredible new ways scientists are keeping the lights on without warming the planet! You'll be amazed by gigantic wind turbines standing 85 stories tall with blades longer than a football field, and massive concrete dams holding back rushing rivers. Best of all, find out how a tiny piece of invisible matter called an atom can be split to make huge amounts of nuclear power. Believe it or not, a piece of uranium the exact size of a gummy bear holds as much energy as a whole gigantic truckload of coal! Power up and join the fun!
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