Excellent video on General and Special Relativity

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The discussion centers around a video that explains concepts of General and Special Relativity, with participants sharing their opinions on its usefulness for beginners and the quality of the video and audio.

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  • Exploratory, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant finds the video helpful for newer physicists in understanding General and Special Relativity.
  • Another participant expresses concern about the video and audio quality, describing it as "horrible" and "unwatchable."
  • A different participant claims that the quality is actually "top notch" after correcting the URL format.
  • Some participants mention that they have not experienced any issues with video quality.
  • One participant notes that the same creator has made another video on quantum mechanics.

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Participants express differing opinions on the video quality, with some asserting it is poor while others claim it is excellent. No consensus is reached regarding the overall quality of the video.

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Participants' assessments of video quality appear to depend on individual experiences with the URL format and possibly other factors not discussed.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in General and Special Relativity, particularly beginners, may find the video and the discussion around it relevant.

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I have discovered this video to be very helpful in explaining to newer physicists the concepts of General and Special Relativity.
Silly me! Forgot the link:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ev9zrt__lec
 
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Based on the first minute or so, I would say that it looks like it might be useful for beginners. But the video and audio quality is horrible. It's at best very close to unwatchable. I can't understand why anyone would make a video with this poor quality except by mistake, and if it's a mistake, then I don't understand why they would upload it to youtube.
 
worked better when I took the 'm.' for 'mobile' out of the url.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev9zrt__lec

Aside from merits to the content, video and audio quality are top notch! u might try it like this.
 
I've never had any troubles when it comes to quality?
 
Always nice to have the link!
Now you understand my prior post!
 
1977ub said:
worked better when I took the 'm.' for 'mobile' out of the url.

Aside from merits to the content, video and audio quality are top notch! u might try it like this.
Yes, this is much better. Thanks.
 
It looks like the same person also made a video about quantum mechanics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVpXrbZ4bnU
 

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