Why the Weak Nuclear Force Ruins Everything

Published on September 26, 2018
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Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! The weak force has been causing trouble for a century, ruining everything physicists thought was true. But it might actually be responsible for your very existence.

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