You've Been Wrong About the Closest Planet
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DownloadHello Internet.
While working on a future video, I offhandedly wrote, “Venus, the closest planet to Earth.”
But later, while editing, I thought, “You know, let me check that.”
Which led to me to this video by Dr. Stockman explaining how, no, Venus is not the closest.
This blew my mind and I contacted the author to adapt his video into the one you probably just watched.
It blew my mind, not just because it was surprising,
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Key Vocabulary (17)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
question
"Ask a question."
A sentence or phrase used to find out information or to test someone's knowledge. It is a fundamental tool for communication that usually requires a response or an answer from another person.
before all
"First place."
The word 'precise' describes something that is marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail. It implies being very specific and avoiding any ambiguity or vagueness in information or measurements.
Knowledge is the information, understanding, and skills that you gain through education or experience. It describes the state of knowing about a particular subject or the practical ability to do something.
"The knowledge is important."
Grammar in This Video
"we're not thinking about the planets in motion."
"Which planet is closest?"
"I taught physics for years"
"Venus, the closest planet to Earth."
"which is what the main video is about"
"If we were, we'd ask something closer to questions two and three"
"It's hard to think about the raw knowledge of everything all at once"
