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No. 085The BodyToday

How does naturopathy work?

Hip baths, mud packs, fasting and sunshine: naturopathy heals without medicines, and Gandhi was its biggest fan. Walk its 200-year story from a Silesian water cure to Urulikanchan, see its five-element model as it tells it, then watch what hot water, cold water and a 3-day fast really do inside you, and where the evidence stands.

No. 083The Body

How does modern medicine (allopathy) work?

No. 076AI & Data

How do large language models (LLMs) work?

No. 067Film & Animation

How does a cinema projector work?

No. 064Film & Animation

How does virtual production work?

No. 062Film & Animation

How do visual effects (VFX) work?

No. 059Film & Animation

How does stop-motion animation work?

No. 057Film & Animation

How do film sound and Foley work?

No. 056Film & Animation

How do practical special effects work?

No. 052Film & Animation

How do screenplays and storyboards work?

No. 011Machines

How do a kitchen chimney and gas hob work?

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Laws, principles & concepts.

The rules behind every box: 27 so far, each with a model to play with and everyday examples.

All laws, principles and concepts →

V = I × R

Law 01Physics

Ohm's law

Seen in AirFryerClear, FanClear, UPSClear +4

P + ½ρv² = constant

Principle 02Physics

Bernoulli's principle

Seen in FanClear, ChimneyClear, CarClear +3

F = m × a

Law 03Physics

Newton's laws of motion

Seen in CarClear, MotorcycleClear, CycleClear +6

Energy in = energy out

Law 04Physics

Conservation of energy

Seen in CarClear, CycleClear, MicrowaveClear +7

ΔU = Q − W

Law 05Physics

The laws of thermodynamics

Seen in CarClear, MotorcycleClear, ACClear +5

PV = nRT

Law 06Physics

The gas laws

Seen in LungsClear, CarClear, MotorcycleClear +5

ℰ = −dΦ/dt

Law 07Physics

Faraday's law of induction

Seen in UPSClear, MicrowaveClear, FanClear +5

P = F ÷ A

Principle 08Physics

Pascal's principle

Seen in CarClear, MotorcycleClear, CycleClear +5

F = k × x

Law 09Physics

Hooke's law

Seen in PenClear, WasherClear, CarClear +6

q = h × A × ΔT

Principle 10Physics

Heat transfer

Seen in AirFryerClear, FridgeClear, WaterHeaterClear +6

v = f × λ

Principle 11Physics

Waves and resonance

Seen in PianoClear, GuitarClear, FluteClear +7

n₁ sin θ₁ = n₂ sin θ₂

Law 12Light & Optics

Snell's law

Seen in CameraClear, EyeClear, TVClear

fuel + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + heat

Law 13Chemistry

Combustion and conservation of mass

Seen in CarClear, MotorcycleClear, ChimneyClear +2

π = iMRT

Principle 14Chemistry

Osmosis and diffusion

Seen in ROClear, KidneyClear, IntestineClear +1

a = Δv ÷ Δt

Concept 15Physics

Speed, velocity and acceleration

Seen in CarClear, MotorcycleClear, CycleClear +2

F = m × a

Concept 16Physics

Force

Seen in CycleClear, CarClear, MotorcycleClear +3

m = F ÷ a

Concept 17Physics

Inertia and mass

Seen in CarClear, MotorcycleClear, CycleClear +1

p = m × v

Concept 18Physics

Momentum

Seen in CarClear, MotorcycleClear, CycleClear +1

W = F × d · P = W ÷ t

Concept 19Physics

Work and power

Seen in CarClear, MixerClear, FanClear +3

F = μ × N

Concept 20Physics

Friction

Seen in CarClear, CycleClear, MotorcycleClear +3

F = G m₁ m₂ ÷ r²

Concept 21Physics

Gravity

Seen in CycleClear, CarClear, HeartClear +2

P = F ÷ A

Concept 22Physics

Pressure

Seen in CycleClear, CarClear, ROClear +4

F = ρ × V × g

Concept 23Physics

Density and buoyancy

Seen in WaterHeaterClear, ROClear, ACClear +1

τ = F × r

Concept 24Physics

Torque

Seen in CarClear, CycleClear, MotorcycleClear +3

F = m v² ÷ r

Concept 25Physics

Circular motion

Seen in WasherClear, MixerClear, FanClear +3

F = q v × B

Concept 26Physics

Magnetism

Seen in MRIClear, FanClear, MicrowaveClear +5

I = Q ÷ t

Concept 27Physics

Electric current and voltage

Seen in UPSClear, FanClear, TVClear +4

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