SolarBalls Season 3, Episode 17: Surviving Venus - Part 1

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Veritasium becomes a Space Explorer!

Astrodude and @veritasium are fighting to be chosen for ROTSAR's secret mission and become space explorers! Who Will be chosen?

8 min

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"Space is normal" they said...

Astrodude's adventures in space begin. What awaits him outside the comforts of his planet? Well... spoiler alert, some weird stuff...

1 min

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What REALLY is a planet? (feat. Steve Taylor)

After Astrodude arrives to space, he's spooked by the fact that planets talk. So now he has to talk to Steve Taylor to figure out what really IS a planet?

2 min

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The closest planet to every other planet is...

Welcome to the new Sun competition, where the Sun rewards the planets that stand out in... anything! Today, we'll find out who the closest planet to every other planet is!

1 min

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Something's hiding in the Asteroid Belt...

What is hiding in the Asteroid Belt? Looks like a planet of sorts...

1 min

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What if the Sun disappeared?

The Sun decides he has had enough and tells everyone he is going to leave.

1 min

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What if Planets Collide?

The Earth wants to play tag and almost crashes into Mars… thus, nearly causing the end of the world. What would really happen if two planets collide?

1 min

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My Best Friend, the Sun!

Mercury and the Sun have a chat with each other.

1 min

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Can planets SHARE an orbit?

Mercury has had enough of the sun's solar flares, so he goes to Venus to share his orbit. But is this such a good idea?

1 min

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Pluto is a Planet again...?

Pluto is invited back into the "planets" gang! Why was he kicked out in the first place?

1 min

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Is the Moon REALLY leaving us?

The Earth starts to brag about his Moon being WAY better than everyone else's. However, he soon realizes that the Moon MAY not stay with him forever.

8 min

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What if the moon went away?

The Earth's Moon is tired of feeling worthless, so he decides to leave for good. But what effects will this have on the Earthlings?

1 min

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How the Moon Landing changed EVERYTHING?

After messing up with the Earth, the Moon goes to Astrodude and jokes about it, but Astrodude goes on a tangent about how the Moon inspired him during his youth.

1 min

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Is Mercury NOT a Planet?

Venus questions if Mercury is even a planet, which gives Mercury kind of an existential crisis.

1 min

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Will Mercury explode?

Mercury has been twisting and crashing lately. Is he about to explode?

1 min

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The Secret of Venus

Venus is trying to hide the meaning of his name from everyone else. Why's that?

1 min

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Surviving Venus - Part 1

Astrodude ends up stranded in Venus, one of the deadliest planets in our Solar System. To survive, he'll have to think outside of the box... as he's dealing with acid rain and boiling hot temperatures.

8 min

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Surviving Venus - Part 2

After being left stranded on Venus, Astrodude must find a way to escape this terrible planet before the heat or, well, the Venera robots claim his life!

8 min

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Venus wants a makeover!

Venus is now being mocked for being named after the "Goddess of Love and Beauty", so he'll try to become just that: beautiful!

1 min

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Why is there ONLY life on Earth?

Venus, Mars, and Mercury have a discussion about Earth, and why it's the only planet in the Solar System that can support life.

1 min

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The Space Trash Problem

The Earth has been having a hard time trying to deal with his earthlings, who keep contaminating not only the planet, but the atmosphere and beyond.

1 min

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Sorry, Earth...

The Earth is extremely dirty! He not only have contaminated it's surface, but also we left a lot of space trash around the orbit. Astrodude sheds some light as to why that is.

1 min

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Can the Earth have rings of TRASH!?

The Earth shows off his rings to Venus and Mercury, but it's made of trash!?

1 min

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Why do we want to live on Mars?

Just as Astrodude arrives on Mars, the Earth and Mars discuss what's up with the Earthling's obsession with the red planet.

1 min

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Can we survive on Mars?

Astrodude attempts to survive on Mars without a suit.

1 min

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Will Robots conquer Space?

After Astrodude is left for dead on Mars, a robot is sent to save his life. However, this robot will slowly gain consciousness and realize he can technically conquer space before humans can.

7 min

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What if we terraform Mars! - Part 1

During Astrodude’s stay at the Mars base, he lived many crazy adventures. This is one of them!

8 min

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What if we terraform Mars! - Part 2

During Astrodude’s stay at the Mars base, he lived many crazy adventures. This is one of them!

9 min

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What if we terraform Mars! - Part 3

During Astrodude’s stay at the Mars base, he lived many crazy adventures. This is one of them!

9 min

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Why space is BAD for you?

After surviving thanks to the mysterious robot SAR, Astrodude goes into Mars' orbit to discuss with his wife how space changes your body.

1 min

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Is there sound on Mars?

A special date is approaching, so Astrodude comes up with a plan.

2 min

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Meet Neptune

Neptune joins the party! He's like... a bit weird.

1 min

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Uranus = Neptune?

Turns out Uranus and Neptune are quite similar.

1 min

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The Secret of Uranus

Name says it all.

1 min

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The Adventures Of Uranus And Saturn

Neptune is missing! And it's up to the ringed planets to find him.

1 min

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Who's THAT planet!?

In their journey to find Neptune, Uranus and Saturn find a... strange planet they've never seen before.

1 min

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Why is Neptune MISSING!?

Neptune is usually gone, and Uranus and Saturn want to know why that is or where exactly does he go. The answer is... kinda obvious, really. But also sad.

1 min

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LEGO Planets! (feat. @Bricksane)

What if space became Lego? What would the planets be like? Would anything make sense anymore?

2 min