VENUS Rotates BACKWARDS And Nobody Can Explain Why — Feynman's Warning

Описание: Every planet in the solar system spins the same way. Except one. Venus rotates backwards, takes 243 Earth days to complete a single turn, and its day is longer than its year. After 60+ years of radar observations, multiple spacecraft visits, and endless computer simulations, scientists still can't agree on what went wrong. Was it a catastrophic collision? A slow atmospheric reversal driven by the Sun? Or something stranger involving Earth itself?
In this video, we explore Venus's retrograde rotation through the lens of Feynman's approach to unsolved problems — following the evidence trail, questioning every theory honestly, and never confusing a good story with a confirmed result. Drawing on ideas from The Feynman Lectures on Physics and The Character of Physical Law, this detective-style investigation walks through every major hypothesis and weighs the evidence for and against each.

📚 SOURCES:
Correia, A. & Laskar, J. (2001). "The Four Final Rotation States of Venus." Nature, Vol. 411.
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Caudal, G. (2010). "Hypothesis of a Spin-Orbit Resonance between the Earth and Venus's Core." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Vol. 115.
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Feynman, R. The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I, Chapters 4 & 7 (Conservation Laws, Angular Momentum). Addison-Wesley, 1963.
Feynman, R. The Character of Physical Law, Chapter 3 ("The Great Conservation Principles"). MIT Press, 1965.

🎬 CREDITS: Script: Original lecture script inspired by the public works of Richard P. Feynman Channel: The Physics Confessional Narration: AI-generated voice (see disclaimer)

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — A planet that breaks the rules 02:31 — The ice skater and the spinning cloud 05:42 — 300 years staring at a mask of acid 08:18 — Suspect #1: A planet-shattering collision 12:55 — The missing moon problem 15:24 — Suspect #2: Two tides in a tug of war 19:07 — Four valleys and a marble 21:38 — Venus is STILL slowing down right now 23:50 — The eerie coincidence with Earth 26:12 — A hidden clock inside Venus? 28:05 — What honest science sounds like when the answer isn't clean
What's your verdict — impact, atmosphere, resonance, or something nobody's thought of yet?

⚠️ WARNING: [This video is AI-generated (synthetic voice and visuals). It is an original, fictional lecture inspired by Richard Feynman's teaching style and public ideas, and is not an authentic recording, endorsement, or statement by Richard Feynman or his estate. Any resemblance is for educational/creative purposes]