minutephysics explains why you're glowing, even when you can't see it

A new animated Short puts humans, ice and the Sun on the same temperature-dependent spectrum.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Why do hot objects glow?

minutephysics gives a sunglasses-wearing stick figure a useful boast: "I radiate cool." In "Why do hot objects glow?", humans emit infrared light, while lava, hot iron and soot in a flame get hot enough to produce a visible red-orange glow.

That is the channel's only new upload this week, and it reached about 38,000 views in its first twelve hours. The animation moves from a candle to temperature-labeled drawings of ice, a person and the Sun, packing its explanation into a very small space. For several commenters, a little too small: they ask for the mechanism behind blackbody radiation, rather than just its name and familiar examples. Others pick up on the idea that their own bodies constantly emit photons.

The new Short has the strongest daily viewing momentum among minutephysics' videos. The earlier cube-between-portals puzzle continues to attract viewers too, while "Do *you* understand ISO?" keeps the photography side of the archive in circulation with its explanation of image noise and camera settings.

Across the channel, the week brought roughly half a million views, with subscribers unchanged over that period. Daily viewing is currently about half its usual pace. That softer rhythm has company among nearby science channels: Miwu Science and Real Engineering are also below their typical daily viewing levels, while SciShow is close to its usual pace. For minutephysics, the fresh conversation is unusually specific: viewers want the next layer of explanation beneath that red-orange glow.

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The videos drawing views on minutephysics right now

What if you try to sandwich a cube between two portals?836,071 views Do *you* understand ISO?984,280 views

The numbers

Here is the week in views, subscribers and uploads for minutephysics.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

SciShow

4,027,787

Be Smart

1,515,674

Practical Engineering

1,511,815

TheDadLab

1,039,588

The Engineering Mindset

902,083

Miwu Science

894,064

Real Engineering

736,120

minutephysics

494,545

Stuff Made Here

222,056

subscribers

5,990,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

598,404,759

views per day

47,606

typical day: 95,318

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

SciShow

8,420,000

minutephysics

5,990,000

Miwu Science

5,990,000

Be Smart

5,890,000

TheDadLab

5,130,000

Real Engineering

5,120,000

Practical Engineering

4,840,000

Stuff Made Here

4,760,000

The Engineering Mindset

4,490,000

As of October 25, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.