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Sunlight is way older than you think - Sten Odenwald

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It takes light a zippy 8 minutes to reach Earth from the surface of the Sun. But how long does it take that same light to travel from the Sun’s core to its surface? Oddly enough, the answer is many thousands of years. Sten Odenwald explains why by illustrating the random walk problem.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Sten Odenwald
Director
Eduardo Sandoval
Sound Designer
Christopher Bullé-Goyri
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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