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EPISODE · Oct 21, 2026 · 6 MIN

Could You HONESTLY Survive Being Shrunk?!

from Be Smart. · host Joe Hanson

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you ) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/PBSDSDonate It's okay to be… small? Tweet this video ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSshrunk Share on FB ⇒ http://bit.ly/OKTBSshrunkFB ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Want more shrunken YouTubers? Check out this video on Vsauce3 about the science of Ant-Man! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkvo-DrU2gM Get yourself an awesome IOTBS shirt! http://dftba.com/besmart Here's a fun read: The Physics of B-Movie Monsters http://fathom.lib.uchicago.edu/2/21701757/ ---------------- It's Okay To Be Smart is written and hosted by Joe Hanson, Ph.D. Have an idea for an episode or an amazing science question you want answered? Leave a comment or check us out at the links below! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmart Twitter: http://twitter.com/okaytobesmart http://twitter.com/drjoehanson http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/DrJoeHanson Produced by PBS Digital Studios Music via APM Stock images from SciencePhoto http://www.sciencephoto.com/ and Shutterstock http://www.shutterstock.com Stock footage from Videoblocks (unless otherwise noted) http://www.videoblocks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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