How The Fridge Destroyed One of the World’s Largest Monopolies
How The Fridge Destroyed One of the World’s Largest Monopolies
The rise and fall of a forgotten frozen empire. Sponsored by Brilliant. To learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days, go to https://brilliant.org/Veritasium/. Our viewers also get 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant.
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0:00 The Frozen Monopoly
4:40 How To Stop Ice From Melting
8:06 An Icy Welcome
10:52 The Rise Of The Ice King
14:32 How Ice Transformed Cities
18:29 The First Ice Machine
23:22 Why is the back of the fridge hot?
25:45 Natural Ice Is Deadly
27:14 Would the world be different without refrigeration?
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Writers: Darius Garewal & Casper Mebius
Producer & Director: Darius Garewal
Presenters: Derek Muller & Gregor Čavlović
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