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How A Random System Can Actually Be Predictable

United StatesPublished June 8, 2026

Views 3.21M  |  Likes 108K  |  Comments 1.54K
Views#2,310,844Global
Views#487,584United States

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VeritasiumVeritasium
21.4M subs•548 videos•Jul 2010

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Views

3,217,027

Likes

108,360

Comments

1,546

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Engagement rate

Revenue estimate

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Total (all-time): $2.25K – $6.43K

Based on estimated $0.7–$2 CPM.

About

The balls in a Galton board fall down randomly. Any time they come to a junction they can take any number of paths and it's almost impossible to accurately predict every ball's trajectory. However, the system as a whole is predictable. How can this be? How can random systems actually be predictable?

Published
June 8, 2026
Made for kids
No

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It has 3.21M views in total. It ranks #2,310,844 among tracked YouTube videos by views.

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Total views
3.21M
Total likes
108K
Total comments
1.54K
Published
June 8, 2026
Global rank by views
#2,310,844

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