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Veritasium

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72 Gistil Score · median of 44 measured videos

Across 44 measured videos from Veritasium, the median Gistil Score is 72 out of 100, and 22 of them came out worth watching outright. The median filler share is 32%. In a typical video the value starts at 1:08.

Videos measured
44
Filler · median
32%
Value starts
1:08

Last measured 2 Sep 2026

Start here

The three densest videos we have measured on this channel, each with the minute its value starts.

  1. 01

    Quantum Entanglement & Spooky Action at a Distance

    Worth it 9:16

    Density
    78
    Padding
    19%
    Useful from
    0:34

    A tightly reasoned, genuinely educational walk through Bell's theorem that earns its dramatic title.

    value from 0:34 ↗

  2. 02

    How Electricity Actually Works

    Worth it 24:31

    Density
    77
    Padding
    28%
    Useful from
    1:37

    A rigorous, experimentally-verified deep dive into circuit physics that turns a viral mistake into one of the best public explanations of how electricity actually works.

    value from 1:37 ↗

  3. 03

    What They (Probably) Don't Teach You About Rainbows At School

    Worth it 27:11

    Density
    76
    Padding
    30%
    Useful from
    1:07

    A rare, genuinely deep and original physics explainer that fully earns its ambitious title, with only a brief sponsor tacked on at the end.

    value from 1:07 ↗

Questions

Is Veritasium worth watching?

Across the 44 videos we measured, the median Gistil Score is 72 out of 100, and 22 came out worth watching outright. The score measures how much of the runtime carries substance; it is our own measurement, not a YouTube metric.

What are the best Veritasium videos?

The three densest ones we have measured are listed above, each with the minute its value starts — so you can open one at the second it begins to pay off.

How honest are the titles on Veritasium?

Median title honesty across those videos is 85 out of 100 — how closely a title matches what the video actually delivers.

The Gistil Score is our own independent measurement of how much of a video's runtime carries substance. It is not a YouTube metric, not a public rating, and not the video's rating on YouTube. Gistil does not alter, download or cut any part of a video — the videos stay on YouTube and play there. Not affiliated with YouTube or Google.

How this is measured

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