Watching 25,000 Dice Neatly Arrange Themselves Shouldn't Be This Fascinating
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A video of 25,000 dice arranging themselves in a neat pattern inside a rotating cylinder has fascinated viewers, sparking discussion about the physics behind the phenomenon.
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