MinutePhysics (chronological order) - Why It's Impossible to Tune a Piano

Pianos can't be perfectly tuned - it's a mathematical fact! Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics. Equal tempered tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament Just Tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_intonation Harmonics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic Pythagorean vs Just Tuning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaYOwIIvgHg Thanks to Patreon supporters for making MinutePhysics possible! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute! Music by Nathaniel Schroeder http://www.soundcloud.com/drschroeder Created by Henry Reich