Solía odiar los códigos QR. Pero en realidad son geniales

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Special thanks to Mashiro Hara and Yuki Watanabe.

00:00 I was wrong
00:49 How Morse Code revolutionized communication
03:57 How barcodes work
10:34 How QR codes store information
18:16 Why damaged QR codes still work
29:54 Why are QR codes so common?
31:21 How safe are QR codes?
32:25 The future of QR codes

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References: https://ve42.co/O

Images & Video:
1940’s grocery store - H.I.C - https://ve42.co/1940sShop
Why Americans Are Obsessed With Peanut Butter via Youtube - https://ve42.co/PeanutButter1
Jif Peanut Butter 90s Commercial (1998) via Youtube - https://ve42.co/PeanutButter2
Vericode Symbol via Youtube - https://ve42.co/VericodeSymbol
Oreo introduces Sour Patch Kids cookies via YouTube - https://ve42.co/OreaSour
BSE - Changes in Behaviour via YouTube - https://ve42.co/BSE
QR Code with Drones | Firefly Drone Show via YouTube - https://ve42.co/DroneQRCode
Damaged barcode 1 by christiaangpr via Reddit - https://ve42.co/DamagedBarcode1
Damaged barcode 2, Midcom service group https://ve42.co/DamagedBarcode2
Oskana, G and Petkova, A. (2020 July 1). Testing a nano-barcodes marking technology for identification and protection of the mechanical products, Fig. 1 - https://ve42.co/MatrixCodes
NASA Celebrates 40 Years of the Voyager Mission via Nasa.gov - https://ve42.co/Voyager40Yr
Apollo footage via Nasa.gov - https://ve42.co/ApolloFootage
Snake in a QR code by MattKC via mattkc.com - https://ve42.co/SnakeQR
Scratched CD by Ice3yes via Reddit - https://ve42.co/ScratchedCD
Alfred Vail Portrait via si.edu - https://ve42.co/AlfredVail
Bernard Silver Portrait vai invent.org - https://ve42.co/BernardSilver
Norman Joseph Woodland Portrait via usatoday.com https://ve42.co/NormanWoodland
Masahiro Hara portrait via denso.com https://ve42.co/MasahiroPhoto
Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph patents via Wikipedia:
https://ve42.co/TelegraphPatent1
https://ve42.co/TelegraphPatent2
https://ve42.co/TelegraphPatent3
https://ve42.co/TelegraphPatent4
https://ve42.co/TelegraphPatent5
https://ve42.co/TelegraphPatent6
5 needle telegraph via cachesleuth.com- https://ve42.co/NeedleTelegraph

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Directed by Sumeet Kulkarni
Written by Sumeet Kulkarni and Derek Muller
Edited by Peter Nelson and Luke Molloy
Animated by David Szakaly, Fabio Albertelli, James Finnemore, Ivy Tello
Illustrations by Jakub Misiek, Emma Wright
Filmed by Derek Muller and Raquel Nuno
Additional Research by Gabriel Bean
Produced by Sumeet Kulkarni, Derek Muller, Rob Beasley Spence, Emily Lazard, Tori Brittain, Emily Zhang

Thumbnail contributions by Peter Sheppard, Ren Hurley, David Szakaly, Gregor Čavlović, Raquel Nuno
Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images and Story Blocks
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