How Making a Video Game Is Like Building an Atomic Bomb

How can a video game and an atomic bomb be built using the same science?
At first, that sounds insane. It’s not.

This video breaks down how complex systems, math, physics, engineering principles, and feedback loops are shared across technologies that look completely unrelated. Video games and atomic weapons may exist at opposite ends of culture, but under the surface, they rely on the same scientific foundations.

We explore how:

Complex systems are designed and controlled
Math and physics scale power
Feedback loops shape outcomes
Engineering principles repeat across industries
Simple rules create massive results

This isn’t about controversy or shock value.
It’s about understanding how the world actually works.
If you can recognize patterns across systems, you gain leverage — in science, technology, money, and life. Most people never learn to see these connections. Once you do, you can’t unsee them.

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Think deeper. See the system.