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Many people believe that the spin of a particle - such as an electron - exists because it is spinning on itself. This is a common mistake, because spin was one of the first exclusively quantum quantities discovered. Any attempt to relate the spin of an electron, atom or particle to everyday things fails. So what is spin? This video was sponsored by @tntenergetico. #PodeVir Be a member of our channel to help keep the videos up! http://youtube.com/cienciatododia/join My social networks: / pedroloos / pedroloos Our podcast: http://anchor.fm/sinapse Email: [email protected] Writer: Greg de Souza and Pedro Loos . A big thank you to the Catarse supporters who made this video possible: Yann Motta Menichelli, Lucas Bundyra, René da Silva Bastos, Patricia Guedes, Pedro Oliveira, Bruno Pereira, Simone Neves, Pedro Amorim, Edilson Gomes, Luiz Coelho and Bruno Rink.