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[โ€“] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So he answered 'how do they work'. No one was asking why.

[โ€“] dontsayaword@piefed.social 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The interviewer in the referenced clip did actually press Feynman to explain the "why", which led Feynman into an explanation about how "why" is impossible to completely answer, which is what OP is talking about.