Posts Tagged ‘ Force ’

How could Ilan Ramon’s Diary Survive the Fall from Space?

Oct 21st, 2008 | By mooeypoo | Category: Astronomy, Blurbs, Physics

A little while ago, the Israeli Museum in Jerusalem opened an exhibit featuring some of the torn, slightly burned pages of Col. Ilan Ramon’s personal diary from the shuttle Columbia. Ramon was the payload specialist onboard STS-107 (the spaceshuttle “Columbia”) that disintegrated during re-entry from space, killing all 7 crewmembers onboard. The diary survived the [...]



Olympic Controversy: How does the “Space-Age Swimsuit” Work?

Aug 11th, 2008 | By mooeypoo | Category: Blurbs, Physics

The Olympics Games are here (well, in Beijing) and everyone’s watching and trying to guess who will win a medal. But, apparently, even the Olympics is a source of scientific inquiry, and not just for geeks. The “Speedo” controversy raises some interesting points about the effect of a swimsuit on the swimmer, and the effect [...]



Bending Water with a Plastic Comb

Jun 1st, 2008 | By mooeypoo | Category: Experiments, Physics

Yes, yes, I seem to have an affinity towards bending stuff, specifically wet stuff. Last time I bent a laser beam using water, and this time I’m going to magically bend water using a plastic comb.
Science magic! Okay, well, it’s not quite magic, it’s science magic, which means it has (as always) a perfectly good [...]



A Physics Party Trick that Sucks… Liquid

Apr 13th, 2008 | By mooeypoo | Category: Chemistry, Experiments, Party Trick, Physics

Notice: This experiment is incomplete, and unclear. There were several attempts to correctly state the situation, but at the moment, a new re-make is planned to explain exactly and thoroughly what is happening to create this phenomenon.
Well, this is going to be sweet, short and to the point: Fire in closed spaces can really [...]



A Party Trick for the Watery Dense..

Mar 30th, 2008 | By mooeypoo | Category: Experiments, Featured Articles, Party Trick, Physics

Water is dense. Alcohol is Dense. But they’re not the same density, no siree. They’re differently densed. Which means we can use that to our advantage. And we do, in this experiment.
Well, this is more of a “Show off your geektitude” physics trick that will amaze and enchant your buddies anywhere! Okay, well, maybe not [...]



Goofing around with Non-Newtonian [Goo] Fluid

Mar 16th, 2008 | By mooeypoo | Category: Chemistry, Experiments, Featured Articles

It’s Goo! It’s Solid! It’s Goo! It’s Solid! It’s— both???
My mom always told me never to play with my food, but in this case, I think even she will agree to make an exception. Not only am I going to play with this food, you should too. It’s way too fun to pass on.