Posts Tagged ‘ Mechanics ’

Resonance Frequency… of Walking!

Aug 1st, 2011 | By | Category: Featured Articles, Physics
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What does it mean when your walking pace matches the resonance frequency of the container you’re carrying. Or – how not to get completely splashed with fish water, physics-style!



Physics: Don’t Panic! 10 Steps to Solving (Most) Physics Problems

Oct 6th, 2010 | By | Category: Articles, Featured Articles, Physics, Study Guides
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Easy strategy to deal with most physics problems in homework or exams, or just for fun. Stop panicking, and become a physics whiz!



Losing Weight? Losing Mass!

May 7th, 2009 | By | Category: Articles, Featured Articles, Physics
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The “losing weight” trend is one of the better outcomes of reality TV, and it encourages people to take charge of their lives and live a healthier life. But there’s one thing that bugs me about this trend: The terminology.



Top 10 Ways to Know the Earth is Not Flat

Aug 19th, 2008 | By | Category: Articles, Astronomy, Party Trick
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A few months ago I released an experiment video explaining how Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth using the shadow of sticks. The method was performed almost two millenia ago, and produced quite accurate results (considering the ‘equipment’ used). But it was far from being the only (or first) method to understand our planet’s [...]



A Physics Party Trick that Sucks… Liquid

Apr 13th, 2008 | By | Category: Chemistry, Experiments, Party Trick, Physics
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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 [...]



Goofing around with Non-Newtonian [Goo] Fluid

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



An otherwise straight beam of light…

Mar 9th, 2008 | By | Category: Astronomy, Experiments, Physics
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All super-thieves know that lasers go straight. It’s the tenet of their masterplan to jump over, crawl under and squeeze between those annoying laser beams around whatever-it-is they are interested in stealing. It can take them weeks to study the angles and train to spray dust over it so they can see them. Talented thieves. [...]