Posts Tagged ‘ Pressure ’

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

Aug 11th, 2008 | By | Category: Articles, Physics
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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 [...]



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.