Posts Tagged ‘ Vacuum ’

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

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



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 [...]