Physics, Rockets, and Iron Man
I'm not quite convinced Iron Man is entirely realistic. (But he's awesome anyway)
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Matt Springer is a graduate student of physics at Texas A&M university. He is also an occasional writer and tinkerer, and he is probably too curious for his own good.
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April 23, 2010
Go Stare at the Sun (on your computer)!
Back in the 1600s science was much less specialized. You didn't really have biology, chemistry, physics, and even mathematics for that matter as fully separate disciplines. If you did science, you were a "natural philosopher" and that was that. Now...
Posted by Matt Springer at 12:35 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 21, 2010
Laser rifle recoil?
There's a really snazzy physics blog run out of Cornell called The Virtuosi. Sort of like this blog, they're big fans of looking at interesting scenarios through the equations of physics. Not long ago, they had an interesting post looking...
Posted by Matt Springer at 11:29 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 14, 2010
Relativity from a Flashlight
Here's an experiment to try. It's a thought experiment - it would be almost impossible to carry out in reality, though more delicate experiments roughly along these lines have been done. You're in one of the space shuttles, or the...
Posted by Matt Springer at 12:05 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
April 9, 2010
Quantum Entanglement in the Interrogation Room
In every cop drama there's a scene where a suspect is being questioned in an interrogation room. The room contains a large mirror, and behind that mirror the detectives and district attorneys are observing and arguing about the progress of...
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April 7, 2010
The Worst Physics Article Ever
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the worst physics news article I have ever seen: Freaky Physics Proves Parallel Universes Exist Every word in the title is wrong but "physics". It's not freaky, doesn't prove anything we didn't already know,...
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April 4, 2010
Sunday Function
Category: Sunday Function
Happy Easter, everyone! This Sunday Function is going to be short and sweet, since unfortunately I've got a lot to do before Monday. Let's get down to business! Here's a function I've made up out of thin air. It's pretty...
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April 2, 2010
Astrology and Gravity
Category: Worked Problems
There's a classic problem in physics textbooks which asks you about astrology. It's sometimes said - the problem will tell you - that the gravitational pull of the doctor delivering you is stronger than that of Jupiter, therefore it's unlikely...
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