College Won’t Train You for a Job, and That’s Just Fine
Here are some pieces of advice for new college students. The post College Won’t Train You for a Job, and…
Trust Us: You Can’t Really Turn a Truck Into a Submarine
There are two types of submarines. The traditional kind keeps the inside at a constant pressure but there is also…
The High-Speed Physics of Olympic BMX
In the BMX race, bikers start at the top of a ramp and accelerate down. Here are three physics problems…
What Climate Change Skeptics Aren’t Getting About Science
In a recent discussion, Brian Cox and Malcolm Roberts debated on the merits of climate change. This brings up some…
How Do You Ensure Track Runners Go an Equal Distance? Math!
How do you make sure every runner runs the same distance in track events? Easy. You create different starting angular…
The Physics Behind the Wild Wobble of Brady Ellison’s Arrows
Look closely and you’ll find fascinating physics in the archery event: a wobbling arrow. The post The Physics Behind the…
How That Chucklehead Climbed Trump Tower Without Splattering
They are calling him the human fly. He uses suction cups to climb walls. But what about the physics? The…
Your Pyrex Measuring Cup Shatters Faster than the Speed of Sound
This video from The Slow Mo Guys shows shattering Pyrex as it progresses through the glass. Using video analysis, we…
How Olympic Gymnasts Use Physics to Pull Off Those Crazy Twists
The twist is a rotational motion about an axis from head to feet. But how do you perform such a…
Wanna Swim Like Phelps? Take a Dive Into the Physics of Drag
In swimming, humans try to achieve the greatest possible speed. However, the drag forces also depend on the speed. How…