I’m So Totally Over Newton’s Laws of Motion
Just about every physics textbook starts off with Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. This is the wrong approach for learning…
Captain America’s Kick Would Only Work if He Was Rocket-Powered
In a trailer for Captain America Civil War, one clip shows Cap kicking a soldier who then flies back. Is…
6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Pi
March 14th is Pi Day, so here are some fun aspects of Pi that you might not know. The post…
The Physics of Buster’s Epic End in the MythBusters Finale
In the final episode of The MythBusters, Buster the crash test dummy went on one last mission to ride a…
Does a Solar Eclipse Change the Earth’s Temperature?
When we get a solar eclipse, does it have an impact on the global temperature? Here are some rough estimations…
The 4 Most Important Things MythBusters Taught the World
Science is just like other activities that make us human: art, music, and emoji (actually, just kidding about the emoji).…
Doing Loops in a Tomorrowland Jet Pack Might Kill You
In the movie Tomorrowland, people have jetpacks (or rocket packs). Here is an analysis of the acceleration of a rocket…
The Physics of Dropping Out of a Plane in an Inflatable Ball
The MythBusters wanted to test if you could survive a fall in an inflatable ball. But how high would you…
LIGO Ain’t a Gravitational Wave Detector—It’s an Observatory
In order to use LIGO for astronomy, you need to know the location of the source of the gravitational waves.…
LIGO Ain’t a Gravitational Wave Detector—It’s an Observatory
In order to use LIGO for astronomy, you need to know the location of the source of the gravitational waves.…