Science and reality
The MythBusters made a train tanker car implode due to a pressure difference. You can do something similar at home with a soda can.
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You've waited long enough. It's time for a post on the physics of the Star Wars VII Starkiller Base. Spoiler alert.
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This is especially for new state governors. What do you need to know about higher education?
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Looking back on the previous seasons of MythBusters, here are five great physics demos.
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This electric motor is fairly simple to build and uses materials that you can probably find around the house.
The post How to Build a Super Simple Electric Motor Out of Stuff You Already Have appeared first on WIRED.
Don't just party on New Year's Eve, think about the cool physics that you can see around you.
The post The Physics Behind Popping Champagne Bottles appeared first on WIRED.
I've been analyzing the heck out of the physics in the new Star Wars movie—but in the end, it doesn't have to have correct physics.
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According to Einstein, an accelerating frame is just like gravity. In order to accelerate on a hoverboard, you have to lean forward.
The post You Can’t Ride a Hoverboard Without Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity appeared first on WIRED.
By looking at a collision between a blaster bolt and a storm trooper, I can estimate the mass of the bolt.
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You no longer have to hang Christmas lights on your house. Now you can use lasers to produce a similar effect with diffraction and interference.
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