Don't just party on New Year's Eve, think about the cool physics that you can see around you.
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The Physics Behind Popping Champagne Bottles
The Physics in Star Wars Isn’t Always Right, and That’s OK
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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You Can’t Ride a Hoverboard Without Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
According to Einstein, an accelerating frame is just like gravity. In order to accelerate on a hoverboard, you have to lean forward.
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I Calculated the Mass of a Star Wars Blaster Bolt for You
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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Forget Christmas Lights. Fire Lasers at Your House Instead
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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We Need to Talk About the Energy in Chemical Bonds
A common idea is that energy is stored in chemical bonds. This isn't really true. Here's why.
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The Asteroid in The Good Dinosaur Travels at Half the Speed of Light
In the trailer for The Good Dinosaur, we see an asteroid zooming past the Earth. How fast is this asteroid?
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The Physics of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons
How do these giant balloons work? What makes them both easier and more complicated than a normal sized balloon?
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The Physics of Star Wars’ BB-8 Bouncing Around the Millennium Falcon
In a recent Star Wars VII trailer, BB-8 gets tossed around in the Falcon. Here is an analysis of the droid's motion.
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It’d Be Way Harder for Bezos’ Rocket to Get Into Orbit Than Just Space
The New Shepard spacecraft plans to launch people into space. However, going into space is different than getting into orbit.
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