Science and reality
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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A common idea is that energy is stored in chemical bonds. This isn't really true. Here's why.
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In the trailer for The Good Dinosaur, we see an asteroid zooming past the Earth. How fast is this asteroid?
The post The Asteroid in The Good Dinosaur Travels at Half the Speed of Light appeared first on WIRED.
How do these giant balloons work? What makes them both easier and more complicated than a normal sized balloon?
The post The Physics of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons appeared first on WIRED.
In a recent Star Wars VII trailer, BB-8 gets tossed around in the Falcon. Here is an analysis of the droid's motion.
The post The Physics of Star Wars’ BB-8 Bouncing Around the Millennium Falcon appeared first on WIRED.
The New Shepard spacecraft plans to launch people into space. However, going into space is different than getting into orbit.
The post It’d Be Way Harder for Bezos’ Rocket to Get Into Orbit Than Just Space appeared first on WIRED.
Star Wars VII includes a new weapon, the starkiller. How could you destroy a star? Here are three ideas.
The post Three Ways a Starkiller in the New Star Wars Could Work appeared first on WIRED.
Holly Holm delivered a knockout kick in her match against Ronda Rousey. Here's an estimate of the impact force it carried.
The post Holly Holm Kicked Ronda Rousey With 50 Pounds of Force, Says Science appeared first on WIRED.
If you watch the wing of an airplane during turbulence, you will notice that the wings bend. Why?
The post The Physics of Why Airplane Wings Oscillate in Turbulence appeared first on WIRED.
Another Star Wars trailer brings another physics analysis. Can we estimate the formation of TIE fighters from one image?
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