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Posted on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019

This Fearsome *Titan Games* Event Reveals the Value of Torque

An event called the Herculean Pull looks like it's all about raw muscle power, but the real trick is to leverage torque.
Posted on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019

The Sensible Math of Knocking Over Absurdly Large Dominoes

Using a small domino to topple a taller one, you could in theory take down a domino the size of a skyscraper. Here's how it would work.
Posted on January 21, 2019January 22, 2019

Thank the Old-Timey Telegraph For Your Garage Door Opener

The electric relay makes all kinds of household devices possible, but they don't get much love. Until now!
Posted on January 17, 2019January 17, 2019

In This Brutal ‘Titan Games’ Event, Friction Is The Real Winner

Sure, you need big muscles to win the Lunar Impact event in Dwayne Johnson's new reality show. But you won't get anywhere without friction.
Posted on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019

So You Want to Harness Evaporation From a Manmade Lake

There are much better ways to generate electricity than this proposed scheme in Egypt, but here's how it would theoretically work.
Posted on January 12, 2019January 12, 2019

A Flying Tesla? Sure! We Calculate the Power Demands

Elon says he'd use SpaceX propulsion tech to make a Roadster take flight, and we have thoughts.
Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019

A Magic Wand? Nope, Just Good Ol’ Fashioned Physics

What looks like magic is actually the electrostatic force in action, suspending objects in air by manipulating their electrons.
Posted on January 7, 2019January 7, 2019

How to Calculate the Physics in ‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’

Using the videogame's training mode, you can figure out the rules governing how the various characters jump and move.
Posted on January 3, 2019January 3, 2019

How Does a ‘Martian’-Style Gravity Assist Actually Work?

It's basically a perfectly elastic collision, like two bouncy balls colliding.
Posted on December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

Trigonometry Is Essential to Physics. Here Are the Basics

Good ol' trig: that bastion of angles and triangles is essential to calculating velocity, momentum, and much more.

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