The Physics of Mississippi Flood Control
Louisiana's Bonnet Carré Spillway diverts some of the Mississippi's floodwaters. But it also offers up a wealth of good physics questions.
Why a Golf Ball Compresses Like a Spring—Until It Shatters
An experiment with a paper clip reveals both its elastic and plastic properties, a distinction that's key to how any material compresses or deforms.
Tram Bowling Is an Actual Sport. Let’s Look at the Physics
Driving a tram into a ball such that it knocks down pins—tram bowling, naturally—raises some physics questions: What does the speed of the ball depend on? What's its change in momentum?