Reminder: The Giant’s Shoulders
A reminder that the submission deadline for “classic” science posts is coming up on the 15th, and the inaugural compendium of The Giant’s Shoulders will be hosted at Blog Around the Clock
Date: July 5th, 2008
Shove Off
The other day Matt over at Built on Facts had an interesting post, “Pushing Things in Space.” And while it’s rocket science, it’s not really rocket science. It’s Newton’s Third Law in action (and reaction), which is first-semester physics.
There is a lovely scene where the titular robot [Wall-E] uses a fire extinguisher to [...]
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