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Chad reminds us that pop-sci explanations of quantum mechanics are like the convoluted, contrived plots of B-movies. And he offers his own in The Teleporter’s Dilemma
Imagine that you and a friend are out hiking, and find yourselves kidnapped by a sinister conspiracy of some sort. You’re taken to a remote island, and shown an [...]
Letting go of Newtonian mechanics
Conscientious physics teachers fear that without a thorough understanding of motion and forces, students will not be able to grasp subsequent topics in physics. This turns out to not be the case. Very little of the sky falls if you move on from mechanics before it’s fully fermented.
[I]f any physics teachers could tell me why *they* read blogs, that will help me write something to convince other physics teachers why this could be a good use of their precious time!
So if you teach physics, read physics blogs, but somehow don’t already read sciencegeekgirl, please go over and answer the question.
The two blogs [...]
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Make your own carbon dioxide. At 44 g/mole, it is heavier than the other major constituents of air, so it stays in the pitcher and can be “poured” out.
Rabbit wins half marathon
A runner dressed as a white rabbit caught 12,000 runners on the hop – by winning a half marathon in London.
Hyperboloid structures
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