What path should you take to catch another football player? Here are three different ways to run the play.
The post Tackle a Runner Like a Super Bowl Player—With Physics! appeared first on WIRED.
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Friday 5 February 2016
Things had gotten quiet at Japan’s Sakurajima for the past few months, but today the volcano unleashed an impressive explosive eruption. If you watch the video of the eruption, you can see incandescent volcanic bombs and ash being hurled hundreds of meters into the air — and the eruption even generated some of its own lightning. I’ve […]
The post Sakurajima Lets Out a Spectacular Eruption After Months of Quiet appeared first on WIRED.
Thursday 4 February 2016
In so-called mechanical doping, a rider hides an electric motor in a bike. How could you detect these motors without taking the bike apart?
The post Clever Ways to Catch a Pro Cyclist Cheating With a Hidden Motor appeared first on WIRED.
Monday 1 February 2016
Nevados de Chillán is showing signs of continued restlessness. The question is where does it lead.
The post Restless Chilean Volcano Nevados de Chillán Unleashes a Series of Explosions appeared first on WIRED.
The MythBusters lifted a car with a vacuum cleaner. Could you do the same thing by replacing the vacuum cleaner with a human sucking through a straw?
The post Psst: You Could Probably Lift a Car by Sucking Through a Straw appeared first on WIRED.
Friday 29 January 2016
El Misti might be reawakening after centuries of quiet, but reports of eruption from Chimborazo in Ecuador prove to be false.
The post El Misti in Peru May Be Reawakening for the First Time in Centuries appeared first on WIRED.
Here is a quick introduction to the superposition of electric fields and visualizing the E-field due to a dipole using VPython.
The post Use Code to Create Sweet 3-D Visualizations of Electric Fields appeared first on WIRED.
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Blue Origin just relaunched the New Shepard rocket. Here is an analysis of the acceleration both for the launch and the landing.
The post How Fast Did Blue Origin’s Rocket Accelerate on Launch? appeared first on WIRED.
Monday 25 January 2016
In some cases, the snow accumulation from the snow storm Jonas must be melted. How much power would it take to melt the snow on the roads?
The post Melting Blizzard 2016’s Snow Would Take a Lot of Energy appeared first on WIRED.
Tuesday 19 January 2016
Stop worrying and just welcome your new insect overlords.
The post Just Give Up. It’s Impossible to Bug-Proof Your Home appeared first on WIRED.
Monday 18 January 2016
The MythBusters made a train tanker car implode due to a pressure difference. You can do something similar at home with a soda can.
The post Make Your Own Tanker Implosion With a Soda Can appeared first on WIRED.
Wednesday 13 January 2016
For the first time in almost 13 years, Nevados de Chillán erupts. Meanwhile in Central America, both Chaparrastique and Momotombo were noisy.
The post Nevados de Chillán in Chile Rumbles to Life, Forming a New Crater appeared first on WIRED.
Tuesday 5 January 2016
Trying to figure out where the volcanic action in 2016 will be is pretty tricky. I take a stab at some guesses.
The post Keep an Eye Out for These Volcanoes in 2016 appeared first on WIRED.
This electric motor is fairly simple to build and uses materials that you can probably find around the house.
The post How to Build a Super Simple Electric Motor Out of Stuff You Already Have appeared first on WIRED.
Monday 4 January 2016
Time to count your votes for the 2015 Pliny for Volcanic Event of the Year.
The post And the 2015 Pliny for Volcanic Event of the Year Goes To… appeared first on WIRED.
Wednesday 30 December 2015
Don't just party on New Year's Eve, think about the cool physics that you can see around you.
The post The Physics Behind Popping Champagne Bottles appeared first on WIRED.
Saturday 19 December 2015
Adult reindeer bot flies look like harmless fluffy bees, but they're not really that cuddly.
The post Reindeer Bot Flies Are Not Particularly Festive appeared first on WIRED.
Wednesday 9 December 2015
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.
The post Forget Christmas Lights. Fire Lasers at Your House Instead appeared first on WIRED.
Monday 7 December 2015
A common idea is that energy is stored in chemical bonds. This isn't really true. Here's why.
The post We Need to Talk About the Energy in Chemical Bonds appeared first on WIRED.
Thursday 3 December 2015
Although it has been quiet for much of 2015, Etna produced a spectacular but brief eruption last night.
The post Italy’s Etna Unleashes a Short but Spectacular Eruption appeared first on WIRED.
