If we had more kids like this in my class, I might have actually enjoyed Physics.
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I had no idea this was so fucking complicated. (Via Ali.)
Science Buzz Ready your fallout shelters! No but for serious, the scientists at CERN fired together some proton beams at 99% of the speed of light, and everyone is very pleased about the New Era of Physics that is upon us.
Science Buzz The particle community is abuzz right now with rumors that dark matter may have finally been discovered! Ha ha. I said “particle community.” Either way, dark matter is sure to be way, way, way cooler than regular matter, and if they have found it after all this time, I'm glad. Check the links for some slightly less ignorant analysis of this exciting rumor.
Yoga Ball should totally be an Olympic sport. I'm totally going to try this at my next pilates class.
This video uses line drawings and simple diagrams to give you an idea of what it would be like to exist in some of the higher dimensions. As you might expect, it starts getting pretty trippy once it gets past the third one.
Tech Buzz Mixing Crayon Physics and Magic Pen, it's a Flash game that lets you build tiny animated machines. The object is simple: Create a contraption to move a ball or block across the screen. It's easy to test and change your contraptions, plus you can see what other players have done in the past to compare ideas.
Mixture of cornstarch and water defies gravity over vibrating subwoofer. Watch as the pool of opaque goo dances over the speaker. The mixture is known as a non-newtonian liquid. I won’t purport to know what that is, nor do I really care very much, but if you do you can check out the link. I’d venture to say it looks too awesome for words.