Search
-
Are You on a Low Fact Diet?
(Articles/Know More)
Tags: [logic, argument, fallacies, knowledge, fact, thinking, ignorance] ...
-
Sex in Space, Pt 1 - Action and Reaction
(SmartA[xxx]e/Physical Concepts)
... direction) and the mass of the objects. In fact you probably do that quite a lot - without thinking about it - if you play billiards. Billiards, or pool, is a great example of seeing these types of collisions ...
-
Are You on a Low Fact Diet?
(Articles/Know More)
... of buying medical remedies in unmarked brown bottles from the local snake oil salesman. Our average Joe Carpenter's only fact reference was word of mouth and communal wisdom. He'd trust the grapevine ...
-
Naughty Science Pickup Lines
(SmartA[xxx]e/Science in Life)
Science can be nerdy but it definitely doesn't have to be. In fact, it can be sexy. And, more importantly, it can get you sex. Yeah. Well, you don't have to trust my word ...
-
How Could Ilan Ramon's Diary Survive the Fall from Space?
(Articles/Know More)
... of the shuttle based on facts on the ground and what we already know from previous manned missions to space using the Columbia shuttle. The general investigation I am about to embark on in this post ...
-
Top 10 Ways to Know the Earth is Not Flat
(Articles/Know More)
... and believe in a kooky conspiracy theory to enjoy some historical factoids about humanity's quest for space. Though I have researched this subject, I am quite certain there will be much more to be said ...
-
Olympic Controversy: How does the "Space-Age Swimsuit" Work?
(Articles/Know More)
... points on the swimmer's body", which are meant to "deliver optimum streamlined shape and drag reduction". The Shape is one of the most important factors in drag reduction and the creation of an aerodynamic ...
-
The Attack of the Leathery Beasts...
(Articles/From the News)
... remember to check your definitions, if not your proper facts. A semi-decomposed corpse of an unidentified animal (note: unidentified does not mean unidentifiable) washes out to shore and someone takes ...
-
Stay Abreast on Oscillations
(SmartA[xxx]e/Physical Concepts)
... When a basketball player bounces a ball up and down from his hand to the ground, the ball is considered to be oscillating. The way the ball is moving is decided by some factors, like the friction with ...
-
Richard Saunders in 3D (and 2D)
(Videos/SmarterThanThat Experiments)
... claim that the image is, in fact, the image of Jesus after his crucifixion. Whether or not this shroud is real (Scientific examination of the fabric and impressions on it show it is dated much after ...
-
The earth’s curvature is tasty
(Videos/SmarterThanThat Experiments)
... http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Eratosthenes.html http://www.eranet.gr/eratosthenes/html/eoc.html Earth Radius: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_radius ...
-
Goofing around with Non-Newtonian [Goo] Fluid
(Videos/SmarterThanThat Experiments)
... I wouldn’t recommend using corn starch and water to stop a speeding bullet, but there are other fluids out there that can help in the matter. In fact, in many of the Kevlar armor suits today, there is ...
-
Duckies and the Doppler Effect
(Videos/SmarterThanThat Experiments)
You probably hear this every day, that weird phenomenon sounds makes when it whooshes you by quickly. In fact, the entire ‘whoosh’ effect - that ‘zzzzzzzzzzzhoooooooom!’ that seems all children are familiar ...
-
Measuring the Speed of Light
(Videos/SmarterThanThat Experiments)
... There will be some inaccuracy in your result (my own calculations had a percent error of 6.3%). The size of this error is important, because it can help us understand what external factors played a role ...
