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How Could Ilan Ramon's Diary Survive the Fall from Space?
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Tags: [space, earth, physics, friction, speed] ...
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Stay Abreast on Oscillations
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Tags: [oscillation, physics, movement, naughty, friction, mass, speed, experiment] ...
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#Asktronomy Official Participants
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... has been an amateur astronomer for nearly 10 years now and has a B.A. in physics. She was the docent at the Carthage College Planetarium and a physics and astronomy department fellow and tutor for several ...
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Sex in Space, Pt 1 - Action and Reaction
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... only guess. And in this article, guess we shall. Physics of Movement It was Newton who stated that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Usually that rule is very helpful. In this case ...
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How Could Ilan Ramon's Diary Survive the Fall from Space?
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... (and the laws of physics) makes the speed of falling objects limited. The diary was found in a damp field covered with soft leafs (provided a relatively soft landing). Other pieces of debris survived ...
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Top 10 Ways to Know the Earth is Not Flat
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... and I am not one to hold out the cheers: Klaynos, from scienceforums, for his Physics mastery late at night. insane_alien from scienceforums, for directing me on the path of a good #9. Cap’n Refsmmat ...
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Olympic Controversy: How does the "Space-Age Swimsuit" Work?
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... geeks. The "Speedo" controversy raises some interesting points about the effect of a swimsuit on the swimmer, and the effect of physics in general as a consideration for the athletes. As we all ...
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Stay Abreast on Oscillations
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... to the general public. But physics is not as dull as it seems. Really. Keep on reading, and I'll prove it to you. What are Oscillations? Repetitive movements around a central point are called oscillations. ...
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A Physics Party Trick that Sucks… Liquid
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... point: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/334272/physics_experiment_liquid_suction/ And another: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/540641/bored_try_this_easy_experiment/ Vacuum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum ...
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DNA Madness: Extracting your Own DNA in your Kitchen!
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... one little piece of us, though, that holds the secret to our existence, and the history of our species: The DNA. My main interest is usually physics and astronomy, but I have always been fascinated ...
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A Party Trick for the Watery Dense..
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... more of a “Show off your geektitude” physics trick that will amaze and enchant your buddies anywhere! Okay, well, maybe not anywhere. Or anyone. But it is geeky, I promise. And will get you some attention. ...
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Duckies and the Doppler Effect
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... http://www.fearofphysics.com/cgi-bin/doppler.cgi?dir=a&vs=300&mode=wrap Doppler Effect and Red Shift: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man9ulEYSgk http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/redshift.html ...
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Measuring the Speed of Light
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... to precise measurements, unless you live in a physics lab, in which case I am willing to relocate for a domestic partnership) there are several external conditions that could distort the measurements and ...
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The Staff (Who)
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... staff. This is a page for them. Site Staff mooeypoo Site Creator, SmartAxe Experimenter and Contributing Writer mooeypoo is a general geek, a site developer and a physics student with a special ...
