How This Guy Became The Best Rock Skipper On The Planet | Obsessed | WIRED
AdultsFunHumanMedia...Kurt Steiner is record holding champion stone skipper—and a master of the physics that underpin the sport. A labor of love that's evolved into a world-class passion, see where Kurt harvests his preferred rocks, the qualities he seeks in them, and each factor he considers in order to throw like a pro.
The Boltzmann Paradox
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Have You Ever Seen An Atom?
YouthPhysicsScienceTechnologyScientists at the University of California Los Angeles have found a way to create stunningly detailed 3D reconstructing of platinum nanoparticles at an atomic scale.
How Does A Carburetor Work?
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Why no one has measured the speed of light
AdultsData ScienceEducationScience...Physics students learn the speed of light, c, is the same for all inertial observers but no one has ever actually measured it in one direction.
Why Don't We Have Water Powered Cars Yet?
AdultsCreativityIndustryScience...Today we're dipping our toes into the engineering and physics behind water-powered cars!
World's Lightest Solid!
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