Tagged

physics

A collection of 22 posts

Reading

Escape This World

Why do I find it so much easier to read fanfiction than new fiction?

music

The Strumming of Coils

How does an electric guitar produce sound?

biology

Slosh Mitigation

Why don’t woodpeckers get concussions?

free-will

Free Will

The brain is capable of free thought and volition—but that facility might not be so unique.

quantum-physics

Life, Death, and Teleportation

Would teleportation transport you or kill you? And what exactly are “you” anyway?

physics

The Sound of Music

How can water make such musical sounds? And, how does anything make sound at all?

philosophy

Reality Check

I think, therefore I am. But there are those that suggest you are not who you think you are.

Things I want to know before I turn 18

Upward Forces

How the heck do planes fly? And, what weird ways do non plane-flying creatures use?

Geography

Flattening the Earth

First we learned the world was round. Now we’re learning how to flatten it.

history

Physics, Life, and Everything Nice

What a hot cup of coffee tells us about the history of life on Earth

Air Fryer

Air Frying

Ever wondered how to deep-fry without oil? This is almost, if not quite, the same.

Double Slit Experiment

Waving Particles

Why duality is like an elephant: an overview of the double-slit experiment and its implications.

physics

The Uncertainty Principle

Is a particle a wave? Is a mango a line? Some things can never be known for certain.

CERN

The Beauty of Physics

Join my journey from the mid-galactic black-hole to the keratin in your hair, and discover the beauty of physics.

history

Anticlockwise

Why does the Earth spin one way and not the other? There’s a logical reason.

Atmosphere

Thin Air

What is a plant made of? The answer may surprise you.

Air Pollution

Pretty, Polluted

How Diwali celebrations make for prettier sunsets.

culture

The Purple Sky

Light, sight, and why things may not be the same colours they look.

biology

The Distant Eye

When you lose focus, what do your eyes focus on?

Humour

Common Relativity

There’s General Relativity and Special Relativity. And then, there’s the relativity we encounter every day.

Christmas

Santa’s Mailbox

Ever wondered where all those letters to Santa go?

Desert

Getting Hot

If you were a vulture flying for the first time across certain parts of the desert, you would notice the waves.