The Secret to Bruce Lee’s Superhuman One-Inch Punch
No one wants to deal with that many interactions. Instead, in physics we treat the ball as one thing—and that's mostly fine. However, to make sure that other…
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What Would Earth’s Temperature Be Like Without an Atmosphere?
OK, a couple of quick points. This is just the surface temperature of the Earth. Since the light from the sun just hits the surface and the Earth radiates…
Innovative Technology deploys age estimation tech in shops and pubs | Computer Weekly
Innovative Technology is rolling out its MyCheckr age estimation devices to shops and pubs to reduce the risk of selling alcohol to underage…
UK government completes trials of age estimation technology | Computer Weekly
A UK government initiative to expand the use of digital identities in the UK economy has completed its initial trial phase, which tested the efficacy…
How to Use Physics to Tell If That Steph Curry Video Is Real
A few weeks ago, Sports Illustrated tweeted this video of Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry that instantly went viral. It shows him taking a shot…
Could Namor’s Ankle Wings From ‘Black Panther 2’ Really Work?
But you don't have to be a superhero to experience this kind of flight. If you have a set of carbon-fiber wings and four engines, you can fly like Yves…
Researchers propose new estimation method for instantaneous energy consumption of electric buses
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Electrification of…
How Far Would You Have to Tunnel Underground to Lose 20 Pounds?
Now, what if I move outside this sphere? It turns out that the gravitational field due to a spherical distribution produces the same gravitational field as…
The Physics of Going Fast—but Not Too Fast—on a Giant Slide
Really, the only difference is that this is a downward-curving path with the center of this circular curve below the slide instead of above. (Once again, the…
Could Climate Change Alter the Length of the Day?
Let's consider an example with an imaginary planet. In this solar system, the planet completes one orbit around its sun in 8.6 solar days, instead of 365…