In their latest video, the Slow Mo Guys collide paintballs in mid-air, creating some pretty great paint splashes. The high-speed video does a nice job of revealing some of the Keep reading
Month: December 2024
Review: “ABCs From Space”
For me, one of the most fun aspects of studying science is seeking out examples of it in the world around us. Adam Voiland – who writes for NASA Earth Keep reading
Inside Earth’s Core
Without our magnetic field, life as we know it could not exist on Earth. Instead, our atmosphere would be stripped away and the surface would be bombarded by charged particles Keep reading
Optimal Swimming
What do trout, sharks, and whales have in common? All are fast swimmers and share remarkable similarities in their swimming dynamics despite different sizes, shapes, and environments. A new study Keep reading
Hair in the Flow
Humans are hairy on the inside. Not in the way that we are on the outside, but in the sense that many interior surfaces of our bodies are covered in Keep reading
Pressing Non-Newtonian Fluids
For many fluids, the relationship between force and deformation is not simple. The catch-all name for these materials is non-Newtonian fluids. In a recent episode, the Hydraulic Press Channel did Keep reading
Fluid Black Holes
Fluid systems can sometimes serve as analogs for other physical phenomena. For example, bouncing droplets can recreate quantum effects and a hydraulic jump can act like a white hole. In Keep reading
Surge Flows
Sandy beaches can be a great place to play with neat flows. In a recent video, Frank Howarth describes playing with beach rivers on the Oregon coast and observing a Keep reading
Solar Eclipses and Coronal Mass Ejections
Observations of many solar phenomena have only become accessible to humans relatively recently with the advent of satellites. Prior to that, it simply wasn’t feasible to observe dynamics in the Keep reading
Oreo Dunking Physics
As most people know, cookie dunking is serious business. Everyone has their own preference for cookie saturation and stiffness. Happily, scientists have examined this problem and have advice to offer Keep reading