Category Archives: How fast can things go?

Professor Dave explains Special Relativity

Posted on January 15, 2018 by VCE Physics

Special Relativity Part 1: From Galileo to Einstein Special Relativity Part 2: Time Dilation and the Twin Paradox Special Relativity Part 3: Length Contraction Special Relativity Part 4: Mass-Energy Equivalence or E = mc² General Relativity: The Curvature of Spacetime

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Physics Girl – Special Relativity and the Twin Paradox

Posted on January 15, 2018 by VCE Physics

How can just two rules of Einstein’s 1905 theory of special relativity lead to seemingly paradoxical changes in the perception of time?

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Veritasium – Can You Go the Speed of Light?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by VCE Physics

Einstein’s classic thought experiment involves sitting on a train travelling at the speed of light. If you hold a mirror in front of your face, will you see your reflection in a mirror? How could light from your face reach … Continue reading →

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Vsauce – Would Headlights Work at Light Speed?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by justin

If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your headlights, what would happen?  

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Kinematics quiz

Posted on December 22, 2014 by justin
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Veritasium – Anti-Gravity Wheel?

Posted on May 14, 2014 by VCE Physics
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Circular Motion – The Wall Of Death

Posted on April 23, 2013 by justin

For shear terror, you have to watch this clip from the Diamond Maruti Car Circus in Delhi So how does a car drive around in a horizontal circle? Well for a start, friction is needed to keep the car form … Continue reading →

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Circular motion – looping the loop

Posted on April 11, 2013 by justin

During the school holidays I enjoyed a trip to the circus. All good fun & always there’s some Physics! The highlight for me was the Globe of Death – three motorbikes riding in circles in a spherical cage. (Something like … Continue reading →

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Vsauce – Epic leaps

Posted on September 12, 2012 by VCE Physics
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Work & energy podcast

Posted on September 3, 2012 by VCE Physics

Energy, Work, Gravitational potential energy, Kinetic energy, Work calculations, Ramps, Energy transformations, Elastic potential energy, Efficiency, Power. Download the notes. Download the video.

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