Tag Archives: Video

Physics Girl – Stacked Ball Drop

Posted on March 15, 2015 by justin

What happens when you drop a perfectly balanced stack of balls? And how is the result like a supernova? The classic momentum transfer demonstration, at the next level.

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The Physics of Weightless Flight

Posted on March 15, 2015 by justin

Ever wanted to know how those vomit comet planes simulate weightlessness?

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Tea Time Britain

Posted on February 7, 2015 by justin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/people/teatimebritain.shtml Power surges called the TV pickup are unique to Britain. The engineers at the National Grid control centre brace themselves each time Eastenders ends and 1.75 million kettles get switched on.

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The Pain of Electricity (AC versus DC)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by VCE Physics

Don’t try this at home.  

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Lagrange Points

Posted on January 2, 2015 by justin
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Real Plutonium

Posted on January 2, 2015 by justin
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Vsauce – Is Earth Actually Flat?

Posted on December 27, 2014 by VCE Physics
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Are Expensive Batteries Worth the Extra Cost?

Posted on November 22, 2014 by VCE Physics

A very thorough analysis of the power vs cost relationship for common batteries. http://www.wired.com/2012/01/are-expensive-batteries-worth-the-extra-cost/

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A dozen USB chargers in the lab….

Posted on November 22, 2014 by VCE Physics

Just when you thought that a charger is a charger – be careful what you plug into an expensive device. http://www.righto.com/2012/10/a-dozen-usb-chargers-in-lab-apple-is.html (This has a lot of relevance to students studying the Further Electronics detailed study

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Brian Cox visits the world’s biggest vacuum chamber

Posted on November 8, 2014 by justin

Brian Cox visits NASA’s Space Power Facility in Ohio to see what happens when a bowling ball and a feather are dropped together under the conditions of outer space.

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