https://youtu.be/W0PqyT9IU_g Balls, pendulums, apples and magnets all played their part in the story of modern physics, but then things got weird. And when Albert Einstein combined time and space, things got even weirder – step forward quantum uncertainty, black holes and the Big Bang. This short animation, The Story of Physics, is one in a series of simplified historical summaries from the BBC2’s…… Continue reading The Story of Physics – Dara O’Briain
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Rolling Through the Bay – Scott Weaver
This nine foot tall wooden sculpture of San Francisco was made with glue and 105,387 and a half toothpicks. It was built by Scott Weaver who, stuck at home at the age of 14 with spinal meningitis, started working in earnest on the project and continued on it for 37 years. It has 10 different starting…… Continue reading Rolling Through the Bay – Scott Weaver
How to Make a Self-Starting Siphon
To move liquid from one container to another, you may need a siphon, a bent tube with one end that’s lower than the first. Suction is one way to get the liquid moving through it, but if you don’t have a pump and you don’t want to suck on the end of the tube—something to avoid…… Continue reading How to Make a Self-Starting Siphon
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