Infographic loving Online Universities have produced another cracker. This time round we’re taking a look at the neurology of gaming. Does gaming mess with your head? There are all sorts of effects, as it turns out, some good and some bad.
Solar destruction or leap year correction?
Which would happen first? The solar destruction of the planet or enough leap year corrections to finally and accurately align the calendar? Sounds like a leading question? Yup. This video digs into what a leap year actually is, when they happen (not every 4 years) and why. Also, according to custom, February is when women […]
Russian electric power plant explosion is like a sci-fi special effect
This video was uploaded to YouTube today. It’ll go viral. The start seems calm and mild enough. We’re in a car listening to John Lennon. Watch the sky first – there’s a flash of bright light and then the huge glowing cloud cycles through colours. As the cars slow to halt the rolling blackout catches […]
How time travel could actually work
If you want to build your own Tardis, your own time machine, then this is the how-to video for you. Good luck when it comes to collecting the power from all those stars.
Wipeout with recreated with Quantum Levitation
If you need a quick introduction to quantum levitation then this link has a pretty funky video. We get to see objects zooming around. We learn that we’re not really using magnets either.
As cool as that introductory video is – it doesn’t come close to the geekgasim of recreating the insanely fast paced racing game Wipeout by using quantum levitation. The vapour trails are just too perfect.
Blow stuff up with science. This is engineering.
For science, you monster? Oh. Wait. That’s Portal 2. This video showcases some other interesting and dangerous science. In fact, do watch closely for all the way our engineer film stars flee the scene after dropping one reacting agent into an other.
Mole Day – 6.02 x 10^23
If we using the American dating style of putting the month before the day then today is Mole Day. We kinda have to go with the American dating style too – can’t have the 23 after the 10 otherwise! To be specific at 6.02 is the precise time at which we celebrate Mole Day – […]
Science geeks behold: Quantum Levitation
The takeaway for me is that it’s not correct to use the term “floating”. In the video we clearly hear that quantum superconductor is “locked” in position. I imagine they’ve gone with “Quantum levitation” for the video title as a way to describe what the video appears to show. Mind you… they could have also […]
The 600 sticks stick bomb
Have you made a stick bomb before? It’s physics being cool. You can build a rain reaction stick bomb where it circles around corners – but how far can you take it? Seen below is “experiment 42”. This represent some 600 sticks all nicely stacked together. Update! Found this. More = bettah!
Use a slinky to throw the laws of physics out of the window
Okay, when I watched this first I thought the laws of physics were being slung out of the window. This video shows what happens when we drop a slinky. Two important tips – keep on watching as they explain a theory as to why this is happening and then click on your answer when they […]
