Why the metric system matters
Adults Physics
For the majority of recorded human history, units like the weight of a grain or the length of a hand weren't exact and varied from place to place.
Black Hole Comparison
Adults Physics
This Crazy Black Hole Comparison Will Definitely Blow Your Mind
What Is Something?
Adults Physics
What is something? On the most fundamental level thinkable, what are things? Why are things? And why do things behave the way they do?
How Long To Fall Through The Earth?
Adults Physics
Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute!
How do we separate the inseparable?
Adults Physics
Your cell phone is mainly made of plastics and metals. It's easy to appreciate the process by which those elements add up to something so useful.
What If The Earth Stopped Spinning?
Adults Physics
What if the Earth stopped spinning? What would happen to you?
Smarter Every Day
Adults Physics
Can You Land A Helicopter Without Engine Power?
The invisible motion of still objects
Adults Physics
Many of the inanimate objects around you probably seem perfectly still. But look deep into the atomic structure of any of them, and you'll see a world in constant flux - with stretching, contracting, springing, jittering, drifting atoms everywhere.
Mind-Blowing Magic Magnets
Adults Physics
Brace yourselves for some exciting new technology - "Polymagnets"!
Do These Liquids Look Alive?
Adults Physics
Why do droplets of food coloring attract, repel, and chase each other?
Transporters and Quantum Teleportation
Adults Physics
How Transporters and Quantum Teleportation Work
Random couscous snaps into beautiful patterns
Adults Physics
What is this? Some kind of witchcraft?!
Colorful Collapsing Magnets
Adults Physics
So that was epic! These Magination magnets are way too much fun! Links below to find out more. Let me know what you guys think about this new format for Tidbits of Awesome. I'm hoping to post these more often in between my bigger releases.
Why Isn't It Faster To Fly West?
Adults Physics
If the earth is spinning to the east at 1000 miles per hour... why can't we fly west more easily?
Snatoms! The Magnetic Molecular Modeling Kit
Adults Physics
I've created an educational product to help people learn chemistry.
The Brightest Part of a Shadow is in the Middle
Adults Physics
Why is there a bright spot behind spherical objects?
How do tornadoes form?
Adults Physics
Tornadoes are the most violent storms on Earth, with wind velocities that can exceed 200 miles per hour. How do these terrifying cyclones form? Meteorologist James Spann sheds light on the lifespan of tornadoes as they go from supercell thunderstorms to terrible twisters before eventually dissolving back into thin air.
Is Glass a Liquid?
Adults Physics
Stained glass is thicker at the bottom - so is it a liquid? Earth's mantle enables plate tectonics, so is it a liquid?
Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law
Adults Physics
Think you know the difference?
[HD] Loki Lego Launcher - High altitude balloon
Adults Physics
Our family had a great time with this Loki Lego Launcher project. Not only did our kids get a big sense of accomplishment by successfully sending a balloon to near space, but it was a ton of fun and we got some fantastic footage too.
Can You Perceive Acceleration?
Adults Physics
How do our eyes scan across a landscape? Contrary to popular belief, they don't scan smoothly across a scene, they observe a series of images. The eye is capable of panning smoothly however. If something moves in your field of view, your eyes track it smoothly.