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What could you do with 54,000 watts?
What could you do with 54,000 watts?I already looked at ESPN's Sport Science episode where they calculate that Marshawn Lynch produces 54,000 watts when pulling some tires. Yes, that is way too high....
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Some People Running
Some People RunningThis video seems like it is getting popular, but maybe that is because it is so awesome.Maybe it is just me, but I find this video very visually satisfying. I love the way they...
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MythBusters and double the speed
MythBusters and double the speedIn the last episode of MythBusters, Adam and Jamie wanted to test something that Jamie had said earlier:"Two cars crashing head on at 50 mph is the same as one car...
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MythBusters' energy explanation
MythBusters' energy explanationI already mentioned the MythBusters' crashing two cars episode where they correctly doubled the speed of a pendulum type object. Overall, this was a very visual (although...
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How hot would the space jumper get?
How hot would the space jumper get?A new video from the Red Bull Stratos Jump guys came out. Here it is:This reminds me of an unanswered question about the Stratos jump that I didn't address on my last...
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Ask a ScienceBlogger: Evaporating Water
Ask a ScienceBlogger: Evaporating WaterHere is another question from Ask a ScienceBlogger. Reader Uday Panta asks:How does water evaporate in the seas? Doesn't water evaporate at 100 C?There were some...
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Collisions: Kinetic energy or momentum?
Collisions: Kinetic energy or momentum?In the last episode of MythBusters, they wanted to see if a tornado could make some glass cut off a person's head. The first attempt was just to take some glass...
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Turn or go straight? Quick!
Turn or go straight? Quick!This is a classic problem. You are in a car heading straight towards a wall. Should you try to stop or should you try to turn to avoid the wall? Bonus question: what if the...
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What if everyone jumped?
What if everyone jumped?Might as well jump. Jump. Go ahead, jump. - Van HalenSuppose everyone in the world got together and jumped. Would the Earth move? Yes. Would it be noticeable? Time for a...
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A thought experiment for the relativity skeptics
A thought experiment for the relativity skeptics"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Albert EinsteinIt may be hard to believe, seeing as how it's been our...
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