Archive for 'March 2009'

Elevator Motion

by Hans F. on Mar 12, 2009

Elevators are contraptions made for convenience, especially for people who travel several floors at a time inside a tall building. You may have noticed that it feels no different inside an elevator in the middle of its journey up or down than it feels to be standing on a stationary ground (one that is not [...]

Re-Inflate a Ping Pong Ball with Proportions

by Kevin C. on Mar 10, 2009

As with all sports, physics determines how things interact. Conversely, sports can explain a lot of the concepts of beginning to intermediate physics. If only high schools taught physics using sports; then, we can have students more engaged and people more aware of their surroundings. Just a thought …
Earlier this week, though, I was reminded [...]

No Post Today

by Kevin C. on Mar 5, 2009

As college students, projects and exams have gotten in the way of things … as usual. Stay tuned though.
And thanks for visiting.

The Science of Soft Landings

by Hans F. on Mar 3, 2009

Imagine someone tossing an egg at you, and you must catch the egg without causing it to break. Naturally, you would want to move your hands back, along the motion of the egg as you catch the it, because you know that the egg is fragile and will break if enough force is applied to [...]