What Actually Happens If You Shoot a Ball at a Newton’s Cradle?
In a recent video, the Slo Mo Guys fired at the clicky-clacky desk toy with a superhigh-speed ball. It looks pretty cool—and the physics are even cooler. ..
In a recent video, the Slo Mo Guys fired at the clicky-clacky desk toy with a superhigh-speed ball. It looks pretty cool—and the physics are even cooler. ..
Gasoline prices are over $4 a gallon at the pump. If you want to save some cash on your commute, maybe you need to slow down. ..
Theoretically, yes. But it’s not terribly practical. And it might mean you’re a supervillain. ..
To celebrate Pi Day, we look at applications—from NASA to cars—that prove you can have too much of a good thing. ..
NASA plans to deorbit the International Space Station in 2031 by crashing it into the ocean. But is there another way? ..
These structures are a sci-fi solution to the problem of getting objects into orbit without a rocket—but you don’t want to be under one if the cable ..
The famous cartoon schemer has an ingenious plan to lure Bugs Bunny out of his hole—and it involves a giant magnet and an iron carrot. ..
Even ordinary actions, like tossing a tennis ball, can be extraordinarily complex to calculate. The trick is knowing what to leave out. ..
It’s hard enough to predict the outcome of ball collisions in a game of billiards. Do you also have to factor in a player’s effect on the cue ball? ..
Leaping into an airborne cargo plane might not be impossible, but the numbers have to work out just right. ..