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Day: December 1, 2015

Circular Motion and Amusement Park Physics

Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 by dmackenziepearce

Designing a great roller coaster requires understanding of concepts in circular motion such as centripetal acceleration as well as human physiology and psychology. This is part one of a six part series on designing roller coasters:

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Electricity Song

Posted on December 1, 2015January 11, 2017 by dmackenziepearce

Sing-along to School House Rock, Electricity:

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Electrostatics

Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 by dmackenziepearce

This video shows basic electrostatic principles including positive and negative charge and charge movement:

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Magnets in Space

Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 by dmackenziepearce

Magnets and magnetic field demonstrated aboard the International Space Station:

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Optics and the Human eye

Posted on December 1, 2015 by dmackenziepearce

The most important lenses in your world is the one in each of your eyes. How your eyes adapt to focusing on near and far objects is a practical example of refraction and lenses.

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Momentum in Space

Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 by dmackenziepearce

Momentum and conservation of momentum demonstrated on the International Space Station:

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Simultaniety

Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 by dmackenziepearce

Time is relative. From different frames of reference observers can experience what appears to be contrasting viewpoints:

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