To physicists, curling presents the most puzzling conundrum in the Olympic Games. NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs NOVA on Instagram: @novapbs PRODUCTION CREDITS Digital Producer: Ari Daniel Production Assistance: Yasmeen Fakhro & Annie Kim Editorial Review: Julia Cort Special Thanks: Greg Kestin © WGBH Educational Foundation 2018 […]
sorry the video’s a bit dark … recording in your hotel room alone ftw! LINKS for more info: Music by: http://soundcloud.com/jakechudnow Earth Sandwich: http://www.zefrank.com/sandwich/ Find the point OPPOSITE you on earth! http://www.zefrank.com/sandwich/tool.html More on antipoints: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipodes Three Gorges Dam: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam Three Gorges Dam and earth’s rotation: http://www.theenergylibrary.com/node/11435 Angular Momentum demo: […]
Hang on because we’re about to screech to a halt. That’s right. The Earth is going to stop spinning for five seconds. How much damage would this sudden stoppage cause? What would you experience in different parts of the world? And when the Earth starts spinning again, would it still […]
Support Vsauce by joining THE CURIOSITY BOX: a seasonal delivery of viral science toys made by me! https://www.curiositybox.com Jake’s video about The Curiosity Box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p91-GhjgeEU Minute Physics on why December days are the longest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZMMuv0Ltyo StandUpMaths on calendars and leap days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkt_wmRKYNQ Tom Scott on the Equation of Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Qnobvx_kM […]
When will the Earth come to an end? The fate of our planet is a topic that has captured the imagination of scientists, philosophers, and ordinary people alike for centuries. From cataclysmic events to slow and gradual changes, the possible scenarios for the end of the Earth are both fascinating […]
What if the Earth stopped spinning? LEARN MORE BELOW! follow Michael Stevens: http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce instagram: http://instagram.com/electricpants facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VsauceGaming Courtly Love “Mirage”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv_CSShi1vU music by: https://www.youtube.com/user/jakechudnow Faster Earth-spin physics: http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=310 http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=603143 http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=403191 If Earth stopped spinning: http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0610/nospin.html http://astrobob.areavoices.com/2013/07/30/if-the-earth-stops-spinning-wed-be-in-big-trouble/ http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/ask/q1168.html http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/q2947.html http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/what-if/what-if-earth-stopped-spinning.htm http://www.spaceanswers.com/solar-system/what-would-happen-if-the-earth-stopped-spinning/ https://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=322 human dimensions: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~loebinfo/loebinfo/Proportions/humanfigure.html If Earth stopped spinning VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7kubIYu69c […]
