Some time ago I received a call from a colleague who asked if I would be the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a...
Like all stars, the Sun has its beginning, life, and eventual end. Although it gives us light and warmth every day, it is just one of many inhabitants of the universe, destined to follow the fate shared by all...
An engineer, a mathematician, and a physicist were asked to name the greatest invention of all times.
The engineer chose fire, which gave humanity power over matter.
The mathematician chose the wheel, which gave humanity the power over space.
The physicist mystic...
Imagine being able to count electrons – those tiny, invisible particles no one has ever seen. They are so small that we can’t even picture them, let alone count them. But if we know the charge each one carries...
One day, all of the world's famous physicists decided to get together for a tea luncheon. Fortunately, the doorman was a grad student, and able to observe some of the guests...
Everyone gravitated toward Newton, but he just kept...
This is an example of physics majors with way too much time on their hands...
1) No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects...
A street that instantly teaches you never to forget the laws of physics and demonstrates them experimentally.
In Fort Lee, there is a street that looks completely ordinary. But if you walk it often, you’ll realize that this street is...
How much do you know about Marie Curie? Curie dedicated her life to science. She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, the first person to be awarded twice and is still the only person to...
YOU MIGHT BE A PHYSICS MAJOR...
if you have no life - and you can PROVE it mathematically.
if you enjoy pain.
if you know vector calculus but you can't remember how to do long division.
if you chuckle...
Conclusion:
So every inhabitant of the Earth should count for 5 years to count all electrons that pass in only 5 hours through a mining bulb.
