The Physics Behind Sonic the Hedgehog
I remember the first time I played a Sonic the Hedgehog game. I was 8 years-old and had just bought Sonic Unleashed with my Toys R Us gift card (what a throwback). Coming home, I slapped on the Wii and…
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Understanding Static Electricity
A Normal Winter Night It’s a cold winter night, you’re snuggled up in your favorite blanket sitting on a couch and watching TV, the heater doing its best to prevent the winter winds from disturbing your moment of Zen. You’re…
Are Sunscreen products reliable?
What? Sunscreens contain diverse active ingredients. Some use the inert inorganic mineral pigment, such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, primarily to reflect or scatter UV radiation. Others use organic chemicals or a mixture because chemicals can absorb UV rays.…
Science Memes: Causing Trouble
When Max Planck began at the University of Munich studying Physics, he was told to pick another area of study as “in this field, almost everything is already discovered, and all that remains is to fill a few holes”. Nevertheless,…
Science Memes: Air Resistance
Science Memes: Duality of Light
God does not Play Dice
“I am convinced God does not play dice with the universe.” – Albert Einstein Quantum Mechanics, despite how fancy and scifi-esque it sounds, is not a new concept. The “revolution” began in the beginning of the 1900s with Maxwell Planck’s…
Stephen Hawking Tribute Comic Review
“Tribute: Stephen Hawking” by Michael Lent and Brian McCarthy with art by Zach Bassett and published by Tidalwave Productions, released 2019. I confess: I never really paid attention to Stephen Hawking. I knew who he was: a popular scientist…