by msander | Jun 8, 2017 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Physics
Grant Thompson – the King of Random – teaches me how to start a fire with a Sandwich bag. And we tried to melt glass in my backyard: https://goo.gl/zb0uE0 Check out his channel: http://ve42.co/KoR The intensity of sunlight on Earth is about 1300 Watts per...
by msander | Jun 1, 2017 | Gr. 11-12 Physics
In the third act of “Swan Lake”, the Black Swan pulls off a seemingly endless series of turns, bobbing up and down on one pointed foot and spinning around and around and around … thirty-two times. How is this move — which is called a fouetté — even...
by msander | May 29, 2017 | Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics
There’s a concept that’s crucial to chemistry and physics. It helps explain why physical processes go one way and not the other: why ice melts, why cream spreads in coffee, why air leaks out of a punctured tire. It’s entropy, and it’s notoriously difficult to...
by msander | May 29, 2017 | Gr. 11-12 Physics
It’s amazing how professional baseball players can throw very fast curveballs, but do you know how do curveballs change direction in midair? Hosted by: Stefan Chin ———- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:...
by msander | May 25, 2017 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Physics
How do you measure big forces accurately? By calibrating your force transducer on the world’s biggest weight – 1,000,000 pounds of force. This machine ensures planes don’t break apart, jets provide required thrust, and rockets make it to their...
by msander | May 22, 2017 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics
In 2020, NASA will send a new rover to the Martian surface with one of its objectives to search for evidence of ancient life on the planet. I made this clip as a correspondent for Bill Nye Saves the World on Netflix. Touring the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena...
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