Sound is actually nothing more than moving air and the way we perceive that moving air with our ears. Now you may be saying “Wait a minute Geek Slop… sound is made by moving air?”. Sure. Think about it. Your dad moves a lot of air – right? And he makes a nasty sound when…
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Plastic cups in love experiment – a demonstration of Bernoulli’s principle
What does a flying airplane and a pitcher’s curve ball have in common? Well, besides the fact that both travel through the air at amazingly fast speeds – both are based on a principle called Bernoulli’s principle. Bernoulli, (pronounced Burr New Lee) was a Swiss mathematician who liked to piddle around with these types of…
Milk carton water wheel science experiment – an experiment to demonstrate Newton’s Third Law.
Rock and roll records that just won’t swing. A gyroscopic inertia experiment.
Gyroscopic inertia – a strange, complicated word – is a force common all around us. It explains how we are able to ride a bike, how planes navigate, and how a figure skater is able to do those lightning fast spins. Here’s a simple experiment that’ll clear up this confusing concept. Note: the hardest part…









