The (Useful) Things We Left Behind – Retroreflectors
The moon shines at night, but some parts of it shine better than others - the retroreflectors we left behind. Okay - quick physics refresher. When visible light hits things it will do, general one (or combos) from the following list: Light can be absorbed: The...
Chernobyl and Marvel’s Dracula: The Science of Containing a Disaster
Meanwhile, as if things weren’t bad enough, over in Marvel’s Avengers, vampires have taken over Chernobyl. Okay - more specifically, they appear to have taken over the New Safe Confinement structure which safeguards the remains of Reactor 4, which exploded in 1986. ...
How Tall Are These Guys Again? Hobbs, Shaw and Forced Perspective
Take a look at this picture from The Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw above. What jumps out to you? Okay, yes, those are the two stars, Dwayne Johnson (left) and Jason Statham (right). What about it? Both are seriously tough guys. Yeah, but Johnson is 6’...
A Gruesome Conservation of Momentum on Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots
Coming up, in no particular order: a gruesome story about space, a spoiler for the “Helping Hand” episode of Netflix’s series, Love, Death & Robots, and an explanation of how the conservation of momentum works. If you feel that any of those three topics will upset...
The Hobbs & Shaw Way of Stopping a Motorcyclist
“Look at me - I’m black Superman. Idris Elba as Brixton and stating the obvious in Fast & Furious Present: Hobbs & Shaw “He really is Black Superman.” Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs, agreeing with the obvious. Early disclaimer: Fast & Furious Present: Hobbs...
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