Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
With neon-colored ear plugs clamped tight, Conroe High School students gripped the aluminum bleachers as 124 decibels of roaring sound and wind heralded a recent physics lesson — an Apache helicopter.
(via Veritasium) The story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team. How does a uniform cable beneath a helicopter hang?
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How I Used a Helicopter to Prove a Law of Physics
To settle a long-standing physics debate, I did something few would even attempt — I rented a helicopter. What began as a simple question about motion and gravity turned into a real-world experiment ...
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Renting a Helicopter to Finally Settle a Physics Debate
A heated physics question could not be solved in theory alone so a helicopter was rented to put it to the test.
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