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New Scientist violates the laws of physics (updated)

A new article in the New Scientist begins with a statement of Newton’s third law that is blissfully ignorant of the irony. The article’s headline is: The magazine is notorious for its use of sensationalist headlines and seems to have done it again. Jon … Continue reading

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Self-siphoning beads

This is the coolest thing I’ve seen all day, and I’m pretty sure it’ll be the coolest thing you’d have seen all day, too: The Chain of Self-siphoning Beads, a.k.a. Physics Brainmelt. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6ukMId5fIi0] It’s so simple; just think of the … Continue reading

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