Bomber Comparisons, Cymbals, & Tesla vs. Edison

Welcome back to Science Goes Boom. First up, the science of maximizing speed when going downhill. Also, the killjoy nature of city administrators:

Now let’s take an extended look at drum cymbals made two ways. Or, how to make the band go bang:

And now for the Americans:

This is why you don’t throw dirt in the bathtub, boys:

Make a pond, set up a few cameras, send out fliers to all the, er, flyers in the neighborhood, and then sit back and watch the magic:

My grandpa’s Bomber could totally beat up your grandpa’s Bomber:

Speaking of B-17s, here’s a crashed one that sits not far from our family’s favorite hiking location and one of my favorite places on Earth, Hatcher Pass, Alaska:

Yeah, Edison was a genius, and chalk up another one for homeschooling…but Tesla was still robbed:

For those brave souls who look at obscure towers of rock in inhospitable locations and say, I’m gonna climb that:

And let’s wrap up this week with a little catch-off. Or, the physics of seeing Tyler from Dude Perfect drop (almost) everything thrown to him:

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