Longitude, Wasps, & Blowing Up A Tesla
Welcome back to Science Goes Boom. A little less boom this week, but don’t worry, we’ll still blow up a Tesla a little later on. For now, let’s talk about the science of not crashing your fleet on the oceans, and how a decent clock played a major part:
Since spiders almost never kill anybody ever (seriously, it surprised me, too) why are we so afraid of them? Because they’re spiders. Duh:
Russian rednecks? Yep, they exist, and they too are really good at blowing things up, like a Tesla with a shot battery. By the way, a new Tesla battery is like 20,000 euros or something. So it’s best to just blow the thing up and buy a Jeep:
Have you ever seen a quark? Neither has anyone else, but we have finally seen a molecule, sort of:
When you’ve got an angry hornets’ nest under your floorboards, you’ve got two options. Move, or call the Hornet King:
Spoiler alert: They’re painted that way so you can see ‘em better. But the interesting thing about this video is way the lighthouse lights are designed:
What if the wing could propel itself independent of the engine? Why not try it out:
And finally, how about a little Shane to end your week? When life makes you too short to dunk a basketball, science yourself some hops:
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