The Science of Arcades, Galaxies, and Blowing Stuff Up Like It's 1789
Welcome to Science Friday. Let’s start with something nearly useless. I’ve never considered creating a saw blade out of glass so, why not? Because it breaks, duh! Or does it?
It’s been a long time since I’ve been to an arcade, but armed with science I may just try it again sometime:
Confession to the Movie Fight Club peeps: I can’t stand James Bond movies. But I am a fan of his gadgets:
How do we know what our own galaxy looks like? How do we know how large galaxies are? To be honest, we don’t, but we can estimate, and they look super cool in any case:
Can anyone tell me where to get a little bottle of nitroglycerin, and whether it will put me on a watchlist? Asking for a friend:
Is it practical? No, but when has that ever stopped good scientists from trying to prove they can do something?
And finally, let’s take a look at how they used to blow stuff up John Paul Jones style:
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