How long does it take to get last liquid drops from kitchen containers? These physicists know the answer At some point, most people have found themselves holding a tilted carton of milk or bottle of cooking oil, patiently waiting for the last drops to drip out. Now, physicists at Brown University have do...

Using Navier-Stokes equations and simple experiments, @brown.edu physicists explored thin liquid films in the kitchen. Milk drains in ~30s, olive oil in 9+ min. Thin film physics everywhere!

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#FluidMechanics #ThinFilms #EverydayPhysics #Viscosity #KitchenScience

The Grocery Heisenberg Principle Let’s talk about uncertainty.

The Grocery Heisenberg Principle

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Why Is Ice Slippery? In 1859 Michael Faraday postulated that a thin film of liquid covers the surface of ice—even at temperatures well below freezing. Neglected for nearly a century, the dynamics of ice surfaces has now g...

Still digging out from this weekend's storm? Check out this 2005 feature to learn why exactly ice is so slippery. #physics #winter #everydayphysics

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The Grocery Heisenberg Principle Let’s talk about uncertainty.

The Grocery Heisenberg Principle
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The Grocery Heisenberg Principle Let’s talk about uncertainty.

The Grocery Heisenberg Principle

Or: Why We Remember Everything Except the Milk

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Physics isn’t just for labs—it’s in the flight of a bird, the ripples in a pond, the swirl of cream in coffee. The universe is a constant experiment. 🕊️🌊 #EverydayPhysics #ScienceInLife #PhysicsEverywhere

Possessed by Physics: My Aldi Cart and Me Enter the Cart of Doom

Possessed by Physics: My Aldi Cart and Me
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The ingredients for an unbeatable squash shot In four-walled racket sports such as squash, one type of shot reigns supreme: the nick. It occurs when a player hits the 4-centimeter ball to the right-angled spot where the wall of the court meets th...

A team at Brown University uncovered the physics behind the vaunted nick shot—an unbeatable hit in four-walled racket sports like squash. #everydayphysics

https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/online/44637/

A fun piece of #everydayphysics!

From massive power plants to the hybrid car in your driveway, one hidden law keeps our world running: electromagnetic induction. Discover the invisible magic shaping modern life! phys-edu.net/wp/?p=50990&... #ScienceExplained #EverydayPhysics

5/ From the cadence and this distance, we can calculate the speed and it comes out as 11.2 m/s.
This is a remarkable agreement between the two methods. Tbh, I am very surprised it worked out so well.
#EverydayPhysics #phyphox #YourPhoneIsASupercomputer

Photo of a street on a foggy day. Nearby objects are clearly visible, while objects further away becomes gradually dimmer and blurrier.

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It's a foggy day here in Albion, so let's talk about light (multiple) scattering!

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A Slight Curvature Gives Pebbles an Impacting Edge Pebbles that are slightly curved—rather than completely flat—exert the highest impact forces when dropped onto a watery surface.

This had #everydayphysics written all over it. What shape of pebble is best for skipping it across water? (and yes its experimental). #physics

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Firearms forensics is becoming more quantitative Science over subjectivity could increase juries’ confidence in gun identification.

We're getting better at gun #forensics for use in court cases. #everydayphysics #physics
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Hear that? That’s the sound of an ultrasonic cold brew coffee ready in under three minutes UNSW Sydney engineers have utilised sound waves to cut the time it takes to make a cold brew coffee from many hours down to mere minutes.

Seems a tad cruel this turned up in my inbox when I just spent 40 minutes dismantling my #coffee grinder to unblock it. Mind you, I usually prefer my coffee hot. #acoustics #ultrasonic #physics #everydayphysics
 
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