ODD PHYSICS VIDEO ARCHIVE
updated Dec 2009
NOT A CGI EFFECT! But not a true sonic boom either. The Atlas missle was
just below mach-1, so the visible cirrus-cloud ripples are sphere-waves of
engine noise produced below and following the vehicle upwards.
Popsicle stick explosion
Tesla Coil lightning discharge will follow a laminar argon gas flow.
Yes, it's a Death Ray.
Fluidic standing wave!
Swimming-pool reactor. The blue light is Cherenkov
radiation caused by particles moving faster than lightspeed
in water. Notice the remaining glow after the reaction
is quenched.
Crossed polarizers, with 2D "sand" made from poly-
carbonate disks. The force-chains in granular flow are made
visible. Notice the pattern at the very start, before the
black shutter is pulled away. Also another.
Where will incoming lightning touch down? Sometimes the
plasma streamers of the "stepped leader" move fairly
smoothly. Any sharp object on the ground can launch
more streamers upwards. Also another one.
Slowest bicycle trip: 2cm/hr.
Not oxidation; instead two kinds of tin metal. Back when
tin cans were actually made using tin, this effect could
destroy canned food stored below 56F. Also more.
Cloud Chamber made from a CPU Peltier cooler
Growth from vapor. Nanotubes growing from "nuclei" can
push their growth nucleus along as they lengthen
Aerogel absorbs water?! Who knew!
When draining a tank from below, it's wise to allow air to
enter from above
