Oh, sure, you’ve seen a watermelon dropped from a balcony onto a trampoline. But what happens when you drop a car from a high tower onto a trampoline? That’s a whole new level of physics fun, and it’s ...
ATI demo Havok FX physics acceleration on Radeon GPUs At the launch of their Radeon X1000-series of graphics products, ATI made plenty of noise about their new graphics hardware being suited to ...
After mentioning the Six Flags America Roller Coaster Design Contest earlier this month, I received an invitation to Physics Day at the amusement park. I had to convince my boss I didn’t intend to ...
Newton's Second Law states that force equals mass times acceleration. This can be investigated using a set-up like this one. You can use this set-up to investigate how changing two separate factors, ...
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Atwood machine: Determining the acceleration of a block

Curious about how the Atwood Machine works? 🔧🎓 In this video, we’ll determine the acceleration of a block using Newton’s laws and basic physics principles. Perfect for physics enthusiasts! #AtwoodMa ...
We're at the Porsche test track to learn all about acceleration. Unit 2 Segment C: Acceleration and Kinematic Equations We're back at the Porsche test track to learn all about acceleration. Kinematic ...
It's impossible to talk about football these days without talking about the problem of big hits. The giant dramatic collisions between players moving at high speed are at once one of the great ...