This essential tool lets you measure the electric current and voltage of a circuit. Here's what…
Author: Rhett Allain
Launch an 80,000-Pound Sled off an Aircraft Carrier? Sure!
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Sorry, Sandra Bullock: A Fire Extinguisher Is a Lousy Thruster
In the movie *Gravity*, Sandra Bullock uses a fire extinguisher to maneuver in space. Controlling it…
How to Figure Out a Drone’s Angular Field of View
If you have a drone, you can use this trick to figure out the size of…
How to Figure Out a Drone’s Angular Field of View
If you have a drone, you can use this trick to figure out the size of…
The Way Superman Picks Up a Building Is a Physics Travesty
Superman is more than welcome to use his superpowers to pick up a building. But we…
The Very Vortex-y Science of Making Snow From Boiling Water
Turning hot water into snow might as well be the official sport of the polar vortex.…
This Fearsome *Titan Games* Event Reveals the Value of Torque
An event called the Herculean Pull looks like it's all about raw muscle power, but the…
The Formidable Physics of Mysterio in ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’
In the trailer for *Spider-Man: Far From Home*, the villain Mysterio appears to form a giant…
The Sensible Math of Knocking Over Absurdly Large Dominoes
Using a small domino to topple a taller one, you could in theory take down a…