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The Force Is Strong With This Physicist
Physics Science
1 month ago 6.9K views 0 shares
The Force Is Strong With This Physicist
This physicist's bumper sticker is dropping some serious vehicular truth bombs! While velocity changes (V=V₀+at) might get your heart racing, it's actually the force of impact (F=mΔV/ΔT) that's the real killer in accidents. That second equation represents Newton's Second Law rewritten to show that force equals mass times change in velocity divided by change in time—basically measuring how quickly your momentum changes when you hit something. The shorter the time interval of impact, the greater the force. Physics saving lives one nerdy car decal at a time!

The Circular Logic Of Meteor Impacts
Conspiracy Astronomy Geology Physics Earth-science
2 months ago 13.1K views 0 shares
The Circular Logic Of Meteor Impacts
Oh look, another conspiracy theory trying to debunk basic physics! The meme is questioning why meteor craters are circular instead of elongated like the second image. Spoiler alert: it's not because NASA is lying to you. When a meteor hits Earth, the explosive energy radiates equally in all directions regardless of impact angle. The resulting crater is almost always circular because the energy transfer creates a spherical shock wave. Even meteors hitting at shallow angles produce circular craters—it's not some grand cover-up, just good ol' physics doing its thing. Next they'll be asking why water doesn't stay in the shape of the ice cube tray. I swear, teaching freshman physics gets more challenging every year...