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Geek Physics - Surprising Answers to the Planet's Most Interesting Questions (Paperback)
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Geek Physics - Surprising Answers to the Planet's Most Interesting Questions (Paperback)
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Have you ever wondered whether a human could really fly with wings
like a bird’s? What about how many zombies you could actually
drive through? Or whether airplanes could save fuel by using iPads
instead of paper safety manuals? How about whether Superman could
really punch someone into space?In Geek Physics, Rhett Allain, a
physics professor and Wired’s popular Dot Physics blogger, finds
intriguing questions buried in familiar movies and TV shows, video
games, viral videos, and news hooks and walks readers through the
fascinating answers from a physics perspective, without all the
complicated details. Geek Physics appeals not just to the geek
oriented but also to anyone who loves pop culture and technology.
With illustrations, basic equations, and easy-to-read graphs and
diagrams, each chapter not only covers the most popular subjects
from Allain’s blog, like lightsabers and McDonald’s
drive-thrus, but uses those questions from a less technical
approach to teach basic physics concepts. What better way to
explain the nature of light than to consider how Gollum could see
in the dark? Geek Physics explores interesting questions like: *
How much bubble wrap would you need to safely jump off a 6th floor
building? * Why does R2-D2 fly the way he does? * Why does a mirror
reverse left to light, but not top to bottom? * Is Angry Birds
using real physics? * Does a heavier truck make a better snow plow?
* What if everyone on earth jumped at the same time? * How many
dollar bills would it take to stack them to the moon?
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