The way to own your knowledge
Simon went further on his research about what exactly valence is, and what determines how many other atoms an atom can bond with. “What about Helium? My question is, how … Continue reading The way to own your knowledge
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Valence and bonds
Simon has been down with a serious flu for the past three days and yet, the moment he started feeling just a little more alive he resumed his learning: following … Continue reading Valence and bonds
The Theory of Everything: Simon’s thoughts on bringing quantum mechanics and general relativity to a common denominator
“Quantum mechanics says that space and time are different things, general relativity says they are the same thing. Quantum mechanics says it’s a 3D changing universe and the future doesn’t … Continue reading The Theory of Everything: Simon’s thoughts on bringing quantum mechanics and general relativity to a common denominator
Physics Experiments: Hurricane on a Soap Bubble
Simon learned this trick from Physics Girl. Scientists actually perform similar experiments to mimic real hurricanes!
Physics Experiments: Hydrodynamic Levitation
A really fun phenomenon that Simon learned from the Veritasium channel, based upon the Coanda effect. Simon later went on to repeat this experiment several times, even in the cold … Continue reading Physics Experiments: Hydrodynamic Levitation
Physics Experiments: How to build a simple generator
Simon came up with the idea to make this simple electric generator a while ago, but we had bad luck with the ceramic magnets we ordered: they had chipped ends … Continue reading Physics Experiments: How to build a simple generator
Physics Experiments: Light and trapped inside the water stream
Another take at our light trapping experiment, this time using a red laser pointer. We punched a hole in the plastic bottle and filled the bottle with water. As the … Continue reading Physics Experiments: Light and trapped inside the water stream
Physics Experiments: Standing wave
“It’s so mesmerising!” Simon explains what a standing wave is and the nodes in a wave, using a Slinky. Standing waves can be polarised in any direction (horizontally, vertically or … Continue reading Physics Experiments: Standing wave
Physics Experiments: Viscous roll
Caution: this is not a dessert, but ping-pong balls dumped in honey. Yes, we had to shop for a lot of honey yesterday to let Simon do the trick. It’s … Continue reading Physics Experiments: Viscous roll
Working on a proof outside
Simon saw this proof on the Numberphile channel.
Physics Experiments: The Color Wheel and Mind Blending
Inspired by Physics Girl, here come a couple crafty color wheel experiments involving what Physics Girl calls “mind blending” (it may not be the real name) – mixing color wave … Continue reading Physics Experiments: The Color Wheel and Mind Blending
Geeks out of the box 