physics Stories - Team Speed Kills
What Are the Odds of the Auburn Tigers' Cameron Newton Winning the Heisman Trophy?
Right about the time MaconDawg began examining Cameron Newton’s Heisman Trophy prospects, Dr. Saturday reported that bookmakers had stopped laying odds on the Auburn quarterback’s chances. I am troubled by the notion that red-blooded Americans can’t get unscrupulous hustlers to cite dubious numbers...
Helium Footballs: Busted
As narrator Robert Lee said, at 110 PSI you lose a football but gain a hat. In honor of this being Vanderbilt Week around here, I decided to write up a quick piece on a football physics puzzle. Does filling a football up with helium make it fly farther? In season four of the popular show...
Sox Bats Silent, Colon Salvages Sister-Kisser
Years ago, I remember nervously waiting for Physics 235 mid-terms to be posted, searching for the last 4 digits of my Social Security number among the long list similar numbers, running my finger across the row to find a scary-looking 62 staring back at me. 62, that's an F, I thought. Fuck. Then I...
Masset Theory in Practice, 2009 Edition
For those unfamiliar with the Conservation of Masset Theory – or who don’t recall the specifics – the one sentence summary is "No matter how much Masset you use up, there is always more Masset in your system." So, replacement level, back of the bullpen arms are readily available...
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