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Rhett Allain

How to Design a Real-Life Hot Wheels Loop

Hot Wheels was one of those all-time classic toys. The original cars were tiny versions of real...

The Physics Trick That Makes These New Super Cars So Insanely Fast

People with fast street cars like to put them through their paces at the quarter-mile track. One...

Why Hurricane Milton Turned the Sky Purple

Just before Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, many people reported...

Solar Sails and Comet Tails: How Sunlight Pushes Stuff Around

During the Age of Sail, ships circled the globe on voyages of discovery and trade. That era...

Unlock the Secret of a Gravity-Defying Parkour Stunt—With Physics!

This looks like something out of a video game, but it's for real. Some parkour masters can...

So You’re Underwater: Why Do You See That Circle of Light Above You?

Have you ever sat on the bottom of a swimming pool and pondered your watery ceiling? Most...

Does Jewelry and Big Hair Slow Down Olympic Runners?

To be an Olympic champion, athletes spend years perfecting every aspect of their performance. That same attention...

Tuariki Delamere’s Somersault Could Have Launched a New Era in the Olympic Long Jump

Catch it live: The Men's Long Jump Final at the Paris Olympics will be held on Tuesday,...