Articles by

Rhett Allain

The Physics of Faraday Cages

The world relies on electromagnetic waves for communications: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 5G, even radio waves. But suppose you...

Which Spider-Man Is Stronger: Tobey Maguire or Tom Holland?

Although Spider-Man started as a comic book character, he has made his way to live-action video several...

Can You Really Pump Water Without Any Electricity?

I'm surprised at the number of YouTube and TikTok videos showing novel ways to pump water, but...

Pi Is Hiding Everywhere

When someone wishes you a "Happy Pi Day," you probably immediately think of circles—and not only pies....

The Secret to Bruce Lee’s Superhuman One-Inch Punch

No one wants to deal with that many interactions. Instead, in physics we treat the ball as...

What Would Earth’s Temperature Be Like Without an Atmosphere?

OK, a couple of quick points. This is just the surface temperature of the Earth. Since the...

You Can Use This Silly Game to Do Some Serious Physics

I'm a sucker for interesting online games that don't have a score or even a goal. In...

It’s Time to Break Bad Pandemic Learning Habits

I’ve been in academics for more than 20 years as a member of the physics faculty at...