Articles by

Rhett Allain

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...

How to Use Physics to Tell If That Steph Curry Video Is Real

A few weeks ago, Sports Illustrated tweeted this video of Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry...

How Far Can You Fly a Battery-Powered Jumbo Jet?

Let's go back to the example of the 747. Most variants of this plane have a fuel...

The Physics of Scuba Diving

Another unit is the bar, where 1 bar is equal to 14.5 psi. The value of 1...

The Problem With Spinning Spacecraft

While it would be awesome for people to be able to live in space, a "weightless" environment...