What Makes a Frisbee Fly?
Physics / Classical Mechanics
If you have ever been to the park or the beach, you've probably seen one of these plastic discs flying through the air. We're not talking about a UFO, we're talking about the Frisbee, more commonly kn continue reading this fact
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The Doppler Effect
Physics / Atmospheric
As any object moves through the air, the air near the object is disturbed. The disturbances are transmitted through the air at a distinct speed called the speed of sound, because sound itself is just continue reading this fact
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Tick-Tock Atomic Clock
Physics / Fundamentals
Modern navigators rely on atomic clocks. Instead of old-style springs or pendulums, the natural resonances of atoms -- usually cesium or rubidium -- provide the steady 'tick' of an atomic clock. The b continue reading this fact
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