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atomic clocks Earth's rotation sped up in 2020, we may need a "negative leap second" Clive Thompson
Synchronized Watch these metronomes spontaneously synchronize Andrea James
physics 3D printed "impossible domino" bounces back upright Andrea James
pvc PVC cement spins wildly when dropped in water Andrea James
design diaries Creator spent 11 years developing epic Line Rider course Clive Thompson
star trek Physicists make tiny model of Star Trek's USS Voyager that's smaller than a human hair David Pescovitz
hydrodynamics Cool demonstration of aerodynamic bearings Andrea James
wringing Ultraflat materials can be stuck together via wringing Andrea James
fluids Liquids get mixed, then unmixed due to Stokes flow Andrea James
Nobel Prizes When newly-minted Nobel Prize winner Roger Penrose riffed on very weird physics with Joe Rogan (2018) David Pescovitz
vortices Here's a faster way to empty a bottle or jug Andrea James
bouguer gravitational anomaly The Bouguer gravity anomaly means that gravity is not evenly distributed Thom Dunn
fluid dynamics Watch how sediments settle much faster in an angled container Andrea James
Leidenfrost effect Don't dip your hand in boiling hot oil like this Andrea James
tops Here's why a tippe top will spin on its narrow end Andrea James
supersonic What happens when a supersonic baseball hits something? Andrea James