Science

This Is How Earth’s Gravity Field Looks

BBC says this is this “is one of the most exquisite views we have ever had of the Earth”. I would say it is one of the most fascinating, as it shows how Earth’s gravity field changes across the globe.


May 11, 2010
Science

Newton’s Apple Tree To Defy Gravity In The Space Shuttle

If all goes as scheduled, Sir Isaac Newton’s apple tree – which inspired him to formulate his Universal Law of Gravitation – will launch to space next Friday at 2.20pm Eastern Time (Saturday, 4.20am AEST). Not the whole tree, mind you, but just this piece:


May 8, 2010

The Sound Of Gravity

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Sometimes you don’t need a sound synthesiser to create rhythms and music. When you have talent and a video editing software, anything can be your instrument. Including balls. All kinds of them.


March 5, 2010
Science

There’s More Ingenuity In This Wooden Marble Machine Than The Sum Of My Entire Existence

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Equipped with a marble, some wood, and the principles of potential energy, kinetic energy and gravity, one man built a remarkable machine that warps your very sense of what’s physically possible. Prepare yourself, then hit the clip at 2:30.


September 19, 2009
Science

Scientists Looking To Reduce Cost Of Space Travel By Using Tubes

It’s not a new idea—the concept was used with the Genesis spacecraft mission—but scientists are now attempting to actually map out the tube-like gravitational currents in space. Didn’t someone think of this in a TV show or two?


June 4, 2009
Science

NASA Pays ‘Pillownauts’ Well To Lie In Bed For Weeks On End

In order to study the long-term effects of micro-gravity on the human body, NASA is looking for a few good lazy people to lie in bed all day sleeping, watching TV and playing video games.


March 21, 2009
Gadgets

Concord C1 QuantumGravity Watch Ready To Defy Laws of Physics, Budgets

We first told you about the QuantumGravity tourbillion back in January, but now this physics-defying watch is ready for consumption by 10 very, very rich individuals with messed up priorities.


February 13, 2009

Wire Fu Lets Fly in Chinese Performance Artist’s Work

Chinese performance artist Li Wei uses mirrors, scaffolding and steel wires to create these seriously awesome gravity-defying pictures. While some are Photoshopped post-production, mostly they’re made through the magic of thoughtful planning.


January 23, 2009
Gadgets

QuantumGravity Watch Defies Laws of Physics, Logic

To be honest, I’m not sure what I’m looking at here. But, the manufacturer assures us that it is a watch—a watch that can defy “all laws, including that of logic and most of all, of gravity.”


December 15, 2008
Cameras

Sony’s SR1 High Definition Cameras Can’t Hack It In Microgravity

Thanks to “Matt,” the guy who literally jigged his way around the world, we know that space tourists will be unable to lug Sony SR1 HD cameras into orbit because microgravity won’t let them.