Author: Joe Crowley

Angular Momentum

Just as objects in motion tend to stay in motion, objects that are spinning tend to keep spinning! This concept is known as angular momentum. When Jared spins the bike wheel, it rotates around the center axis. Once the bike wheel is spinning, it becomes more difficult to rotate the bike wheel, because it already…
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Measuring the Curvature of the Earth, in the Style of the Ancient Greeks

Contributed by George Hulsey The flat earth movement is stronger than ever! Have you ever wanted to prove for yourself that we do, in fact, live on a globe, instead of a big disk? You’re in luck–you can do it with just a roll of paper towels and a Zoom call to a friend or…
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