By Anupum Pant The speed of light In vacuüm, light travels 299,792,458 meters in a single second. In other words, in a single second it travels 186,000 miles. To establish a perspective, if I could move that fast, I would circumnavigate the world in 0.13 seconds. A hypothetical jet plane would take more than 2 … Continue reading Moving Light Captured on Camera
By Anupum Pant Glass stories have tormented me for years. A few well informed gentlemen, over the years, have communicated to me anecdotes that have contradicted and shown glass as liquid or solid, without solid proofs that could have helped me believe just one of them. A few days back, like I cleared my doubts … Continue reading Is Glass Liquid Or Solid
By Anupum Pant When you sprinkle water on a hot pan, you’ll find that the droplets start dancing on the surface, as if there was no friction at all. From far, this effect looks a lot like water droplets on a lotus leaf (a super-hydrophobic surface). But, the physics behind this phenomenon is completely different. … Continue reading Dancing Drops of Water and Dipping Hands in Molten Metal
by Anupum Pant There exist a few unusual units of measurement which you must have never heard of, or would have never thought of them as units until now. Here is a list of 10 of the many fancy units of measurement. Note: These units are not official. They’re often used for their humor value … Continue reading 10 Fancy Units of Measurement
