Slo-Mo Cat Landing On Her Feet

Destin with Smarter Every Day uses high-speed video to explain the physics behind how cats always land on their feet.

Pic of the Day – 3/7/13

Ruh-roh, Schrödinger. Be afraid. Be Sanrio afraid.

Pic of the Day – 3/6/13

This is a micron photograph of the polyimide surface of an integrated circuit after being exposed to etching by reactive ions. I was struck by how much it looks like people.

Why Is The Sky Blue?

From XKCD.com:

Good follow-up question, actually.

Pic of the Day – 12/18/12

Less well-known than Schrodinger’s cat is Einstein’s cat.

Pic of the Day – 12/9/12 – 1st Day of Hanukkah

Einstein in fuzzy slippers, sitting on his front porch.

 

Richard Feynman Playing Bongos

Famed physicist Richard Feynman gets down with the bongos with his best friend.

Astronomy Quilts

Photos of astronomy-themed quilts by the very talented Jimmy McBride.

This one is the Large Hadron Collider – Inner Eye:

Astronomy Quilts

Photos of astronomy-themed quilts by the very talented Jimmy McBride.

This one is the Large Hadron Collider – Does the Dark Matter:

Vibrations at 1,000 Frames Per Second

Including a puppy at 1:10.