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Offline SteveThackery

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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #975 on: August 17, 2026, 05:03:42 pm »
That's fascinating!
 

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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #976 on: August 21, 2026, 01:06:05 pm »
Imperial? Metric?


 

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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #977 on: August 26, 2026, 05:51:16 am »
The Stern-Gerlach Experiment (ESI College Physics Film Program 1967)
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #978 on: August 26, 2026, 01:02:41 pm »
The Stern-Gerlach Experiment (ESI College Physics Film Program 1967)
MIT Physics Instructional Resources Lab

How wonderful to see a film that isn't remotely patronising, has no wasted words, is aimed at people without our 21st century attention deficit, and - on the other hand - doesn't try to "blind with scientific gobbledygook".

What an excellent example of an educational video.
 

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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #979 on: August 29, 2026, 08:20:30 pm »
They Patented A Way Into Your Head...
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #980 on: August 29, 2026, 09:51:41 pm »

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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #981 on: August 29, 2026, 10:40:29 pm »
 

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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #982 on: August 29, 2026, 11:37:18 pm »
Ok, the live version... Seek to 22 minutes in... NOT AI!...


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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #983 on: August 30, 2026, 03:56:04 pm »
Visualize lissajous patterns with a pocket laser and your own voice - Science Snacks activity
Exploratorium Teacher Institute



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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #984 on: September 06, 2026, 03:13:07 pm »
The Hidden Complexity Of Holes
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #985 on: September 07, 2026, 07:45:10 am »
How do these Magnetizer/Demagnetizers work?
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #986 on: September 07, 2026, 08:29:24 pm »
Magnetic Hysteresis or I KNOW WHAT YOUR MAGNET DID LAST SUMMER | Doc Physics
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #987 on: September 08, 2026, 05:22:31 am »
Measure the brightness of the sun with cooking oil and an index card - Science Snacks activity
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #988 on: September 08, 2026, 11:03:36 pm »
Live-Cell Imaging and the Limits of Structural Biology | Eric Betzig on Super-Resolution Microscopy
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #989 on: September 09, 2026, 07:10:31 am »
Measure the brightness of the sun with cooking oil and an index card - Science Snacks activity
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Thanks a lot, that´s a wonderful example how you can measure something complicated with cheap but creative methods...
 

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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #990 on: September 19, 2026, 05:50:34 pm »
The Dome Paradox: A Loophole in Newton's Laws
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #991 on: September 20, 2026, 07:17:57 pm »
I designed a microprocessor
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #992 on: September 21, 2026, 12:53:06 am »
Watch this one on your hallucinogen of choice  :-+



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Re: Fun for nerds
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #994 on: September 28, 2026, 02:30:57 pm »
The EmDrive: Theory, Engineering & Applications | Roger Shawyer
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Re: Fun for nerds
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Re: Fun for nerds
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Re: Fun for nerds
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #998 on: October 01, 2026, 06:01:54 am »
This Device Turns Anything into a Suction Cup
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Re: Fun for nerds
« Reply #999 on: October 01, 2026, 09:01:42 pm »
The MASSIVE 26-TONNE truck lift - Shaft, Machine and 'how it works' animations





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