So this weekend I helped my cousin move from her house in Kaneohe to her new house in Aina Haina :) They had lots and lots of trucks, including a Uhaul! So as they were unloading, I realized physics was taking place right in front of my eyes. These two guys (my cousin's co-workers) were carrying a super heavy looking desk. They were positioned at opposite ends, and I noticed (yup, I'm SUPER observant :) ) that their hands were not directly on the edge of the desk at the bottom. Instead, they were placed more central. Their hands were equally the same distance from the center of the desk, therefore distributing the weight evenly amongst the both of them.
And I hope everyone stayed safe from the rainy weather! :)
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Blinkers
Dear Physics Blog,
So this weekend as I was driving home, I waited in the left lane of West Hind Drive to turn into Aina Haina Valley. As every good driver does, I turned my left blinker on. As I waited behind another car (with their blinker on as well), I made a very good observation! The blinkers were in sync . . . for about three seconds, and then came out of sync for another three! I thought it was quite fascinating how the blinkers went in and out of sync repeatedly. I brought my observation to my friend, Leslie's, attention. Because she was in physics last year, she calmy said, "Taylor, it has something to do with beats, which has something to do with physics!" This inspired me to write a physics blog about car blinkers :) I do not know exactly HOW it has to do with physics, but I do know that it has something to do with beats and stuff (which pertains to physics). Sorry, I just got sick of ALWAYS writing about soccer! :)
P.S. I am in lack of a picture, because when you're driving . . . don't multi-task. It prevents accidents :)
So this weekend as I was driving home, I waited in the left lane of West Hind Drive to turn into Aina Haina Valley. As every good driver does, I turned my left blinker on. As I waited behind another car (with their blinker on as well), I made a very good observation! The blinkers were in sync . . . for about three seconds, and then came out of sync for another three! I thought it was quite fascinating how the blinkers went in and out of sync repeatedly. I brought my observation to my friend, Leslie's, attention. Because she was in physics last year, she calmy said, "Taylor, it has something to do with beats, which has something to do with physics!" This inspired me to write a physics blog about car blinkers :) I do not know exactly HOW it has to do with physics, but I do know that it has something to do with beats and stuff (which pertains to physics). Sorry, I just got sick of ALWAYS writing about soccer! :)
P.S. I am in lack of a picture, because when you're driving . . . don't multi-task. It prevents accidents :)
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