Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life
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68°F to 475°F.
Sam Wesley
Ugh. Use Celsius. Must be an American edit. We need to get on board with the rest of the world already.
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On one 11-mile journey, it will burn through 1,100 pounds of coal.
Sam Wesley
I had no idea steam engines used that much coal so quickly.
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But gravity is always there, with the same strength (at the Earth’s surface, at least),
Sam Wesley
SMD taught me that it's not exactly the same!
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to fall through the first yard.But
Sam Wesley
Went from talking about meters to yards. I suspect some American is to blame!
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Waves don’t ever come in sideways,
Sam Wesley
I Don't think that is strictly true.
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Each different wavelength is affected by the world around it in a different way.
Sam Wesley
Are waves this dense all over the universe? Could there even be areas with few or even no light waves?