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Rhett Allain

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Rhett Allain is an associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University. He enjoys teaching and talking about physics. Sometimes he takes things apart and can't put them back together.

physics

Here’s How Much That Lego Brick You Stepped on Is Worth

Dec 21, 2016 7:00 AM

physics

It's Not an Impossible Fish Tank, It's Just Physics

Dec 14, 2016 9:00 AM

physics

The Physics of Spider-Man's Wild New Web Wings

Dec 9, 2016 12:04 AM

physics

How to Make UV Light Out of Your Phone's LED Flash

Dec 7, 2016 11:00 AM

physics

Pull a Car From a Ditch With the Super-Strength of Physics

Dec 1, 2016 3:15 PM

physics

No, Gotham, That's Not How Tightropes Work

Nov 30, 2016 8:00 AM

Education

Doctor Strange Proves Learning Magic Isn’t Strange at All

Nov 26, 2016 7:00 AM

physics

The Physics of Throwing a Starship Off a Cliff to Make It Fly

Nov 22, 2016 10:00 AM

physics

You Can't Just Link Batteries Willy Nilly and Expect Everything to Be OK

Nov 17, 2016 7:00 AM

physics

Maybe Quicksilver Doesn't Have Super-Speed—He Might Warp Time

Nov 11, 2016 10:00 AM

food science

Physics Says This Is the Best Way to Deal With Hot Coffee

Nov 8, 2016 9:00 AM

physics

Watch What Happens When Cars from Mexico and the US Collide Head-On

Nov 7, 2016 10:00 AM

Math

What It Would Take to Move 650 Million People into the US in One Week

Nov 1, 2016 9:00 AM

Science

The Science Behind All the Best Halloween Party Tricks

Oct 31, 2016 9:00 AM

physics

Modeling a Pendulum's Swing Is Way Harder Than You Think

Oct 26, 2016 11:00 AM

whoa

The Physics of Jumping Off an 8-Story Building and Not Dying

Oct 19, 2016 3:41 PM

Science

If You Want to Teach Physics Lab Right, Skip the Manual

Oct 19, 2016 1:00 PM

Screen Science

MacGyver's Body-Bag Freefall Might Actually Work. Physics Says So

Oct 16, 2016 9:00 AM

Movies

The Physics of Buster Keaton, the Greatest Stuntman Ever

Oct 11, 2016 2:36 PM

physics

The Physics of Nutballs Somersaulting in an Indoor Skydiving Tube

Oct 10, 2016 8:00 AM