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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

Sure, Superman Has X-Ray Vision. But How Would It Actually Work?

Mar 22, 2016 1:11 PM

physics

I'm So Totally Over Newton's Laws of Motion

Mar 21, 2016 8:00 AM

physics

Captain America's Kick Would Only Work if He Was Rocket-Powered

Mar 16, 2016 12:42 PM

Get Excited

6 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Pi

Mar 14, 2016 12:00 PM

TV

The Physics of Buster's Epic End in the MythBusters Finale

Mar 10, 2016 10:00 AM

physics

Does a Solar Eclipse Change the Earth's Temperature?

Mar 8, 2016 12:54 PM

Science

The 4 Most Important Things MythBusters Taught the World

Mar 4, 2016 1:00 PM

physics

Doing Loops in a Tomorrowland Jet Pack Might Kill You

Mar 3, 2016 3:16 PM

Science Blogs

The Physics of Dropping Out of a Plane in an Inflatable Ball

Mar 1, 2016 1:01 PM

physics

LIGO Ain't a Gravitational Wave Detector—It's an Observatory

Feb 26, 2016 2:25 PM

Point of View

Science Fairs Have Lost Their Way. Let's Make Them Cool Again

Feb 25, 2016 8:00 AM

physics

Calculating Calories by Burning Gummy Bears to Death

Feb 23, 2016 12:48 PM

physics

6 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Gravitational Waves

Feb 19, 2016 11:00 AM

Science Blogs

Dominate Calculus With a Few Easy Tricks

Feb 18, 2016 4:23 PM

Music

The Physics of OK Go's Epic New Zero-G Video

Feb 12, 2016 12:55 PM

physics

Using Gravitational Waves to Pinpoint Colliding Black Holes

Feb 11, 2016 4:34 PM

physics

You–Yes, You–Can Calculate the Speed of Light Using Jupiter

Feb 9, 2016 3:27 PM

Science Blogs

Tackle a Runner Like a Super Bowl Player—With Physics!

Feb 5, 2016 6:24 PM

Science Blogs

Clever Ways to Catch a Pro Cyclist Cheating With a Hidden Motor

Feb 4, 2016 8:00 AM

physics

Psst: You Could Probably Lift a Car by Sucking Through a Straw

Feb 1, 2016 2:35 PM