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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.
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Science Blogs
The Surprising Physics of Pulling a Bike With a Rubber Band
Sep 18, 2015 12:17 PM
Space
What's So Special About Low Earth Orbit?
Sep 15, 2015 12:32 PM
Science
Why Do We Work and Learn?
Sep 11, 2015 2:13 PM
Space
If the Moon Were a Cube, What Would Its Phases Look Like?
Sep 9, 2015 10:00 AM
Science Blogs
The Physics of How That Star Wars BB-8 Toy Works
Sep 4, 2015 2:21 PM
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Just How Far Can a Motorcycle Lean in a Turn?
Sep 2, 2015 3:04 PM
Science Blogs
I Used Physics to Calculate How Much Yoda Weighs
Aug 31, 2015 8:45 AM
Science Blogs
What Does Scientific Literacy
Really
Mean?
Aug 28, 2015 1:01 PM
Space
How That Spinning Spacecraft From
The Martian
Would Work
Aug 25, 2015 1:27 PM
physics
Why Fans Don't Always Make Things Cooler
Aug 20, 2015 8:00 AM
Science Blogs
You Should Be Coding in Your Physics Course
Aug 14, 2015 3:02 PM
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How Do Motorcycles Lean So Far Without Tipping Over?
Aug 12, 2015 11:00 AM
physics
Watch This Leaping Great White Shark Get Some Serious Air
Aug 11, 2015 12:54 PM
physics
Could High-Dive Jumpers Leap Over This Whole Pool?
Aug 7, 2015 2:23 PM
Science Blogs
Is Lexus' Crazy Hoverboard Really Frictionless?
Aug 5, 2015 6:29 PM
Science
Learning Physics Is Tough. Get Used to It
Aug 5, 2015 3:09 PM
Sports Science
UFC Fighter Ronda Rousey Has Physics-Based Superpowers
Aug 4, 2015 2:45 PM
TV
The Physics of Some Seriously Awesome
MythBusters
Stunts
Jul 30, 2015 7:00 AM
Science Blogs
Let's Analyze the Physics of New Horizons' Mission to Pluto
Jul 28, 2015 8:00 AM
Science Blogs
Physics Says Tiny Ant-Man Should Be Running Weirder
Jul 21, 2015 5:13 PM
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