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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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Don't Trust Anybody
Apr 1, 2012 8:44 AM
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The Gravitational Force in Angry Birds Space
Mar 29, 2012 12:11 PM
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Deriving the Gravitational Potential Energy
Mar 27, 2012 8:32 AM
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More Analysis of the Fake Birdman Video
Mar 23, 2012 9:49 AM
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Analysis of the Human Birdwings
Mar 21, 2012 7:12 AM
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Physics in a UPS Basketball Commercial
Mar 20, 2012 8:32 AM
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Inspiration From Space
Mar 17, 2012 9:42 AM
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Can You Determine Pi From the Digits of Pi?
Mar 14, 2012 8:21 AM
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<cite>Angry Birds</cite> in Space
Mar 12, 2012 10:37 AM
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Human Exploration of Space as Inspiration
Mar 10, 2012 11:33 AM
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How Long Would It Take This Fan to Stop?
Mar 8, 2012 3:01 PM
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Balancing Brooms: It's Not About the Planets
Mar 7, 2012 8:30 AM
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Constant Force and Constant Motion
Mar 5, 2012 8:35 AM
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Physics of the Ninja Warrior Salmon Ladder
Mar 2, 2012 8:28 AM
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Why Is There a Leap Year?
Feb 29, 2012 8:25 AM
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Ice Sliding Off a Bowl: When Does It Leave the Surface?
Feb 27, 2012 8:29 AM
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Could You Build a Scale Lego Model of the Death Star?
Feb 23, 2012 8:30 AM
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Bowling Ball Plus Airbag = Awesome
Feb 21, 2012 8:52 AM
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A Grasshopper Race Puzzle
Feb 19, 2012 12:35 PM
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Would the Stratos Space Jump Be Similar to Reentry?
Feb 16, 2012 8:28 AM
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