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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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How to Make a Microphone … From a Face Mask

May 27, 2022 9:00 AM

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How Realistic Is the Celestial Navigation in Moon Knight?

May 13, 2022 9:00 AM

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Could Anyone Do Luke’s Plank Flip From Return of the Jedi?

May 4, 2022 7:00 AM

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What Actually Happens If You Shoot a Ball at a Newton’s Cradle?

Apr 15, 2022 8:00 AM

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Why Bigger Things Don’t Always Fall Faster

Apr 8, 2022 9:00 AM

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Is There an Optimal Driving Speed that Saves Gas—and Money?

Apr 1, 2022 9:00 AM

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Can You Make a Hollow Metal Sphere So Big That It Floats?

Mar 25, 2022 9:00 AM

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How Much Pi Do You Really Need?

Mar 14, 2022 7:00 AM

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What It Would Take to Bring the ISS Back to Earth in One Piece

Feb 25, 2022 8:00 AM

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The Greatest Physics Demo of All Time Happened on the Moon

Feb 11, 2022 7:00 AM

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The Physics of the N95 Face Mask

Jan 28, 2022 8:00 AM

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What Happens If a Space Elevator Breaks

Jan 21, 2022 9:00 AM

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The Physics of the James Webb Space Telescope

Jan 7, 2022 8:00 AM

The Physics of Wile E. Coyote’s 10 Billion-Volt Electromagnet

Dec 31, 2021 9:00 AM

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The World Is Messy. Idealizations Make the Physics Simple

Dec 24, 2021 9:00 AM

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Can Your Gravitational Pull Affect Your Game of Pool?

Dec 17, 2021 9:00 AM

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Why Buzz Lightyear’s Rocket Launch Looks Better Than Reality

Dec 3, 2021 8:00 AM

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Will Nathan Drake Make This Jump in the Uncharted Trailer?

Nov 26, 2021 9:00 AM

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Want to Lie on a Bed of Nails? Physics Has Your Back

Nov 5, 2021 9:00 AM

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If Clouds Are Made of Water, How Do They Stay in the Air?

Oct 22, 2021 8:00 AM