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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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Pumped up over triangles

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Another example of a dangerous jump

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Repost Compost for Earth Day

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18,000 lbs of cumulative force

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Physics Tips for Media

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My two favorite curricula

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Airlock examples

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Basics: The electric field

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Why is it dark inside?

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Do teachers need to be content experts?

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MythBusters: Velocity Is Relative

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Textbook Update

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MythBusters and physics terms

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Greater is Greater

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Surface Tension vs. Floating

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Graduation Rates

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How Can Oak Tree Branches Be So Long?

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Teaching, Teaching About, and Learning

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Uncertainty in the Density of Wood