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It's a foggy day here in Albion, so let's talk about light (multiple) scattering!

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Photo of a street on a foggy day. Nearby objects are clearly visible, while objects further away becomes gradually dimmer and blurrier.
January 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
bradleyschagrin.bsky.social
The Grocery Heisenberg Principle

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The Grocery Heisenberg Principle
Let’s talk about uncertainty.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM
bradleyschagrin.bsky.social
Possessed by Physics: My Aldi Cart and Me
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#Aldi #ShoppingCart #RetailLife #QuarterEconomics #ChaosTheory #EverydayPhysics #LifeLessons #SupermarketScience
Possessed by Physics: My Aldi Cart and Me
Enter the Cart of Doom
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September 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
freakyscience.bsky.social
Your microwave is made of metal… but you’re warned never to put metal inside it. Why does that make sense? ⚡🤔

🎥https://youtu.be/kTDGPtOvyW0

#FreakyScience #Microwave #Physics #Science #EverydayPhysics
August 9, 2026 at 11:59 AM
bradleyschagrin.bsky.social
The Grocery Heisenberg Principle
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The Grocery Heisenberg Principle
Let’s talk about uncertainty.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
bradleyschagrin.bsky.social
The Grocery Heisenberg Principle

Or: Why We Remember Everything Except the Milk

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The Grocery Heisenberg Principle
Let’s talk about uncertainty.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
paulguinnessy.bsky.social
This had #everydayphysics written all over it. What shape of pebble is best for skipping it across water? (and yes its experimental). #physics

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A Slight Curvature Gives Pebbles an Impacting Edge
Pebbles that are slightly curved—rather than completely flat—exert the highest impact forces when dropped onto a watery surface.
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July 22, 2024 at 6:47 PM
corycarnley.bsky.social
Physics isn’t just for labs—it’s in the flight of a bird, the ripples in a pond, the swirl of cream in coffee. The universe is a constant experiment. 🕊️🌊 #EverydayPhysics #ScienceInLife #PhysicsEverywhere
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
leidenforce.bsky.social
Plant-based milks aren’t simple liquids. Most behave as #NonNewtonian fluids, flowing more easily under stress due to tiny amounts of added gums. A reminder that everyday fluids can hide complex physics.

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The weird physics of plant-based milks is only just coming to light
Experiments on different kinds of milk have revealed that many plant-based milks are non-Newtonian fluids
www.newscientist.com
April 24, 2026 at 9:23 AM
physicstoday.aip.org
A team at Brown University uncovered the physics behind the vaunted nick shot—an unbeatable hit in four-walled racket sports like squash. #everydayphysics

https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/online/44637/
The ingredients for an unbeatable squash shot
In four-walled racket sports such as squash, one type of shot reigns supreme: the nick. It occurs when a player hits the 4-centimeter ball to the right-angled spot where the wall of the court meets th...
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September 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
paulguinnessy.bsky.social
We're getting better at gun #forensics for use in court cases. #everydayphysics #physics
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Firearms forensics is becoming more quantitative
Science over subjectivity could increase juries’ confidence in gun identification.
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June 3, 2024 at 6:39 PM
physicstoday.aip.org
Still digging out from this weekend's storm? Check out this 2005 feature to learn why exactly ice is so slippery. #physics #winter #everydayphysics

https://physicstoday.aip.org/features/why-is-ice-slippery
Why Is Ice Slippery?
In 1859 Michael Faraday postulated that a thin film of liquid covers the surface of ice—even at temperatures well below freezing. Neglected for nearly a century, the dynamics of ice surfaces has now g...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:50 PM
leidenforce.bsky.social
Using Navier-Stokes equations and simple experiments, @brown.edu physicists explored thin liquid films in the kitchen. Milk drains in ~30s, olive oil in 9+ min. Thin film physics everywhere!

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How long does it take to get last liquid drops from kitchen containers? These physicists know the answer
At some point, most people have found themselves holding a tilted carton of milk or bottle of cooking oil, patiently waiting for the last drops to drip out. Now, physicists at Brown University have do...
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April 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM
freegardener.bsky.social
Sunlight passes through your window effortlessly, yet wood blocks it completely. The secret? Glass is an amorphous #GlassScience #MaterialsScience #PhysicsExplained #EverydayPhysics

https://freegardner.wordpress.com/2026/09/09/glass-transparency-explained-by-molecular-structure/
Glass transparency explained by molecular structure
Glass transparency explained by molecular structure
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September 8, 2026 at 10:44 PM
freakyscience.bsky.social
Why can some metal sit inside a microwave while other metal throws sparks? The rule you learned isn’t the whole story. ⚡🥄

🎥https://youtu.be/kTDGPtOvyW0

#FreakyScience #Microwave #Physics #EverydayPhysics #ScienceExplained
August 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
freakyscience.bsky.social
Your microwave is made of metal… but you’re told never to put metal inside it. And that’s only the first contradiction. ⚡🤯

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#FreakyScience #Microwave #Physics #Science #EverydayPhysics
August 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
jonsson-niedziolka.pl
5/ From the cadence and this distance, we can calculate the speed and it comes out as 11.2 m/s.
This is a remarkable agreement between the two methods. Tbh, I am very surprised it worked out so well.
#EverydayPhysics #phyphox #YourPhoneIsASupercomputer
March 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
paulguinnessy.bsky.social
Seems a tad cruel this turned up in my inbox when I just spent 40 minutes dismantling my #coffee grinder to unblock it. Mind you, I usually prefer my coffee hot. #acoustics #ultrasonic #physics #everydayphysics
 
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Hear that? That’s the sound of an ultrasonic cold brew coffee ready in under three minutes
UNSW Sydney engineers have utilised sound waves to cut the time it takes to make a cold brew coffee from many hours down to mere minutes.
www.unsw.edu.au
May 9, 2024 at 1:51 PM
kagakunoneta.bsky.social
From massive power plants to the hybrid car in your driveway, one hidden law keeps our world running: electromagnetic induction. Discover the invisible magic shaping modern life! phys-edu.net/wp/?p=50990&... #ScienceExplained #EverydayPhysics
August 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ryandahn.com
A fun piece of #everydayphysics!
physicstoday.aip.org Physics Today @physicstoday.aip.org · Aug 29
A lucky strike might be fun, but achieving high bowling scores requires consistently knocking down all 10 pins. Here's the physics behind throwing a perfect strike. https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/online/44608
The perfect strike in tenpin bowling
How hitting just 4 pins can result in knocking down all 10, over and over.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM