As the upcoming CYO basketball season is nearly upon us, I have been pondering the physics behind the three point shot in basketball. Perhaps not the most proficient three point shooter (I'm more of a drive in the paint player), I am trying to expand my game to become a threat from all parts of the floor. First of all, one of the simplest concepts in basketball is that the closer you are to the basket, the higher the launch angle you have to use, so when shooting three pointers, this launch angl
Fast and Furious, in my opinion, is one of the greatest film series of all time. This weekend, I decided to re-watch the 6th movie for probably the 4th time. Although the movie is highly entertaining, a lot of the stunts in the movie are clearly not possible in real life due to some basic physics concepts.
For example, one of the biggest scenes in the movie is when Dom jumps from his car (moving at over 60 mph) and dives across the air to catch Letty in midair, and then the two of them lan
All my life I have skied and snowboarded in the winter, frequently hanging around the terrain parks at Bristol. Early on I would watch in awe as people went off the biggest jump at Bristol called the "booter", and eventually I started to hit the jump as well. It is quite scary as it propels you tens of feet in the air and keeps you flying for multiple seconds, but it is completely safe all because of the landing. It is common knowledge that bending your knees can help reduce the impact of a fall
As I may have mentioned before, I have an obsession with cars and specifically expensive cars. Growing up, the aesthetic appeal drew my attention, but as I now have my license it is a mixture of the ride as well as the beauty of the car (Yes, I still enjoy driving even in my minivan). Anyway, fast cars usually have an extreme look to them which serves two purposes. First, it makes sure people know you spent a ton of money on the car, but also it functions as a way for the car to generate downfor
I'm not sure if I "blogged" this in the right spot, but this is the opening blog post for physics c, approximately 1 of 40. I had homeroom in the physics room in 9th grade before the school rightfully realized how useless homeroom was (I had to walk from 3rd floor of IHS to far side of Dake for french 1st period). Anyway, I enjoy hanging out with my friends, camping, playing sports (soccer, lacrosse and CYO basketball) and snapchatting in my free time and one could describe my snapchat game as "
