This 720-Ton Suspended Steel Ball Is What Lets Taipei 101 Sway Instead Of Fall. The heavy counterweight hangs between the 92nd and the 87th floor, acting as a tuned mass damper, which keeps the building stable during high winds.6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/Physics
Copper isn’t magnetic but creates resistance in the presence of a strong magnetic field, resulting in dramatically stopping the magnet before it even touches the copper.5yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/physicsgifs
In the absence of an external barrier, when two nanocrytals meet they can fuse together: here is an example of two FeO nanoparticles merging under an electron microscope6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/Physics
Copper isn’t magnetic but creates resistance in the presence of a strong magnetic field, resulting in dramatically stopping the magnet before it even touches the copper.5yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/physicsgifs
The holes in the top of my curtain project an image of the street below onto my ceiling6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/Physics
A cheetah uses its tail to counter torsion and keep balance as it chases its prey6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/physicsgifs
In the mornings an image of the line of streets behind my house appears on the wall, this photo is unedited.6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/Physics
Nothing beats hanging out in bed watching someone to do their homework6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/Eyebleach
Arrested Development - Gob's yearbook includes the quote Sit on it which is a reference to a Happy Days catch phrase used by both Ron Howard and Henry Winkler on that show.6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/TVDetails
An agate shell. Minerals have grown in the voids of the shell and eventually replaced the shell too.5yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/geologyporn
Almost out of ink in my bic pen. It was one of those lucky really good ones7yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/Wellworn
Beautiful sandstone strata in the Coyote Buttes, Arizona [3024x4032] [OC]5yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/geologyporn
Mom shows kids the proper way to release their butterfly (formerly their caterpillar)6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/PlayerTwo
Helicopter pilot landing on a ship being tossed about by massive waves.6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/SweatyPalms
Even big stealth bombers are tested for flutter, a dynamic instability of an elastic structure in a fluid flow6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/Physics
Multiple competing forces are required to cause this type of tire deformation including friction, inertia, etc.6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/Physics
You know tech is outdated when the people at goodwill don’t know what it is....6yr ⋅ FollowSteph ⋅ r/vintagecomputing
