Physics Girl and Rodney Mullen explain the unusual physics behind skateboard tricks. Skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen teams up with Physics Girl to explain the unusual physics behind skateboard ...

Harry How/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images / Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images When you think of a physicist, what comes to mind? A lot of people picture Albert Einstein at a chalkboard ...

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Scientists are taking aim at the physics of rubber band bombardments. Using high-speed video, researchers have analyzed what happens to a rubber band when it’s launched from a thumb. The results offer ...