Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Physics for Phun

As a pyrrhonist, I enjoy thinking of the possible, as opposed to the actual.  Hence I get a big kick out of What If? , a website devoted to thinking of the probable physical consequences of improbable (maybe even physically impossible) events, sent in by readers.  Today's page, for example, is devoted to the question,"What if a rainstorm dropped all of its water in a single drop?"

It's done by Randall Munroe, a physics grad, who also does the XKCD comic strip.  Try either out if you're so inclined. 

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