Physics Fun Fact of the Day - June 1

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Light has weight. The weight of sunlight on the earth's surface has been determined to be two pounds per square mile.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 31

Rotational speed around the Earth is also dependent on altitude above sea level, and a person at the top of a mountain on the Equator is actually traveling faster than 1,660 km/hr (as he has further to go with each revolution).

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 30

A person on the equator is rotating around the Earth at about 1,660 km/hr.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 29

Electricity doesn't move through a wire but through a field around the wire.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 28

A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 27

When a solid body is totally or partially immersed in a liquid, it experiences an apparent loss of weight.

This is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the solid. This apparent loss of weight is due to the upward force exerted by the liquid on the solid. This upward force is called the force of buoyancy.

Physics Fun Face of the Day - May 26

Venus is the only planet that spins in the opposite direction to Earth.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 25

Uranus is the only planet in our solar system that rolls on its side like a barrel.

Physics Fun Face of the Day - May 24

Water can work against gravity, moving up narrow tubes in a process called capillary action.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 23

Sound travels at a speed of around 767 miles per hour.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 22

Light from the Earth takes just 1.255 seconds to reach the Moon.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 21

Electric eels can stun both predators and prey with electric shocks of around 500 volts.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 20

Because of differences in gravity, a 220 lb. person would only weigh 84 lbs. on Mars.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 19

On a clear day, a beam of sunlight can be reflected off a mirror and seen up to 40km away.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 18

Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 17

If an item moves very, very fast, it becomes smaller and heavier.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 16

Many physicists believe wormholes (a "shortcut" through space and time) exist all around us but they are smaller than atoms.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 15

The mass of our entire atmosphere is estimated to be some 5.5 quadrillion tons.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 14

The effect of Relativity made Astronaut Sergei Avdeyev a fraction of a second younger upon his return to Earth after 747 days in space.

Physics Fun Fact of the Day - May 13

The faster you move, the heavier you get.

According to the theory of relativity, mass and energy are equivalent. So therefore, the more energy you use, the more mass you gain.