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Vincent Bal is a Belgian writer and director. Apart from making movies, he is also famous for his art project Shadowology which combines everyday items, their shadows, and doodles, into one amazing collection of cartoons. If you want to see more of Vincent, you can follow him on Instagram, where he regularly posts new work.
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Hey, puzzlers, our friends at Soxy are offering their comfy socks in a new puzzle pattern and want to share 5 pairs with you. Solve the puzzle below, post the answer on our Facebook wall, and you can be the lucky winner of a whole set of fun socks. Click the banner below to check Soxy’s other cool items.
Last week, I got from Soxy 1 pair of brown socks, 3 pairs of brown shoes, 2 pairs of black socks, 2 pairs of black shoes, and put them all in a wooden chest. How many times should I pick a random item from the chest, so that I end up with all-matching shoes and socks to wear on Comic-Con?
You need to pick at least 14 items from the chest. If you pick 13 items, you can end up with 1 brown sock, 3 left brown shoes, 3 right brown shoes, 4 black socks, and 2 left black shoes.
In an age of video games and noisy high-tech toys, Brainwright’s Manifold is a rare find. I got truly delighted by the idea of folding little papers into origami, trying to achieve some easy-to-understand task. The goal is simple – you start with an 8×8 paper which has 16 black, 16 white, and 32 empty squares printed on its front. You must make several folds so that the paper ends up as a 4×4 piece with all black squares on one side and all white squares on the other.
For just about $10 I was able to get a set of 100 puzzles, which translates into several hours of gameplay. The difficulty of the puzzles gradually increases, which makes Manifold appropriate for all ages. Despite my highly positive impressions, I have to point out several (minor) flaws. First, the glossy paper, despite its high quality, may not be the best choice for making origami. Second, there is too much space left at the edges of the papers, which may get in the way when one needs to make many folds in one puzzle. Finally, since the creases can’t be removed from the paper, it is unlikely that you’ll be able to solve the puzzles more than once.
If you want to try some sample puzzles from the set before buying it, you can print them from this PAGE.
Seeing Theory is a beautifully designed website, which aims to educate people about probability theory via series of visual and interactive lessons. If anyone is struggling to grasp some of the basic concepts in this field of mathematics or is just getting into it, the website can be a very useful learning tool. Seeing Theory was designed by Daniel Kunin as an undergraduate project in Brown University and has won numerous awards. To visit the website, click the banner below.
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Who says science jokes are not funny? Below you can see some of the best Physics jokes we know, along with short explanations
Do you know any funny Physics jokes yourself? Let us know in the comment section below.
“Where does bad light end up?”
“In prism.”
Explanation
A word-play with the word “prison”.
“Why does a burger have less energy than a steak?
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Explanation
The ground state of a mechanical system has the least possible energy.
Einstein developed a theory about space. And it was about time too.
Explanation
The joke is a wordplay with the fact that Einstein developed a theory about space-time relativity.
“Theory is when you know everything, but nothing works. Practice is when everything works, but no one knows why. In our lab theory and practice are combined – nothing works and no one knows why.”
“What is a physicist’s favorite food?”
“Fission chips.”
Explanation
“Fission chips” sounds like “
Two theoretical physicists are lost at the top of a mountain. Theoretical physicist No 1 pulls out a map and peruses it for a while. Then he turns to theoretical physicist No 2 and says:
“Hey, I’ve figured it out. I know where we are.”
“Where are we then?”
“Do you see that mountain over there?”
“Yes.”
“Well… That’s where we are!”
Explanation
Theoretical physicists are regarded to be very detached from reality.
I have a new theory on inertia, but it doesn’t seem to be gaining momentum.
Explanation
Inertia and momentum are related to the motions of solid bodies.
“How did Einstein begin his stories?”
“Once upon a space-time…”
Explanation
The space-time is a mathematical model of the universe introduced by Albert Einstein.
Yesterday I was reading a book on anti-gravity. Couldn’t put it down.
Explanation
Anti-gravity is the concept of having a place or object which is free from the force of gravity.
A cop pulls Heisenberg and asks him:
“Do you know how fast you were driving?”
Heisenberg replies:
“No, but I know where I am.”
Explanation
Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics states that you can not know with certainty both the position and the momentum of a particle.
My friend Power has been very stressed all week. His boss keeps making him work over time.
Explanation
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POWER = WORK / TIME
One day, Einstein, Newton and Pascal met up and decided to play a game of hide and seek. Einstein volunteered to be “It”. As Einstein counted to 100, eyes closed, Pascal ran away and hid. Newton however stood right in front of Einstein and drew a 1 meter by 1 meter square around himself. When Einstein opened his eyes, he immediately saw Newton and said, “I found you Newton,” but Newton replied, “Nope, you found one Newton per square meter, that’s Pascal!”
Explanation
A word play with the formula:
1 PASCAL = 1 NEWTON / 1 SQUARE METER
A photon checks into a hotel. The bellhop asks, “Can I help you with your luggage?” The photon replies, “I don’t have any, I’m traveling light.”
Explanation
Photons are traveling light particles.
A student riding in a train looks up and sees Einstein sitting next to him. Excited he asks, “Excuse me, Professor, does Boston stop at this train?”
Explanation
Physical observations depend on the point of view of the observer.
Why is electricity so dangerous? Because it doesn’t know how to conduct itself properly.
Explanation
Electricity is formed by conduction of electrons in a wire.
A male magnet says to a female magnet:
“From your backside, I thought you were repulsive. After seeing you from the front however, I find you rather attractive.”
Explanation
Depending on the way you connect magnets, they could either repulse
Schrodinger’s cat walks into a bar. And doesn’t.
Explanation
Schrodinger’s cat is a thought experiment related to the theory that a system can be in multiple states until interacts with the outside world. The classic setup is with a cat closed in a box with radioactive substance in it, which could potentially kill her. Before you open the box, the cat is supposedly both dead and alive.
The dean addresses the physics department:
“Why do I always have to give you so much money – for laboratories and expensive equipment and stuff? Why couldn’t you be like the mathematics department – all they need is money for pencils, paper, and waste-paper baskets. Or even better, like the philosophy department – all they need is pencils and paper.”
Explanation
Scientists like physicists and mathematicians consider philosophers to produce mostly useless results and materials.
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Joseph Herscher is a kinetic artist and a YouTube personality, who specializes in creating intricate Rude Goldberg machines out of everyday objects. Some of his most popular machines are “The Page Turner”, “The Dresser”, and “The Cake Server” which you can see below. Joseph has been sharing his inventions on YouTube for more than 10 years, and you can explore all of them on his official channel. Who knows, maybe he will inspire you to start making fascinating Rude Goldberg machines as well!
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