Just had a delightful conversation with these two dudes. Don’t know about what exactly but I like to think we were on the same page and agreed with each other wholeheartedly.
Someone in my family: says some stupid shit.
Me: struggles not to roll eyes; struggles to say something affirming despite my deep disagreement because, despite their inability to think critically or consider information from more than one source, I love them.
Me: says something that doesn't jive with their beliefs.
My family: struggles not to roll eyes and says something affirming because, despite my disturbing lack of faith, they love me.
Wow! Eye-opener! Honestly, I never understood why people don't do this...It seems so logical to me.
I no longer struggle with math, though...once you realize it's just a language that describes the world around us, the veil is lifted and tossed to the wind.
finding out people dont usually add numbers by first adding something to make a ten (for example 7+6= 7 plus 3 is 10 plus another 3 is 13) & that its actually an adhd thing is the WILDEST shit literally ive lived like 10 years (or however old i was when i learned to add and stuff) thinking thats how everyone does it. what the fuck
I had a total TGIF-SHIT moment today. It lasted most of the morning. Imagine my disappointment.
Yeah, okay. This will be a hoot!
I am fierce, majestic, and the epitome of stealth...
Orange ball!! ORANGE BALL!!
What the Hell? This is so cool! Wish my physics teacher had done cool stuff like this
So, our physics teacher has the strange idea of motivating his students by letting each of us present a physical phenomenal we find interesting to our classmates in a 5-minutes-presentation. And now I need something that is interesting for everyone - even people that usually don't care for physics -, but has interesting facts for someone who's interested in it, too (preferably with an easy experiment). You don't happen to have any ideas, do you?
First of all, your professor is awesome for taking the time to do this. Of the top of my mind, the best one I have is Chladni figures.
Basically take a flat metal plate, fix it at the center and spray some fine sand particles on it.
Using a violin bow, gently excite any edge of the plate to magically witness these beautiful normal mode patterns ( known as Chladni patterns/figures ) forming on the plate.
Also notice that by pinching the plate at different points, the pattern obtained changes.
There is a whole lot of physics that goes behind such a simple phenomenon and I dare say we understand it completely. There are lots of questions on these figures that we have no answer for!
Hope this helps with your presentation. Have a good one!
Gif source video: Steve Mould
@positive-memes, you should identify the rescue facility so those who want/are able to donate can do so. It's expensive to care for these big babies! The one I know of is Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in NM, USA. They are among the myriad excellent charities to which your can donate via Amazon Smile...or you can donate to them directly.
Nightflower