A sand pendulum that creates a beautiful pattern only by its movement.
But why does the ellipse change shape?
The pattern gets smaller because energy is not conserved (and in fact decreases) in the system. The mass in the pendulum gets smaller and the center of mass lowers as a function of time. Easy as that, an amazing pattern arises through the laws of physics.
people act like Pluto was dealt a bad hand bc they thought it was a planet but later classified it as a dwarf but consider this: there are 4 other dwarf planets in the solar system that most people don’t even know the names of so Think Again before you think Pluto is underrepresented
mother fucking science goddamit
bees care about you 🐝
dogs care about you 🐶
flowers care about you 🌷
the moon cares about you 🌙
the stars care about you 🌟
“Pluto, the newest planet,” & “Neptune, next to farthest planet.” Buck Rogers’ Space World. ca. 1940. Rumsey. Chart detail.
i really looooove science. i love the scientific method. i love the mindset science invokes. weird ass chemistry biophysics and neuroscience and giant gaseous clouds in the universe and fricken volcanoes. just the fact that we know all we know. w o w
guys am i a hipster seriously im debating my entire existence right now
have i become what i swore not to be??
hey so i changed the theme and description this is like a whole new blog wow. yes i know the theme thing was like a month or so ago but still. this is big for me.
nathaniel russell
welcome to my space space (see what i did there) (space means two different things)
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