Category Physics For The Coffee Table
4 November 2019 – the 9th Anniversary of QF32
Today, the 4th November 2019 is the 9th Anniversary of Flight QF32, an event that changed my, Coral’s, our passengers’, crews’ and many others’ (Second Victims) lives. Nine years after QF32 event, I continue to fly the A380 to many destinations around the world. During each long-haul flight, it’s still my pleasure to walk the […]
Physics for the Coffee Table – Quiz # 7 – Seven Winners!
Situation I had the privilege last week to address a large audience at the Royal Aeronautical Society at the Engineering School at Cambridge University in the UK. (click here for more information). The next morning Dr Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) showed my son Alexander and I around the Trinity College and the Trinity Clock Tower. We […]
PHYSICS FOR THE COFFEE TABLE -QUIZ # 7
Put your thinking caps on again. The Physics for the Coffee Table (PFTCT) Quiz number Seven will be broadcast on Wednesday 4th December at: 7 am- New York 4 am – Los Angeles noon – London 1 pm – Paris 8 pm – Singapore 11 pm – Sydney Good luck!
Bio-Mimicry of Shaking Dogs
See also QF32 Biomimicry Richard Hammond’s Miracles Of Nature Biomimicry You don’t have to be a dog lover to be awe struck by this video of dog shaking themselves dry. These seemingly simply movements generate up to 70 G accelerations that “centrifuge” the hair 70% dry in just a few seconds. Why is the QF32 […]
PFTCT – Quiz # 6 – No Winners This Week!
Question # 6 See also: Physics for the Coffee Table (PFTCT) Situation A major city (population 5 million) is planning to build a new airport at a new location inside the city. Two sites are proposed: one beside the ocean and one twenty kilometers inland from the ocean. Consider the noise levels originating from aircraft […]
Physics for the Coffee Table
About Physics for the Coffee Table Richard wrote a book in the late 1980s called “Physics For the Coffee Table” (PFTCT). The book (or series of books) consisted of many seemingly basic questions about day to day events that had counter-intuitive answers. The book was inspired by a remarkable physicist by the name of Professor Julius Sumner […]
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