According to Marvel, Thor’s Hammer weighs 42.3lbs, but there’s a lot of people out there thinking otherwise, namely those who think that Mjolnir was made from the stuff of a dying star when in fact it was forged inside a dying star. Big difference there. But if the hammer was indeed made from the material […]
So, anti-gravity hoverboards don’t exist yet, but if you really want to float above the ground, there’s a few options available for you: A personal hovercraft, a maglev vehicle, or an ionocraft… which would unfortunately require millions of volts to operate. Bummer. [SciShow]
Watch as “Professor Roger Bowley unlocks his car from various distances, using waves from his key, brain and a big bottle of water.” [Sixty Symbols]
Russian-American Andrei Linde is a theoretical physicist and a physics professor at Stanford University in California. Linde was one of the main authors of the recently-confirmed inflationary universe theory. Stanford Assistant Physics Professor Chao-Lin Kuo surprised Linde on Monday with the news that his theory — his life’s work — was correct. [via Gizmodo]
If there’s just one video you should watch today, this is the one. Also, be ready to have your mind blown by this kid at 3:22. [antonioyo | Via]
Mashable approached Bill Nye the Science Guy at this year’s SXSW (South by Southwest) Festival in Austin, Texas and asked him a few questions. A few of his answers may surprise you, especially the movie answers! [Mashable]
Being a teenager is hard. Especially when hormones play their part in wreaking havoc on the teenage body and brain. In this episode, Hank explains what is happening to the during the angsty-time. [SciShow]
How long can YOU last until this video gets you yawning? And now, follow this up by finding out why we yawn in the first place, and why it’s contagious: [ASAPScience]