Who says space battles can't be cool and educational too?
Uber sci-fi fan and educator Bernard demonstrates laws of physics with clips from favorite shows - frakkin genius
Gravity and Potential Energy
Artificial Gravity and Centrifugal Force
Energy, Waves, and Sound
Laws of Motion and Momentum
and 16 more..
Physics 101 has never been so fun.
The Physics of Starship Battles: Lasers and Kinetic Energy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AV5aY7HYAk#)
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Fascinating. That was quite educational. In on sense it's nothing we don't know but I can't say I've ever joined the dots up to see what may or may not work in reality.
Hmm, so Phasers are possible, but not lasers, if I heard him right. Very cool vid, thanks for sharing :).
King
Gravity: A fundamental sci-fi problem easily replaced, with unexpected benefits
The Physics of Starship Battles: Artificial Gravity and Centrifugal Force (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7mwIHCBrjo#)