April 2016 Flying Circus of Physics
April stories at the main FCP site: (1) How fans of the
Seattle Seahawks (and other teams) can generate ground waves that trigger local
seismic monitoring recorders. (2) Big-horn sheep (males) crash into each other
headfirst. What happens when a vehicle gets in the way? (3) How can you
generate waves one meter high in a small, backyard kiddie pool? (4) Physics
goes boogie woogie in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWDfxgngrNc
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Labels: big-horn sheep collisions, Boogie woogie, sports initiated earthquakes