The Flying Circus of Physics

Welcome to jearl walker's flying circus of physics, 2nd edition, where death-defying stunts, high-flying acrobatics, strange curiosities, and mind-bending illusions are all part of everyday life. You don't need a ticket; you only need to look to the world around you to uncover these fascinating feats of physics. Completely updated and expanded, this second edition of jearl walker's best-selling text features more than 700 thoroughly intriguing questions about relevant, fun, and completely real physical phenomena. Detailed explanations and references to outside sources guide your way through the problems. Slipping between falling drops. (motion). Racing on the ceiling, swimming through syrup. (fluids). Hiding under the covers, listening or the monsters. (sound). Striking at the heat in the night. (thermal processes). Ducking first a roar and then a flash. (electricity and magnetism). Splashing colors everywhere, like a rainbow. (optics). Armadillos dancing against a swollen moon. (vision).