Capt. Joe Kittinger\’s Free Fall
In 1960, Capt. Joe Kittinger rode a helium balloon 20 miles up from New Mexico. Then he jumped out for a 4:37 freefall before using his parachute.
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Check out the 60-Minutes report pertaining to the new workforce here in America at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/08/60minutes/main3475200.shtml
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Visual examples of sudden pressure differences at high speeds.
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Sorry for the long time off in updating my blog, but other responsibilities have taken up a bigger part of my workday.
This MIT for High School website is very helpful for students and teachers. Check it out!
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm
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606 tries to make this commercial!
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This clever self-made engineer has an obsession with robots. Check it out.
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The text that explains this video can be found at http://www.flixxy.com/biology-nano-visualization-cell-life.htm . I highly recommend that you read the explanation behind the animations. Also, a narrated and longer version can be found at http://youtube.com/watch?v=UB6G9GD2KFk .
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Try to estimate the g’s on this base jumper as he shoots up to his drop height of just 400 feet.
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Here’s the motherload of physics simulations to be found online. A great website to explore from Colorado University.
http://phet.colorado.edu/web-pages/simulation-pages/simulation-index.htm
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Check out this link to a history of cosmology website.
This site by the American Institute of Physics is very informative. The layout is full of plenty of insights and I highly recommend a few minutes soaking it up. As I looked, I was reminded of the book “Seeing and Believing” by Richard Panek which I read several years ago. The basic premise of the book is that advances in telescope making have paralleled advances in civilization throughout history.
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