On the subject of luging, it is the perfect place to illustrate some physics. For those unfamiliar with the Skyline complex, the idea is you sit on a small cart and freewheel down a concrete path, negotiating the various bends inconveniently sited to slow your speed. Great fun, and lots of physics.
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Physicists are normal people too
A month or so ago, my wife and I had a day of being tourists in Rotorua. While at the bottom of the Skyline Gondola, which takes people up to the luge tracks, I was accosted by a researcher carrying out surveys on tourism in the Rotorua region. Being a helpful sort of guy, I […]
Continue readingPhysicsStop – the beginning
I’m Marcus Wilson, a lecturer at the University of Waikato. Welcome to my Physics blog. PhysicsStop is where you can take a break from whatever exciting thing you are doing and read my take on the equally exciting physics that is out there in the world for all to enjoy. No, seriously, physics is not as […]
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