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  1. The universe has 17 fundamental particles. Or 995.5

    How many fundamental particles are in the universe? The answer depends on what you choose to count — and it might not even be a whole number.

    #scienceexplained #standardmodel #particlephysics

  2. The universe has 17 fundamental particles. Or 995.5

    How many fundamental particles are in the universe? The answer depends on what you choose to count — and it might not even be a whole number.

    #scienceexplained #standardmodel #particlephysics

  3. Coriolis Effect ✍️

    It explains why objects moving across a rotating world seem to curve from their straight path, even when no visible force pushes them sideways. Imagine throwing a ball straight across a spinning merry-go-round. To someone standing still outside, the ball travels in a straight line. But to someone riding the spinning platform, the ball appears to bend away from its path.

    The same thing happens on Earth because our planet is constantly rotating beneath everything that moves. Air currents, ocean flows, and even long-range projectiles travel over a surface that is turning while they move. This creates the illusion of a sideways force, known as the Coriolis effect.

    In the Northern Hemisphere, moving objects appear to bend to the right, while in the Southern Hemisphere they bend to the left. The effect grows stronger over larger distances and faster motions, but becomes almost unnoticeable in small, everyday movements.

    Scientists use this effect to understand the spinning of hurricanes, the paths of trade winds, and the circulation of oceans. It reveals that motion is not always as simple as it seems when the ground beneath us is constantly in motion itself.

    #CoriolisEffect #EarthScience #Physics #ScienceFacts #Geography #Meteorology #ClimateScience #Atmosphere #OceanCurrents #WeatherScience #Hurricanes #TradeWinds #PlanetEarth #EarthRotation #ScienceEducation #STEM #LearnScience #ScientificKnowledge #ScienceExplained #NatureOfScience #PhysicalGeography #FluidDynamics #EarthSystems #ScienceLovers #DidYouKnow #EducationalContent #KnowledgeSharing #CuriousMinds #ScienceCommunication #ExploreScience

  4. Coriolis Effect ✍️

    It explains why objects moving across a rotating world seem to curve from their straight path, even when no visible force pushes them sideways. Imagine throwing a ball straight across a spinning merry-go-round. To someone standing still outside, the ball travels in a straight line. But to someone riding the spinning platform, the ball appears to bend away from its path.

    The same thing happens on Earth because our planet is constantly rotating beneath everything that moves. Air currents, ocean flows, and even long-range projectiles travel over a surface that is turning while they move. This creates the illusion of a sideways force, known as the Coriolis effect.

    In the Northern Hemisphere, moving objects appear to bend to the right, while in the Southern Hemisphere they bend to the left. The effect grows stronger over larger distances and faster motions, but becomes almost unnoticeable in small, everyday movements.

    Scientists use this effect to understand the spinning of hurricanes, the paths of trade winds, and the circulation of oceans. It reveals that motion is not always as simple as it seems when the ground beneath us is constantly in motion itself.

    #CoriolisEffect #EarthScience #Physics #ScienceFacts #Geography #Meteorology #ClimateScience #Atmosphere #OceanCurrents #WeatherScience #Hurricanes #TradeWinds #PlanetEarth #EarthRotation #ScienceEducation #STEM #LearnScience #ScientificKnowledge #ScienceExplained #NatureOfScience #PhysicalGeography #FluidDynamics #EarthSystems #ScienceLovers #DidYouKnow #EducationalContent #KnowledgeSharing #CuriousMinds #ScienceCommunication #ExploreScience

  5. 7.8. And you're reading that number wrong.

    A number on the seismic scale is not a number on a ruler. The human brain was never built to read this kind of scale.

    #scienceexplained #earthquake

  6. QUANTUM SHIFTS HINT AT NEW FUTURES

    Learn about quantum physics, where energy comes in small packets called quanta. This could change future energy and computers.

    #QuantumPhysics, #FutureTech, #Energy, #Computing, #ScienceExplained

    newsletter.tf/quantum-physics-

  7. QUANTUM SHIFTS HINT AT NEW FUTURES

    Learn about quantum physics, where energy comes in small packets called quanta. This could change future energy and computers.

    #QuantumPhysics, #FutureTech, #Energy, #Computing, #ScienceExplained

    newsletter.tf/quantum-physics-

  8. Scientists are exploring quantum physics, which says energy comes in tiny, fixed amounts. This is different from how we see things every day.

    #QuantumPhysics, #FutureTech, #Energy, #Computing, #ScienceExplained
    newsletter.tf/quantum-physics-

  9. Scientists are exploring quantum physics, which says energy comes in tiny, fixed amounts. This is different from how we see things every day.

    #QuantumPhysics, #FutureTech, #Energy, #Computing, #ScienceExplained
    newsletter.tf/quantum-physics-

  10. 🥳 The 10th edition of the EPFL final of the My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition will take place on March 19!

    The 14 PhD Students finalists of the competition My Thesis in 180 seconds (MT180) will present their research in simple, straightforward terms in 3 minutes exactly, in English or in French, using humour, metaphores and examples.

    A free event not to be missed, offering plenty of science and fun.

    ➡️ memento.epfl.ch/event/finale-e

    #EPFL #ScienceExplained

  11. 🥳 The 10th edition of the EPFL final of the My Thesis in 180 Seconds competition will take place on March 19!

    The 14 PhD Students finalists of the competition My Thesis in 180 seconds (MT180) will present their research in simple, straightforward terms in 3 minutes exactly, in English or in French, using humour, metaphores and examples.

    A free event not to be missed, offering plenty of science and fun.

    ➡️ memento.epfl.ch/event/finale-e

    #EPFL #ScienceExplained

  12. Keepin' it weird on what we have dubbed, Weird Science Wednesday. Wherein we revisit all of the ways science likes to keep it strange.
    Today? OCTOPUS TONGUES. You're welcome.
    octonation.com/do-octopus-have
    .
    #hwatweekly #ScienceExplained #sciencefun #WeirdScienceWednesday

  13. Keepin' it weird on what we have dubbed, Weird Science Wednesday. Wherein we revisit all of the ways science likes to keep it strange.
    Today? OCTOPUS TONGUES. You're welcome.
    octonation.com/do-octopus-have
    .
    #hwatweekly #ScienceExplained #sciencefun #WeirdScienceWednesday

  14. Antibiotics once saved millions. Today, misuse is making them fail.

    PM Modi’s warning on antimicrobial resistance is a wake-up call for India — from self-medication to unfinished courses, our everyday habits are fueling a silent health crisis.

    Swipe to learn why antibiotics must be used wisely.
    🔬🩺
    news24media.org/antimicrobial-

    #AntibioticResistance #AMRIndia #HealthAwareness #ScienceExplained

  15. 🔭 Marvin Watches a Cube Break Common Sense

    If a cube flew past at nearly the speed of light, it wouldn’t look squashed.
    It would look… rotated.

    Marvin pauses mid-sip of tea.
    “That,” he notes, “is not what intuition promised.”

    Terrell & Penrose showed (1959) that relativistic motion produces an optical twist, not a squash. Light from different parts of an object reaches the observer at different times, and the brain stitches time into shape.

    A new lab experiment made this visible by slowing light with ultrafast lasers. Cubes and spheres appear rotated — exactly as predicted.

    Marvin understands the problem immediately;
    “You never see the thing,” he says. “You see the story light tells you.”

    Nothing changes physically.

    The boundary does.

    🧠 In relativity, seeing is a space-time calculation.

    #Relativity #Physics #ObserverEffect #SpaceTime
    #HybridMind42 #BoundaryPhysics #ScienceExplained

  16. 🔭 Marvin Watches a Cube Break Common Sense

    If a cube flew past at nearly the speed of light, it wouldn’t look squashed.
    It would look… rotated.

    Marvin pauses mid-sip of tea.
    “That,” he notes, “is not what intuition promised.”

    Terrell & Penrose showed (1959) that relativistic motion produces an optical twist, not a squash. Light from different parts of an object reaches the observer at different times, and the brain stitches time into shape.

    A new lab experiment made this visible by slowing light with ultrafast lasers. Cubes and spheres appear rotated — exactly as predicted.

    Marvin understands the problem immediately;
    “You never see the thing,” he says. “You see the story light tells you.”

    Nothing changes physically.

    The boundary does.

    🧠 In relativity, seeing is a space-time calculation.

    #Relativity #Physics #ObserverEffect #SpaceTime
    #HybridMind42 #BoundaryPhysics #ScienceExplained

  17. ✨🌀 Curious about the so-called gravity particle—the graviton?
    It sits at the crossroads of theoretical physics and modern research, raising fascinating questions about how gravity works at the quantum level.

    Start exploring with this accessible video:
    youtu.be/e9xOMOTTW6U?si=LrQoh6

    #Physics #ScienceExplained #Innovation #STEM

  18. Why Even Physicists Still Don’t Understand Quantum Theory 100 Years On

    Wiktor Mazin. Credit: Wiktor Mazin, Quantum Fractal Artist Everyone has their favourite example of a trick that reliably gets a certain job done, even if they don’t really understand why. Back in the day, it might have been slapping the top of your television set when the picture went fuzzy. Today, it might be turning your computer off and on again. Quantum mechanics the most successful and important theory in modern physics is like that. It works wonderfully, explaining things from lasers […]

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  19. 🐋 How do whales float? They can weigh up to 200 tons, yet glide through the ocean with ease. It is not magic, it is physics and biology in harmony.

    Blubber, lungs, and bone structure work together to fine-tune buoyancy. From Archimedes’ principle to deep-diving adaptations, whales master the water column with elegance.

    👉 Read & watch here: TPC8.short.gy/PRxYoRqM

    Grace beneath the waves!

    #Whales #MarineBiology #Ocean #Buoyancy #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Physics #Biology #ScienceExplained #TPC8

  20. 🐋 How do whales float? They can weigh up to 200 tons, yet glide through the ocean with ease. It is not magic, it is physics and biology in harmony.

    Blubber, lungs, and bone structure work together to fine-tune buoyancy. From Archimedes’ principle to deep-diving adaptations, whales master the water column with elegance.

    👉 Read & watch here: TPC8.short.gy/PRxYoRqM

    Grace beneath the waves!

    #Whales #MarineBiology #Ocean #Buoyancy #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Physics #Biology #ScienceExplained #TPC8

  21. ✈️ Ever wonder what happens when you flush onboard during flight?

    Airplane washrooms are marvels of engineering: vacuum systems, water efficiency, and compact design all working together to keep cabins clean and sustainable.

    📝 Read more: TPC8.short.gy/HStjbgy6

    💡 Design meets altitude.

    #Travel #Airplane #AviationDesign #EcoTravel #ScienceExplained #Engineering #TPC8

  22. ✨ Ever wondered how holograms really work?

    It’s not magic — it’s physics.

    Lasers + interference = mind-blowing science.

    Watch this short explainer that makes it all super clear:
    🎥 youtu.be/EmKQsSDlaa4?si=hE0DPP

    #Holograms #PhysicsInAction #ScienceExplained

  23. Ever wonder why constants like 'c' or 'G' have such specific, weird values? It's not deep cosmic magic! Our everyday units (meters, kg, seconds) are arbitrary human inventions that don't inherently match nature's true proportions. Physical constants are simply the crucial scaling factors that harmonize our man-made SI units with the universe's actual way of working. That's why they "vanish" (become 1) in "natural" unit systems – the scaling job is then done by the unit definition itself!

    #Physics #Constants #ScienceExplained #RethinkPhysics

  24. Ever wonder why constants like 'c' or 'G' have such specific, weird values? It's not deep cosmic magic! Our everyday units (meters, kg, seconds) are arbitrary human inventions that don't inherently match nature's true proportions. Physical constants are simply the crucial scaling factors that harmonize our man-made SI units with the universe's actual way of working. That's why they "vanish" (become 1) in "natural" unit systems – the scaling job is then done by the unit definition itself!

    #Physics #Constants #ScienceExplained #RethinkPhysics