tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post115746596699371208..comments2024-03-11T04:40:23.756-07:00Comments on The Blog of Phyz: Physics Begins With an "M"Dean Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681829220589441713noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-31068840002762860982013-11-22T21:10:36.759-08:002013-11-22T21:10:36.759-08:00Regarding the myth of Weightlessness in space, may...Regarding the myth of Weightlessness in space, may I offer the following short story?<br />http://stemstories.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/weightless-part-1/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-72763073961472769072012-06-21T15:58:47.800-07:002012-06-21T15:58:47.800-07:00do you have any recommendations for an interestin...do you have any recommendations for an interesting physics book to read for students?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-1157965766666143292006-09-11T02:09:00.000-07:002006-09-11T02:09:00.000-07:00The problem with "Power is the rate at which work ...The problem with "Power is the rate at which work is done" is that my 60-watt light bulb has been burning energy at 60 joules per second all day and it hasn't done a lick of work. It hasn't exerted a force, nor has it moved anything through any distance. No force, no displacement, no work. And yet *the bulb* has a power rating of 60-watts.<BR/><BR/>So how about something like "Power is the rate at which energy is transformed or transferred." Work is one method of transfer, but it's not the only one.Dean Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681829220589441713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-1157936714013718742006-09-10T18:05:00.000-07:002006-09-10T18:05:00.000-07:00Love your site, Dean! As a fellow physics teacher,...Love your site, Dean! As a fellow physics teacher, albeit, less accomplished, I value the information and guidance it provides. I must admit I was a little dumbfounded upon reading that 'power is the rate at which work is done' is a myth. Thats always how I knew it. Oops?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-1157936523168026042006-09-10T18:02:00.000-07:002006-09-10T18:02:00.000-07:00I really like your site, although I've barely scra...I really like your site, although I've barely scratched the surface. As a physics teacher as well I feel a bit inadequate ,however, when I read that 'power is the rate at which work is done' is a myth. Oops, that was my working definition for it. Looks like I have some learning to do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-1157602501676215372006-09-06T21:15:00.000-07:002006-09-06T21:15:00.000-07:00Los Lonely Boys are great. I have been dying to s...Los Lonely Boys are great. I have been dying to see Little Miss Sunshine since I saw the preview on MYSPACE (irony?) a while ago.<BR/><BR/>The Physics begins with an M handout really gets you interested and curious about phyz. I'm dying to know how you can start fire with ice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com