Why does a piece of chalk squeak if you hold it wrong while pushing it against a blackboard? Why does the angle the chalk makes to the board matter? What determines the pitch of the squeak you hear?
Yearly Archives: 2024
32-bit windows programs running on a Chromebook!
Here I am running a 32-bit version of Crocodile Clips using Wine and Box86 in Crostini on the Chromebook. It took hours of fiddling, but it works! In the end, I installed Box86 and Wine via Pi-Apps, which took care of all the dependencies for me. Huzzah! No more running Windows 3.11 in Dosbox and being limited to 16-bit programs!
Rocketry competition
If you see me at the South East regional finals of the UKRoc competition, say hello and I’ll give you a badge!
Summer half-term revision sessions
I’m offering GCSE Astronomy and A Level Physics revision over the summer half-term. Sign up if you want some last-minute help before your examinations.
OBS Woes
There is an additional GCSE session tonight to make up for the late start yesterday.
One more comedy mistake
How long is that pendulum?
Bad physics in old resources
More mistakes found in old Flash animations. But that doesn’t mean they’re all useless.
Why doesn’t plastic dry in the dishwasher?
Ceramics and glasses dry perfectly well in the dishwasher, but plastic items seem to remain steadfastly wet
Bad Physics: Resistance from V-I Graphs
Schools pay for resources with bad physics, to help students prepare for exams that credit bad physics. Meanwhile, physicists weep
Microsoft Office running on Microsoft Windows on a Chromebook
I installed Microsoft Word on a Chromebook, just to see if I could.
Physics with Keith 