Tag Archives: Physics

Jun
15
2012

Hippy’s cause trouble

by Skippy

Some of you may think I have some hippy tendancys; being that I live on a boat, and that I plan to be as off grid as I can, bma and I have over a number of years had a smiler talk; he is a fan of Greenpeace, the Green party, and CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament). However [...]

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Nov
28
2011

Book 36 – 10 Fun Things To Do With Your Microwave

by Skippy

The Free Kindle Book; 10 Fun Things To Do With Your Microwave has a number of projects including: Build a Miceowave Transformer Stick/Ark Welder How to Measure the Speed of light using Chocolate Microwave CD Candle Holder 5 Minute Chocolate Cake The Microwave Birthday Cake out of all 10 I shall have to try the 5 Minute [...]

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Jun
09
2011

RAL Trip

by Skippy

Today, I went on a trip to RAL organised by some of the guys and girls at London Hackspace; getting to Didcot Parkway from work for about 12:30, headed up to Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, just outside Didcot, at Harwell In the room we all met for the tours they had some cool stuff including an IBM [...]

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Jul
07
2007

A physics teacher begs for his subject back

by Skippy

A British physics teacher whose creates wonderful comic flowcharts is fed up with the quality of physics education in the UK. He’s written a scathing open letter to the Board of Education detailing his view of the crisis in British physics. If you love Science and Technology, can you read the letter and pass its [...]

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