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smash_logs2013-05-04 12:15 am
trustycrowbar) wrote in smash_logs2013-05-04 12:15 am
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Who: Gordon Freeman, all physics students, anyone else.
What: Physics class, and some unfortunate mishaps
Where: Gordon's teaching lab, Science & Math Building.
When: Late morning, Friday
"Alright, class, this time around we're talking about electromagnetism and gravity. In electromagnetism charges create fields, which impact the motion of other charged bodies."
He punches a button on a display, and a metal ring threaded on a pole launches into the air with a dynamic ringing sound. He catches it.
"With gravity, matter creates a field that impacts the motion of other matter." He adds, tossing the ring into the air. "If they sound similar, there's a reason for that. Now you alphas are going to learn the finer points of electrostatics and gravity and why everything falls towards the earth instead of straight up. The Lambdas among you are going to get a rundown of special relativity and the two little postulates that go on to explain all of electromagnetism."
And he sweeps an arm to the... interesting looking contraption in the background. A squat mess of pipes, tanks, rivets, monitors and strangely glowing portholes. "Also all of you will get a glimpse of where the two meet, as Mac and I turn this bad boy on and we attempt to see if we can detect a gravitation in its natural habitat."
What: Physics class, and some unfortunate mishaps
Where: Gordon's teaching lab, Science & Math Building.
When: Late morning, Friday
"Alright, class, this time around we're talking about electromagnetism and gravity. In electromagnetism charges create fields, which impact the motion of other charged bodies."
He punches a button on a display, and a metal ring threaded on a pole launches into the air with a dynamic ringing sound. He catches it.
"With gravity, matter creates a field that impacts the motion of other matter." He adds, tossing the ring into the air. "If they sound similar, there's a reason for that. Now you alphas are going to learn the finer points of electrostatics and gravity and why everything falls towards the earth instead of straight up. The Lambdas among you are going to get a rundown of special relativity and the two little postulates that go on to explain all of electromagnetism."
And he sweeps an arm to the... interesting looking contraption in the background. A squat mess of pipes, tanks, rivets, monitors and strangely glowing portholes. "Also all of you will get a glimpse of where the two meet, as Mac and I turn this bad boy on and we attempt to see if we can detect a gravitation in its natural habitat."
Lecture/Student Questions
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"Einstein postulated that the speed of light is the same, no matter how fast you're moving. But this means that length and time, both of which make up speed, have to CHANGE as we go faster. Length shortens. Time slows down. This is why, even though the speed of light is finite, no one can ever reach that speed."