Sunday, January 25, 2009

Physics goes to the Movies

The culminating project from the freshman class for the second marking period was to teach a brief lesson in physics using a scene from a popular movie in which the physics was questionable.

One of the options for presenting the lesson was to make a website.
The following were websites designed for this project:

The Incredibles -
http://www.incrediblephysics.blogspot.com/

The Matrix Reloaded - http://matrixphysics.blogspot.com/

Ghost Rider
http://ghostriderphysics.blogspot.com/
http://motorcyclejump.blogspot.com/
http://aerosole.co.nr/physicspro.htm

on a related note to Ghost Rider and motorcycle stunts, a great source for inspiration on how to set up a physics experiment can be found here at the amazing "Evel Kneivel's Greatest Jumps" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxgm5uM64hc


XXX
http://physicsbridgejump.blogspot.com/

King Kong
http://kingkongfallsoffesb.blogspot.com/


The Incredible Hulk
http://ledzepgunsandroses.blogspot.com/


justin
http://flawsingamemoviephysics.blogspot.com/

YouTube-sourced scenes that were examined in class included
CSI: NY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZUXpD8mcZc&feature=channel_page
and CJ7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fXr7otStP8&feature=PlayList&p=5158F56E8782350B&index=8