Comments on: Nerd Porn

Nerd Porn

Gamblor — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:01:56 -0800

Flash Animations for Physics. Animations and interactive demos available in many varieties, such as classical mechanics, nuclear, quantum, and relativistic. There's even a nice explanation of the forces at work in Curling. And if that doesn't wet your geek whistle, then take a peek at the patterns of Visual Math.

By: Hactar

Hactar — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:21:41 -0800

Excepting the usual wankery around the "golden" ratio, that is perhaps the best site on that sort of thing I have ever seen. The minimal surfaces bit was a really nice touch, as I'm writing my undergrad thesis on a related topic.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:25:27 -0800

Neat-O.

By: JParker

JParker — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:45:53 -0800

Nifty. Those are nice, but these are prettier.

By: springload

springload — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:06:45 -0800

Colors are not accurate (disclaimer on Bohr's atomic model)

By: blendor

blendor — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 13:29:08 -0800

Thanks! This actually will help me a lot - I'm taking physics right now.

By: bjrubble

bjrubble — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 13:33:54 -0800

Hmm. I've seen some good illustrations of relativistic physics, but this was not one of them. In fact, the very idea of explaining it in 6 simple slides is itself quite suspect.

By: Popular Ethics

Popular Ethics — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:08:31 -0800

Neat. As a well-groomed canuck, I've curled since childhood. The last animation gives a pretty good theory for why rocks curl, but it's still anyone's guess. Read Jay Ingram's excellent book The Velocity of Honey for a hilarious review of the literature on the matter. (Lots of other neat everyday quandaries in that book).