Showing posts with label physics of everyday life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label physics of everyday life. Show all posts
Friday, April 22, 2011
Science of Tornados
Scientific American has a set of videos and articles about tornadoes, which are in the news after killer storms hit the south. Of course, there is a good deal of physics in these storms, with conservation of angular momentum playing a role as the 'twister' forms.
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angular momentum,
physics of everyday life,
tornado
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