What are some real life examples of physics?

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 | Physics

Brian asked:


I’m doing a project for physics and I can’t think of any more examples of physics in everyday life.
Not too complex please, I’m looking for things like waves on a beach (Simple Harmonic Motion), or night vision, binoculars, microscopes, ect…
Be as abstract as you like, thanks.

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6 Comments to What are some real life examples of physics?

Loulabelle
April 24, 2009

How about your eye glasses - people with astigmatisms can get prismatic lenses to correct the wavyness of their vision.

angelina_mcardle
April 25, 2009

every action has its equal or opposite reaction you can use that theory with almost anything not just matter but other stuff too I’m sorry i try to act smart but i am not sorry see that right there my action of answering a question that clearly is way out of my league caused me too react with guilt for taking up you’re time…one the one hand you must think im a idiot and on the other i know i am an idiot both equally devastating ha ha disregard this I’m a turd

Chad P
April 28, 2009

Inertia-when you drive around a curve, you are “pushed” toward the outside of the curve

Projectile motion- When you want to throw the ball a greater distance, you have to increase the elevation at which you throw it.

Rotational inertia- You can balance easily on a bicycle when it’s moving, but it’s nearly impossible when the wheels aren’t rotating.

Holden
May 2, 2009

In baseball, a curve ball curves due to the Magnus effect in fluid dynamics. Same reason a golf ball slices or hooks.

lesaber251@yahoo.com
May 3, 2009

Check out gravity waves.

Rob S
May 4, 2009

The answers you received are great. But I laughed when I saw the question title itself, becaue EVERYTHING is physics!
- the speed of raindrops down a window, the angle of raindrops on a car side window, the melting of snow by salt, the crunch of a car when two cars collide, the angle billiard balls bounce at, the sound a glass makes when you hit it, the mechanism that makes planets bend toward the light, the …

We all could go on forever!

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