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A cart twice as heavy speeds up half as fast

Nov 12, 2026

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A cart twice as heavy speeds up half as fast

Newton's 2nd Law in the grocery aisle: a = Fnet / m. A cart-push demo for Monday and a free review sheet that ties Motion to Forces.

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A falling ruler can clock your reflexes

Nov 5, 2026

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A falling ruler can clock your reflexes

Reaction distance is just d = v × t, and it is longer than it sounds. A ruler-drop demo for Monday and a free practice sheet.

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A red flashlight can't wake a glowing ghost

Oct 30, 2026

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A red flashlight can't wake a glowing ghost

Brightness isn't the same as photon energy. Plus a 5-minute ghost-writing demo for Monday.

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He lost the party game again (and Thanksgiving is coming)

Oct 25, 2026

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He lost the party game again (and Thanksgiving is coming)

A rematch update on My Cat Joined a Flat-Earth Group

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Why doorknobs start shocking you in the fall

Oct 22, 2026

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Why doorknobs start shocking you in the fall

One Big Idea, five minutes: it's the air, not the doorknob

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Your mirror doesn't flip left and right

Oct 15, 2026

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Your mirror doesn't flip left and right

One Big Idea, five minutes

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My cat joined a flat-Earth group (and we have receipts)

Oct 11, 2026

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My cat joined a flat-Earth group (and we have receipts)

A long-weekend read with a horizon, a notebook, and a very smug cat

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The ghost force in your car isn't real

Oct 1, 2026

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The ghost force in your car isn't real

One Big Idea, five minutes

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Going up doesn't always make you heavier

Sep 24, 2026

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Going up doesn't always make you heavier

Four elevator situations, a classroom-ready answer key, and your next Forces lesson.

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