Maria Pettersson, a friction scientist at the Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University, who is professionally focusing on dentures these days, discusses the Ig Nobel physics prize-winning study that measured the slipperiness of a banana peel. You can listen to the discussion on Sverige Radio [P4]. The discussion is in Swedish. This action photo shows a moment […]
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In re slipping on a banana peel
Bethany Brookshire (aka SciCurious) attended last night’s Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Her report (in Science News) about the physics prize winner, begins: Banana peel slipperiness wins IgNobel prize in physics BOSTON — We’ve all seen the cartoons. Bugs Bunny wolfs down a banana and casually tosses the skin onto the floor. Moments later, Elmer Fudd comes […]
Inventing an Artificial Banana (reconfigurable)
Sometimes, if one were to purchase an artificial-fruit display (for example featuring bananas) one may eventually become frustrated – in the sense that the display is not easily re-configured. Thus, one may be left with just one expensive option. “Currently, the only way to vary the configuration or display of artificial fruit is to purchase […]
Earth’s magnetosphere has a banana current, they say
Comes news of a banana current above us: “The Magnetospheric Banana Current,” Michael W. Liemohn, Natalia Yu Ganushkina, Roxanne M. Katus, Darren L. De Zeeuw, Daniel T. Welling, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, epub February 15, 2013. The authors, at the University of Michigan, reports: “It is shown that the banana current, a current […]