Saturday, November 14, 2009

The 10 Weirdest Physics Facts, From Relativity To Quantum Physics

Albert Einstein, who pointed out that the faster you move,
the heavier you get Photo: AFP/GETTY


From The Telegraph:

People who think science is dull are wrong. Here are 10 reasons why.

Physics is weird. There is no denying that. Particles that don’t exist except as probabilities; time that changes according to how fast you’re moving; cats that are both alive and dead until you open a box.

We’ve put together a collection of 10 of the strangest facts we can find, with the kind help of cosmologist and writer Marcus Chown, author of We Need To Talk About Kelvin, and an assortment of Twitter users.

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