A quiet catalogue of interesting facts about the physics of nature

September 2026 This is just a sample of what's yet to come. I am currently creating topical PDFs for each picture. More coming soon!

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The sky appears blue because of Rayleigh scattering

The speed of sound (thunder) versus the speed of light (lightning) causes a delay in the accompanying thunder

Temperature differences are influenced by specific heat capacities.

Transverse waves propogate perpendicular to the wave direction. Longitudinal waves propogate parallel

Olympus Mons on Mars, the largest mountain in our solar system, owes its colossal height to Mars' weaker gravity, a result of its lower mass compared to Earth.

The planets should move in a straight line when there is no other force (Newton's first law), but they revolve around the Sun due to gravitational attraction, resulting in elliptical orbits.

Precise Angles: Master gem cutters shape a diamond's facets (like the crown and pavilion) at specific mathematical angles.

White T-shirts and socks normally glow under a black light because modern detergents contain phosphors that convert UV light into white light.

Soap bubbles and oil slicks on a wet pavement.

Dispersion and Refraction

p 256 University Physics Young and Freedman

Long-exposure smear of coloured light forming soft chromatic bands