Bungee Jump ... With Eggs! | Activity Does the mere thought of bungee jumping make your palms sweat? How about DIY bungee jumping at home with your kids? Don't worry, there won't be any broken limbs involved...just broken shells. The nylon pantyhose you'll use for this experiment has a natural elasticity and works like a bungee cord; the force of the falling egg causes it to change its form, but the strength of the fabric pulls it back. What You Need: Ruler 6 eggs (although 1 should be enough) Supply of pennies Pair of pantyhose Strong tape Newspaper What You Do: Choose a spot for the bungee jump. If you decide to perform this experiment indoors, remember to spread newspaper on the floor. Adapted with permission from "The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science."
The Physics of Baseball - Pitching Sci Fi Science Michio Kaku Traveling at Warp Speed Image Canon - Historic Images From a New Yorker article: " ...A month later, General Karpinski was formally admonished and quietly suspended, and a major investigation into the Army's prison system, authorized by Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez, the senior commander in Iraq, was under way. Breaking chemical lights and pouring the phosphoric liquid on detainees; pouring cold water on naked detainees; beating detainees with a broom handle and a chair; threatening male detainees with rape; allowing a military police guard to stitch the wound of a detainee who was injured after being slammed against the wall in his cell; sodomizing a detainee with a chemical light and perhaps a broom stick, and using military working dogs to frighten and intimidate detainees with threats of attack, and in one instance actually biting a detainee. There was stunning evidence to support the allegations, Taguba added-"detailed witness statements and the discovery of extremely graphic photographic evidence." New Yorker article