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‪Computer Animation - Maid of the Loch Steam Engine‬‏ Learningscience.org. Science Online. 3M Science of Everyday Life - Discovery Education. 3-6 Student Interactives - Science. Simple Machines.

Mechanism and Their Applications. GeoGebraTube. Welcome to Amusement Park Physics. ‪Foam Walkalong Glider Preview‬‏ Resultant of forces (addition of vectors) ‪Stunning Flow Visualizatoin Lab‬‏ ‪Physics Project "Bernoulli's Principle" Hi-Def‬‏ Fluid Pressure and Flow - Pressure, Water, Atmosphere. Victorian Flea Circuses: A Lost Art Form. "QUANTUM SHOT" #549Link - by A. Abrams If you can make a flea cooperate with you, you're probably good at politics I have to say, this is probably the strangest subject we ever talked about on Dark Roasted Blend. However, it is such a rich showcase of miniature art and craftmanship, and the "wow" factor is there as well: A flea, with legs finer than a human hair, can pull up to 700 times its own weight!

A flea can lift up to 60 times its own weight! A flea can jump over 150 times its own height! (art credit: Leah Palmer Preiss) "Big fleas have little fleas... Andy Clark sends us his latest project - he's been researching this topic for about four years now and regularly publishes new discoveries along with other flea news on the Flea Circus Research Library blog. "The idea to make a Victorian Flea Chariot came to me when I wondered if it's possible to use simple techniques available in the 1800s to make one today.

Making the chariot can be seen here, with video of a final product. ...