ZAP! When I walked into my physics class this afternoon I was surprised to see a large, metal, mushroom-shaped machine sitting on my teacher’s desk. A miniature version of the lightning-making machines you can see at the Boston Science Museum, this Van de Graff generator could produce an electric field that would harmlessly shock us, […]
Atmospheric Sciences
The Aftermath of a Hurricane
Many folks are rightfully talking about Hurricane Irene and rightfully so. IAround here it didn’t produce the dire effects predicted because we were all so prepared for it. We took in our belongings and anchored down those items we couldn’t pull in. Some cooked meals in advance and other loaded up on water and batteries. […]
