Mind-Bending Math: Riddles and Paradoxes Season 1 Episode 15 Enigmas of Everyday Objects

  • TV-PG
  • July 24, 2015
  • 29 min

Classical mechanics is full of paradoxical phenomena, which Professor Kung demonstrates using springs, a slinky, a spool, and oobleck (a non-Newtonian fluid). Learn some of the physical principles that make everyday objects do strange things. Also discussed (but not demonstrated) is how to float a cruise ship in a gallon of water.

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  • First Aired
    July 24, 2015
  • Content Rating
    TV-PG
  • Runtime
    29 min
  • Language
    English
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