/r/physicsgifs

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GIFs that show physics principles at work in the real world or in a simulation.

About

This subreddit is dedicated to showcasing interesting and entertaining physics principles in work in the real world or in a demonstration.


Rules

  • Submit gifs that show the interesting world of physics. Be it pendulums, crashes, or physical models.

  • Explanations for whatever is happening in the gif would be preferred, but isn't required. If you understand what's happening in the gif, feel free to put an explanation in the comments.

  • Also, please upvote intelligent and informative comments. Don't keep the upvotes soley for puns and references and all of that jazz.

  • Don't post videos.


Filter By Category

Electromagnetism

Thermodynamics

Fluid Dynamics

Light, Waves and Sound

Newtonian Mechanics

Astrophysics and Space

Nuclear Physics

Quantum Mechanics


Symbols, Superscripts and Subscripts

Superscript

  • E = mc2 is written as E = mc^(2)

Subscript

  • vo = vf - (a * t) is written as v*_o_* = v*_f_* - (a * t)

Arrows

  • Equilibrium arrow: ⇌
  • Left Arrow: ←
  • Right arrow: →
  • Left/Right Arrow: ↔
  • Up Arrow: ↑
  • Down Arrow: ↓
  • Up/Down Arrow: ↨

Equality Signs

  • Less Than or Equal To: ≤
  • Greater Than or Equal To: ≥
  • Not Equal: ≠
  • Approximation: ≅

Additional Symbols:

  • Theta: θ
  • Degrees: °
  • Mu: μ
  • Sigma: Σ
  • Delta: Δ
  • Phi: ϕ
  • Omega: ω
  • Alpha: α
  • Pi: π
  • Plus or Minus: ±
  • Integral Sign: ∫
  • Square Root: √

Please use these to help out fellow redditors that haven't studied physics! Live Example.


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/r/physicsgifs

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694

The conservation of kinetic energy during a bounce.

8 Comments
2023/03/28
18:58 UTC

975

Self balancing stick

17 Comments
2023/03/26
10:32 UTC

1,286

Paper airplane vortices

12 Comments
2023/03/21
20:06 UTC

305

Thunniform Fish Propulsion

5 Comments
2023/03/20
04:59 UTC

0

Can positive acceleration reduce velocity?

13 Comments
2023/03/18
13:05 UTC

1,304

Beautiful chaos

66 Comments
2023/03/01
21:44 UTC

951

The blast, which is considered one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions to have been recorded, damaged 77,000 apartments and caused an estimated $3.8-4.6bn in material damage. Video credit: unknown

56 Comments
2023/02/28
16:49 UTC

792

Nothing TOO exciting, but hope y’all enjoy nonetheless. Happy Sunday!

28 Comments
2023/02/27
04:05 UTC

417

The Moving Sofa Problem is an unsolved question concerning the largest area of a shape that can be maneuvered through an L-shaped corridor

45 Comments
2023/02/21
20:01 UTC

962

The Levitron, where the pull of gravity is equal to the magnetic repulsion

20 Comments
2023/02/16
22:00 UTC

957

What's the physics behind this?

115 Comments
2023/02/15
14:36 UTC

0

how much space a body let fall in the air would travel in a minute ?

5 Comments
2023/02/13
21:58 UTC

330

3D Flow vs. 2D Flow and much more: Video series on fluid simulation - all self-coded - link in the comments

5 Comments
2023/02/12
16:31 UTC

942

Standing waves in tea caused by vibrations from a cruise ship.

14 Comments
2023/02/06
03:13 UTC

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