/r/physicsgifs
GIFs that show physics principles at work in the real world or in a simulation.
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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.
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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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The conservation of kinetic energy during a bounce.
18:58 UTC
Self balancing stick
10:32 UTC
Paper airplane vortices
20:06 UTC
Thunniform Fish Propulsion
04:59 UTC
13:05 UTC
Beautiful chaos
21:44 UTC
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
16:49 UTC
Nothing TOO exciting, but hope y’all enjoy nonetheless. Happy Sunday!
04:05 UTC
The Moving Sofa Problem is an unsolved question concerning the largest area of a shape that can be maneuvered through an L-shaped corridor
20:01 UTC
The Levitron, where the pull of gravity is equal to the magnetic repulsion
22:00 UTC
What's the physics behind this?
14:36 UTC
how much space a body let fall in the air would travel in a minute ?
21:58 UTC
3D Flow vs. 2D Flow and much more: Video series on fluid simulation - all self-coded - link in the comments
16:31 UTC
Standing waves in tea caused by vibrations from a cruise ship.
03:13 UTC
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