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Department of Physics
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, Canada N9B 3P4
Tel: (519) 253-3000 ext 2647
Fax: (519) 973-7075
Email: physics@uwindsor.ca
, University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, Canada N9B 3P4
Tel: (519) 253-3000 ext 2647
Fax: (519) 973-7075
Email: physics@uwindsor.ca
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University of Windsor
Fun Physics Facts!
There are some very cool things that have been discovered through the study of physics.
Did you know that:
- As objects approach the speed of light, not only do they get shorter, but their colour begins to change, and time around them even slows down!
- Physicists have developed a way to 'trap' atoms. By using magnetic fields and polarised laser light, they are now able to slow down atoms to the point that they are at almost 1 millionth of a degree within absolute zero! (Being done here at Windsor!)
- We only see our 3 basic dimensions (height, width, and length). However in our world there are actually 4 dimensions! Time falls in the same catagory as our basic 3!
- There are more planets than the 9 in our solar system and we know there are planets around many stars in our galaxy!
- A black hole has a gravitational pull that is so strong, it can even pull in light, (which is why the hole is black!).
- Light from modern synchrotrons can be a billion times brighter than our sun!
- Sound waves can be used to 'see' inside all sorts of materials, like the spot welds in the cars you drive not just pregnant mothers! (Being done here at Windsor!)