How Do Drones Fly Like Birds?
Look up in the sky! Learn the secret behind how 4-propeller drones zoom through the air.
How Do Airplanes Fly?
The principles of aerodynamics, lift, and how massive metal tubes stay in the air.
How Do Bullet Trains Go So Fast?
Using aerodynamic shapes and often magnetic levitation to eliminate friction.
How Do Helicopters Fly?
Generating lift through spinning rotor blades and countering torque with a tail rotor.
How Do Hovercrafts Work?
Creating a cushion of air underneath a hull to glide over any flat surface.
How Do Parachutes Work?
Creating immense air resistance to oppose the force of gravity and slow a fall.
How Do Wind Tunnels Work?
Simulating flight conditions by blowing air past a stationary object.
What is Aerodynamics?
The study of the motion of air and how it interacts with solid objects.
Bird Wings: Drag & Lift
Why do planes have flaps? Why do birds fold their wings? Aerodynamics plays a huge role in robot drone launchers and flywheel shooters.
Ping Pong & Baseball: The Magnus Effect
How does a pitcher throw a curveball? How does a ping pong ball dive? The physics of spinning air and its use in robot shooters.
The Physics of Backspin: Why It Matters
Stability. Retention. Range. How adding backspin to your game piece changes everything.