Surprising Facts in Physics
While many of the greatest inventions and innovations are due to the power of physics; there are also some facts of physics that may be surprising. Trees, for example, are not all made the same. The Black Ironwood tree is so dense that it does not float on water; it just sinks. Another noteworthy tree is the redwood: the bark of a redwood tree … Keep Reading → is resistant to fire. Albert Einstein provided us with his classic theory of relativity. One area of the theory that is counterintuitive for many people is that as objects move faster they actually get larger. It may also surprise people to realize how much of the universe is made up of empty space. The composition of an atom is considered to be almost entirely empty space. A subject of some confusion is physics has to do with the composition of glass. Some publications incorrectly claim that glass is a liquid. While glass has some similarity to liquids it is, in fact, an amorphous solid.
