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It takes a man like Paul Rudd to pull of Ant-Man. And it takes a team of quantum powered heroes to save the day via building shrinking and Pez-dispenser-growing powers. But there's a trick about changing the scale of an object -- and that's exactly what Will and Ian explore in this episode! Topics Include How great LOST isThe lore of Toy StoryA Star Wars fightAnt-Man and the Wasp and the Square-Cube LawIan's failure to come up with real life examplesAirships!Where do days, hours, and minutes come from? Interesting article going into detail on Square-Cube Law with respect to movies & TV Scientific American article on time

When Patches O'Houlihan shows up to train a raggedy group of gym rats, the first thing he does is tell them "If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball." Most people laugh at this line, but upon deeper reflection, it becomes obvious that Patches is, himself, a physics enthusiast, and is exactly right. Today we talk projectile motion and how our brains are able to rapidly process things flying through the air! Topics Include Kenobi and Ian's woes watching Star WarsDr. Strange and Ian's woes seeing moviesDodgeball: A True Underdog StoryThere are no other quotes from DodgeballSports ball and projectile motionThe terminal velocity of a cow Subway Sandwich Airstrike: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0saOV9HJP_U?&ab_channel=Wian Scene from the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peUyLXrgYZ0&ab_channel=Movieclips Work on cow terminal velocity: http://www.obsidianfields.com/lj/fallingcow.pdf

When Bruce Wayne dons the mask and cape to become the Batman, he not only needs to master many forensic and martial arts. His understanding of the natural world and its phenomena must be top tier! When the League of Shadows threatens Gotham, Batman knows that the microwave emitter is turning water into steam and aerosolizing a fear-toxin! Thanks to his scientific knowledge, Gotham is saved by its masked knight. Today on Reference Frames, we use the caped crusader's escapades to learn about state transitions and how they appear in the world! Topics: Questionably appropriate etymology The Dweebs of Maine Batman! Spaghetti water Ice cubes Towels Ian is a sweaty dude Clouds Freeser burned peas! Tweet us: @podcastframes Email us: [email protected] Consider rating us on Spotify!

Before Marty McFly is flung into the past, he is first flung into a bookshelf after blowing out a stack of guitar amplifiers. Will and Ian learn about sound and whether or not young Marty could have been launched as a result of a sick power chord. Contact Us: @podcastframes Topics Include The new lord of the rings showSpiders in movies = badDoc's houseSound, of courseCars with sick sound systemsUltrasound for creation and destructionAcoustic LevitationHow are instruments different?Opera singers! The Nature of Music by melodysheep used under Creative Commons 3.0 -- find the whole album here

How is it that Ellen Ripley is able to glass an Alien by simply opening the airlock in a spaceship? That's what Will and Ian talk about on this episode, along with a plethora of other conversation topics. Topics Include: Will's conferenceDifferent Network Analysis for different industriesEllen Ripley and the defeat of a XenomorphDolphin hands!Ships filled with waterTime TurnersFun measurement types

When Marta Cabrera accidentally kills esteemed mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey, she must outsmart and outmaneuver private investigator Benoit Blanc. In particularly cunning scene, Marta scrambles the contents of a security tape using nothing but a magnet. How can this be? In this episode, we learn about magnets, magnetic fields, and their usage in modern life. Topics Include A follow up on the stew Ian's poor social media execution Bobo Fett Lord of the Rings (nerds) Daniel Craig's accent Magnetic domains unified under a leader Magnetic lava flows Sharks-in-motion

When Gollum snatches the One Ring from Frodo (along with a finger to boot), he unfortunately plummets to the liquid rock below. Before his ultimate demise, Gollum hoists the One Ring overhead while he bobs briefly in the lava. But what is bobbing? And how do things float? Will explains to us Archimedes' Principle and we discuss where it is found in the real world through the lens of one of the the greatest novel/movie trilogies! Topics: Will's Birthday! Not doxxing our friends Sad lunches and garbage pail sushi Nicole's Stew! Return of the King, baby Car-balloon physics experiments Boats and SCUBA The Electric Boy Launcher

When the last hope for humanity is ejected in an escape pod, it takes the plucky robot Wall-E to rescue it -- and himself -- by propelling himself through space using naught but a fire extinguisher. Come learn about how Wall-E's understanding of the conservation of momentum got him out of a bind! Topics Include A significant delay in episode release Who is the real Santa? Cute robots Rocket science Nozzles! Marvel's usage of real words, not buzzwords

When Doc Ock threatens the good commuters of New York with a dip into the Hudson, it is up to Spider-Man to stop a speeding train from taking a plummet. Will and Ian discuss Newton's second law (some may recall "Fma" from their high school Physics courses) and how it works in everyday life. Discussion Topics Thanos can't snap with metal gloves? Invisible flames and Talladega Nights NYC Train conductor snark Bad jokes A very heartfelt sign-off

The firebending duel between Princess Azula and her exiled brother Zuko is nothing short of scorching. The cold blue flames of the cruel Princess collide with her brother's passionate red-orange flames. But how do flames get these colors? Let's learn about that. Discussion Topics Include It's a Dune cast!Should I laser my retina?Green lasers: the complete pictureFire!Why does wifi go through walls? Intro/Outro by John Bartman Narrative music by xelementumign1s

In 1964's Goldfinger, the titular character manages to ensnare agent 007 in a dubious trap. Everyone's favorite secret agent watches as Goldfinger's bright red LASER inches slowly towards him, scorching the gold table he rests upon. But did you know that Goldfinger was really using cutting edge technology? Come learn about the history, principles, and design of LASER beams! The scene at hand LASER jock discusses the possibility of Goldfinger's laser LASER jock part two Discussion Topics Include Appropriate circumstances for viewing Over the Garden Wall How we catapulted to 17th hottest podcast in the Physics subcategory in the USA on Apple podcasts Our first corrections! Ian's sad impressions of Goldfinger Google Fiber LASIK LASER tag Why don't atoms push themselves apart?

Nowadays, much like on Isla Nublar, electricity matters! When the lights go out and the dinos roam free, the only thing that saves young Tim Murphy is the brains, brawns, and electrical understanding of Dr. Alan Grant. Topics Include Literary discoveries of a bygone age Charge, current, and zaps Electric fence theory and application The best looking Jurassic Park character Best practices when confronted with lightning strikes Homogenous vs homogenous All those videos of flowing but not flowing water Our #1 fan: Ian's grandma Tweet at us! @PodcastFrames "Black Vortex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/