Drip drip drip
As the snow melts streams of water start to appear everywhere. This is nothing surprising so the roads here have very good drainage. Sometimes you can be driving along a road with water falls crashing...
The best laid plans
As the snow melts and the forecast is for more rain the plan to use snow as the theme for our group 4 project seems less and less likely . A back up plan has been hatched so it looks possible that we...
Jake the peg
Last week it was fantastic sunny weather and I was able to go climbing outside for the first time this year. it was about -5°C so pretty cold but the friction on the rock is much better when its cold...
Snow grain snow pain
It may not look very impressive by I'm quite pleased with the photograph of snow grains though the 99p lens with my mobile camera. I think its definitely going to be possible to get some data on grain...
Spring is coming (in about 4 months)
Nice weather today, blue skies and -12 until the sun comes up. As the days grow longer the intensity of the sun becomes noticeably more. In this photo of my neighbours houses you can see that the amount...
EBay Physics
The postman had to make his way down our slippery path to ring the doorbell this morning as the first consignment of our group 4 project equipment arrived. 14 magnifying glasses and 14 compasses all individually...
Keep on skydiving
A report of the meeting in October of the Gp4 Curriculum review group has just been published on the OCC . It's the first stage of the curriculum review process that will prepare the new subject guides...
Watch the skies at night
Realising I was interested in applying physics to unusual situations a friend sent me a link to wired. The specific article was about the relationship between the frequency of a dogs drying shake and...
Moire Christmas
I was sitting in a meeting this afternoon and suddenly there was a bit of a swoosh and a pile of snow flew past the window. This is a common occurrence in Norway when the snow slips off the roofs. If...
Deadlines
Why is it that some students think that a deadline is the time you are supposed to hand something in rather than the last possible time you can hand it in. I believe the word comes from an imaginary line...