Physics Facts & Trivia
Sunlight exerts pressure (solar radiation pressure). Submitted by: Hemant - India
|
The mass of our entire atmosphere is estimated to be some 5.5 quadrillion tons (55 followed by 14 zeros). Sciensational.comSubmitted by: Sruthi R - Coimbatore, India The diameter of a proton is approximately 0.000000000001 mm (1/25,000,000,000,000 inch). The amount of water beneath our ground soil is 50 times as much as all the water in the rivers and lakes combined. Sciensational.com The first ten feet of the ocean hold as much heat as the Earth's entire atmosphere. Sciensational.com
On average, our bodies constantly resist an atmospheric pressure of about 1 kilogram per square cm. Sciensational.comSubmitted by: Dashney - Canada
|
If an atom were the size of a stadium, its electrons would be as small as bees. 
Laser is an abbreviation of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. 
Light does not age. 
At 25, Physicist Lawrence Bragg is the youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize. 
Atom is over 99.9% empty space.
The most powerful lasers are made with Neodymium-doped Yttrium crystals. In a fraction of a second, they produce more power than the whole United States. 
The effect of Relativity made Astronaut Sergei Avdeyev a fraction of a second younger upon his return to Earth after 747 days in space. 
The Dead Sea is so dense with salt, you can easily float on it without drowning. 
Lake Baikal in 
The world's densest wood, the Black Ironwood (Olea laurifolia), does not float on water and therefore sinks. 
The lightning bolt is 3 times hotter than the sun. 
The deepest location on Earth is Mariana Trench, about 11km deep in the North Pacific ocean. 
The bark of the redwood tree is fireproof. 
If Mount Everest were placed at the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean, its peak would still be a mile underwater.