We've all heard that Bernoulli's principle is the reason that airplanes fly. This physical phenomenon has been illustrated in different ways and described endlessly, but it's still difficult to ...

For a 'street science' experiment I approached holidaymakers with a ping-pong ball and a funnel, to show them a classic and counterintuitive science demonstration. It involves something known as ...

Introduction Have you ever seen pictures or videos of a roof being blown off a house during a hurricane or tornado? You might be surprised to hear that the roof is actually not blown off by the strong ...