wigton physics

The partial eclipse was way more impressive than expected. It was visible despite thin high cloud and was noticeably...

I was being shown how to drive a steam train at Shildon. The guide asked us why the floor was wooden. The answer is that wood is...

The holiday home mugs are shorter but wider than the ones at home. The volume is the same. It has dawned on me why they are more...

  This is a brilliant little programme on BBC Sounds. The presenter goes to Helgoland to ask quantum physicists "what is quantum?...

  This explained clearly how we see colour. I read an interesting report in Physics World recently about seeing brand new colours. Each type...

  The exhibition at Tullie House on Colour was a lovely mix of basic science and art. I was left playing spot the difference with these pict...

  Doing the colour blindness test is one of my earliest memories from Primary School. Interesting to see them again all these years later.