The Hyperfine Physics Podcast

Zak and Derek discuss the physics of dropping in Fortnite and PUBG. Derek’s Epic name: theHyperfine How do you reach the ground the fastest? When should you jump? What do you do after you jump? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_action https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone_curveThe podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram @thehyperfine:

Derek and Zak confirm they are talking to each other using the Diffie-Hellman protocol. Zak then encrypts a secret message using RSA encryption, which Derek then decrypts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffie%E2%80%93Hellman_key_exchange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(cryptosystem) The Art of the Problem has a fantastic pair of videos on YouTube explaining how these encryption methods both work. Diffie-Hellman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEBfamv-_do RSA Encryption:

Derek and Zak discuss why there is a specific geosynchronous orbit distance at all. Why can’t it be any distance? And why is the escape speed what it is? Why can’t you move 1mph and leave Earth?The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram @thehyperfine: https://www.instagram.com/thehyperfine/ Derek on Instagram (and Twitter) @liketortilla: https://www.instagram.com/liketortilla/ Zak on

Pushup discussion starts at 11:12. Our last episode on discussing the floating hourglass: https://www.thehyperfine.com/podcast/3-floating-hourglass/The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram @thehyperfine: https://www.instagram.com/thehyperfine/ Derek on Instagram (and Twitter) @liketortilla: https://www.instagram.com/liketortilla/ Zak on Twitter @phyzaks:

How does moving sand affect the buoyancy of the hourglass? Or does it? Derek takes a stab at a conceptual answer, but Zak works out some contradicting math. The animation in question: https://gifer.com/en/AjtnThe podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram @thehyperfine: https://www.instagram.com/thehyperfine/ Derek on Instagram (and Twitter) @liketortilla:

Is your cell phone heavier when it has more data stored in memory? What about an SD card? Magnetic storage drive? Is there a difference? Zak and Derek dive in to the physics of flash storage, and what that means for mass even on the smallest of small scales. Electron mass? Einstein mass-energy equivalence? Is there any change at all? Original reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/74rboo/if_my_60_gb_phone_is_full_or_empty_is_there_any/ Maxwell’s demon:

Derek and Zak question how a bug zapper works, complete with testing on yourself…as only good scientists do! They then explore a SF writer’s query on reddit, asking about the safety of people landing on planets by dropping to the surface while enclosed in spheres filled with water.The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram @thehyperfine: https://www.instagram.com/thehyperfine/ Derek on

Derek and Zak introduce themselves and the podcast. Join our listener community on Reddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ What the name "Hyperfine" means: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfine_structure Three Blue, One Brown podcast: “Ben Ben Blue” https://www.benbenandblue.com/The podcast lives at https://www.thehyperfine.com/ Join our listener community on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheHyperfine/ Follow the show on Instagram @thehyperfine: