Amplify Show Me Some Science: Up in the Air

Here on Earth where Amplify is located, gravity pulls objects down towards the ground. This month, we explore how to keep the objects up in the air. There are a couple of different physics-related phenomena going on here: Buoyancy When the black bag is placed in the sun, air expands and a buoyant force makes [...]

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Show Me Some Science: Fog Ring Launchers

These fog ring launchers are drum-shaped with a circular hole on one end. Air is forced out through the hole and travels in a vortex, a spinning doughnut of air. It’s like a little tornado that has wrapped around in a circle. Air in a vortex travels a surprisingly long distance in a straight line. [...]

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Show Me Some Science! Drum Crush

A 55 gallon drum is filled with water on the 3rd floor balcony. A hose siphons water to the ground 10 meters (30 feet) below. What happens next will blow your mind! As the water falls down to the ground the pressure decreases, but the hose on the bottom is open to the air and [...]

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Show Me Some Science! What Is An Electrical Substation

Every wonder what an electrical power substation is? Brenna, in collaboration with LSOP and 4-H, asks Brent Sydow, the Operations Manager of United Power.

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CenturyLink TackleSTEM: Pixels and Data

Check out our first video from our partnership with CenturyLink and the Denver Broncos Tackle STEM. This video is about pixels and data, but with a LSOP twist!

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Show Me Some Science! Ferromagnetic Failure

Canadian coins are made of steel, and are attracted to magnets. That is until we break their magnetism!

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Show Me Some Science! Beachball Under Pressure

A small hose is filled with a bucket of water, and attached to a beachball, which is lowered off of the 3rd floor balcony. Water continues to fill the ball, leading to explosive results.

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Show Me Some Science! Can Crush

Watch the Little Shop of Physics Crew use pressure from gravity to crush a metal can!

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Show Me Some Science! One Hundred Toy Cars

How much can 100 toy cars pull? We found out!

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Show Me Some Science! Speed Of Sound

The Little Shop of Physics Crew dances disco on the track to show the speed of sounds as it propagates through the air!

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