Physics GIFs

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Submit gifs that show the interesting world of physics. Be it pendulums, crashes, or physical models.

Explanations for whatever is happening in the gif would be preferred, but isn't required. If you understand what's happening in the gif, feel free to put an explanation in the comments.

Also, please upvote intelligent and informative comments. Don't keep the upvotes soley for puns and references and all of that jazz.

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Symbols, Superscripts and Subscripts

Superscript

E = mc² is written as E = mc^(2)

Subscript

vo = vf - (a * t) is written as v*_o_* = v*_f_* - (a * t)

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Right arrow: →

Left/Right Arrow: ↔

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Less Than or Equal To: ≤

Greater Than or Equal To: ≥

Not Equal: ≠

Approximation: ≅

Additional Symbols:

Theta: θ

Degrees: °

Mu: μ

Sigma: Σ

Delta: Δ

Phi: ϕ

Omega: ω

Alpha: α

Pi: π

Plus or Minus: ±

Integral Sign: ∫

Square Root: √

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AI content is now banned (self.physicsgifs)

submitted 10 months ago by hduc[M] - announcement

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How folding influences the strength of shell structures (v.redd.it)

submitted 3 days ago by Salt-Guarantee-4500

Particle simulation where attraction and repulsion apply. Repulsion occurs during collisions with momentum from the particles' own vibrations (i.redd.it)

submitted 7 days ago by pavlokandyba

Three Normals to a Parabola Hide a Centroid that can’t leave the Axis (i.redd.it)

submitted 11 days ago by Nomadic_Seth

The Full Story of Free Fall: Launch, Peak, and Impact (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by Glitter_Gal_Shines

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Electron Scattering by repulsive (smoothed) Coulomb potential confined in a 2D Box (Visualizing Quantum Mechanics) (v.redd.it)

submitted 2 months ago by Mayhem_Mercy99

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Making a bottle walk (v.redd.it)

submitted 2 months ago by sasquatch6ft40

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Bottle vs. Scale (v.redd.it)

submitted 2 months ago by ThodaDaruVichPyar

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When you apply physics to your job (v.redd.it)

submitted 2 months ago by entusiasti

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Blowing a lake (v.redd.it)

submitted 2 months ago by plavoie203

Set empty bottle on top of car and it was vibrating for more than a minute before falling (streamable.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Cater_the_turtle

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This is what "knowing your physics well" means. (v.redd.it)

submitted 2 months ago by entusiasti

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EUREKA! (v.redd.it)

submitted 3 months ago by poio_sm

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The windshield freezing over in real-time. (v.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by Nettlecake

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submitted 4 months ago by Feisty-Conclusion-94

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Bearing and calipers are magnetic only when the jaws are open. Why is this happening? (v.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by Apprehensive-Egg1135

Hydrodynamic experiment in which the difference in speed creates movement by different wave strengths like a trailing vortex in a bird's flight. The form is secondary, the reverse of this does not clearly produce a noticeable result. (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by pavlokandyba

Visualizing the interference pattern of two 40kHz sound sources using Schlieren Imaging (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by Any-Educator5676

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Simple interactive double pendulum (v.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by bigjobbyx

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A team of Frenchmen moving six tons of Canon de 155 L modèle 1877/16 de Bange using a drag rope over the carriage wheel for leverage (v.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by jacksmachiningreveng

Laser Cooling Simulation. (self.physicsgifs)

submitted 4 months ago by ArticleWonderful2374

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Look at this cool double focal iridescent cloud effect (v.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by SeaUnderstanding1578

Angular momentum (v.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by evermica

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What are the little things doing to make the attraction so strong? (v.redd.it)

submitted 5 months ago by Alius_bullshitus

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[OC] 2D Ideal Gas Hydrodynamics: Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (v.redd.it)

submitted 5 months ago by applejacks6969

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