Physics on holiday: sandcastles, rollercoasters and dream destinations
Holidays recharge your batteries and, by letting your mind wander in different surroundings and with different people, you can think some amazing thoughts. Ride on a rollercoaster and you’re immersed in the reality of Newtonian mechanics. Build a sandcastle and it’s all a question of granular physics. Take a trip to a distant resort and you might have the time to dream up a great business idea. And if you can’t leave science alone while away, why not go on a science-themed holiday? Find out more in this special issue of Physics World.
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