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P3 2 Walking on a Flat Earth
Get PDFDespite a globe Earth being an accepted fact, a small population of people believe the Earth is a flat disc. The inconsistent gravity would mean humans would need to walk at angles to stay balanced. We derive an expression for this tilt and find the angle to be alpha = arccos(a/r)^2. We discuss not only how this disproves flat Earth but also one absurd solution flat Earthers provide to solve this dilemma
Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online and the Mission to Preserve Digital Cultural Heritage
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to provide a brief and preliminary examination of lessons learned by Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO) in its efforts to web-scrape Ukrainian cultural heritage websites and develop educational materials, following a grounding of the work in an equally brief foundation of the importance of Ukraine’s cultural heritage
Plastic Pollution and Possible Solutions to the Overflow of Plastics in the World
No full textPlastic pollution becomes more of a growing concern daily. Recycling is more expensive than making new plastics, and manufacturers require recycling incentives. This paper goes over how plastics graduated from being a resource to becoming a concerning pollutant, and some measures that could be implemented to control the overflow and revert the pollutant status of plastics. The plastics referred to throughout this paper refer to all plastic products
A3 1 For All The Money In The World
No full textIn this paper, the mass of all cash (coins and banknotes) in circulation around the globe in 2021 is estimated to be 7.56 ± 0.15 x 109 kg. Using figures from the US Federal Reserve and the US Mint, we calculated the mass of all cash in the USA. We then extrapolated this value, using a number of assumptions, to the globe’s top 21 most predominant currencies to find an estimate for the mass of all cash in the world
A5 8 In Hot Water
No full textThis paper compares different methods for producing enough energy for every household in the United Kingdom to boil a kettle at the same time. We found that the amount of CO2 that would be produced from burning coal to achieve this would be 2.32×10^6 kg. Another method would be to provide 1.71×10^8 solar panels
P2 4 Barry Steakfries and the Jetpack Joyride
No full textWe investigate the feasibility of using a twin machine gun jetpack for controlled flight as seen in the mobile game Jetpack Joyride. Utilizing two lightweight M134s, weighing 19 kg each, we found that this jetpack would support the weight of the average adult male and a stabilising counterweight, but would only have a flight time of 15 seconds
P2 5 Yes, M’Lady
Get PDFIn this paper, we determined that the Lady Penelope’s car, named FAB 1 from the Thunderbirds 2004 film, has a weight of 32000 N (including passengers). With a takeoff lift of 32700 N, and an attack angle of around 16 degrees, the car could indeed fly, when ignoring drag. However, at a constant altitude with a 0◦ attack angle, along with a lower air density, FAB 1 had a lift of only 6340 N, resulting in the car being unable to keep a steady altitude
A4 7 Okay, but what’s the Speed of Dark?
Get PDFIn this paper, we investigate how long Count Dracula, from the show ‘Young Dracula’, would have to travel at half the speed of light, 0.5c, for him to reach 600 years old, his age on the show, relative to a stationary observer on Earth. Using the equation for time dilation, we find that he would need to travel for 520 years. Using the kinetic energy equation, we also find that he would require 6.04 × 10^9 J of energy to travel at this velocity
A3 4 In A Hurry?
Get PDFIn this paper, we investigated the speed one would have to travel at for a red traffic light to appear green due to the Doppler effect. We determined that if a vehicle was travelling at a speed of 9.7x107 ms-1 (or 30% the speed of light), a red traffic light would appear green due to the Doppler Effect, allowing you to continue on your high-speed journey uninterrupted