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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You missed the opportunity to use the Jaws music for this video...

ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm pretty sure I remember a PTSOS where the tank was put on a lazy susan and video was recorded. This was the next logical step.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What happens when you attach a Go Pro to an optics tank and roll them down a ramp? The Boy and I tried it and the results are in the current issue of The Physics Teacher. doi.org/10.1119/5.03... The tank was a giveaway from the PTSOS workshop series. They do great stuff.

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Keep your eye on the tank—A fresh look at an accelerating frame demonstration

A water tank sliding down a frictionless ramp is a classic example of an accelerated reference frame. Along with other accelerated frames, Bartlett1 analyzed fr

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Were you wearing a Troublemaker ribbon on a nametag?

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Back-of-the-envelope says that Frank and I have busted up 4.5 tons of cinderblock over the years.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A clean stage. We served 10k+ at our public shows, 3k at our field trip shows.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Discovered something @barnettdreyfuss.bsky.social and I wrote in 2020 ended up in one of The Physics Teacher's collections on Race and Physics Teaching. www.aapt.org/Resources/Ra... doi.org/10.1119/10.0...

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Race and Physics Teaching Articles from The Physics Teacher, May 2020 - February 2021

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

September blood donation. Trying to build good karma as we roll into classes.

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Alexis (she/her/hers) @alevickna.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This video highlights what my primary work is about. I had very little to do with the creation of this video- the team who worked on this did an incredible job, as did all the people who contributed photos, video, & interviews. The work is difficult- we're fortunate to have great people involved.

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Ben Paddon 🎃 @benpaddon.net · 13/09/2026

An AI flyer is a brown M&M test. If your event or business is cutting corners by using an AI flyer, where else are you cutting corners? What else are you cheating out on? Why should I be bothered to go somewhere you couldn't be bothered to promote with a little of your own personality?

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Laser fun at day 3 of field trip shows.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

When I was a young activist, I was down on voting too -- the lesser of two evils is still evil, yada yada. Today, I'm more mindful of that other slogan: If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal. And that's exactly what they're trying to do.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Liquid nitrogen at our first field trip show.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The redesign is spiffy. Sad that The Boy and I will miss PTSOS next weeked.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We are going to host ~3.5k kids from Title 1 schools Wed/Thurs/Fri/Mon. Each will go home with a physics-themed shirt. You can help us by buying seats to our public shows: www.thephysicsshow.com

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Bree Barnett Dreyfuss @barnettdreyfuss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Happy to see David @thephysicsshow.bsky.social and my article in The Physics Teacher about taking data on the St. Louis Arch using @phyphox.org at the #AAPTWM25 meeting. I love hanging out with other Physics teachers and doing random science in the wild. 🎢🧪

Bree is shown in a brown sweater holding a copy of the September issue of The Physics Teacher featuring her article with David Marasco titled "Phone Physixs and the Gateway Arch".

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

After a running-across-the-street incident, I advised my small child that "when the truck plays that music, it means they are all out of ice cream." Solved the problem for a few years. He may need therapy in adulthood...

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Science fun for the family! Physics Show performances start in two weeks. Tell your friends they can get their seats at www.thephysicsshow.com

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The Physics Show

If you have never had fun with physics... ...you haven't been to The Physics Show!

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

PSA: Right around this time over three decades ago, I failed my department's qualifying exam. It felt like the end of the world. But I bounced back, passed the next year, got my degree, and have had a pretty good career. Grad students, be kind to yourselves.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Back in the chair. Trying to get good deeds done while I still have summer.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

There was a time when I would cut your score in half for every instance of "human error" in your lab report.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

SF Bay Area folks, we just put tickets to our September shows on sale at www.thephysicsshow.com. Tell your friends!

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If you have never had fun with physics... ...you haven't been to The Physics Show!

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Here I am in a museum with a Helen Levitt. Looking for a first-day Ranking Task introduction? Make a set of images from art in your life, and ask the students to sort the art by age. Introduces students to a tool, and humanizes their teacher. For more, see doi.org/10.1119/5.03...

Man standing next to black and white photograph of a New York City street scene.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I recently recalled a film I saw in elementary school that ended in a hanging. With more research, I found it was An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge, where the main character, Farquhar, is executed for trying to destroy a bridge during war. It was Farquharson who was on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge...

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I got my annual permission letter from my cardiologist to donate blood. Went straight to the blood center.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

@alevickna.bsky.social can't be the only AAPT person with notorious cats.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

A quick reminder that seats for our December performances are now on sale. Tell your friends. Tickets at: www.thephysicsshow.com

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

We just put 15,000 Physics Show tickets on sale for Dec/Jan. They make great holiday gifts: www.thephysicsshow.com

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

This month's Physics Teacher has a piece on the Physics Show (doi.org/10.1119/5.02...)! It's great to see our model disseminated. @barnettdreyfuss.bsky.social tells her journey in the American Journal of Physics (doi.org/10.1119/5.03...). We came up in the same ecosystem, it was a joy to read.

Three people in community, Bree Barnett Dreyfuss, Pablo Robinson, and David Marasco.

Physicist demonstrating conservation of momentum while wearing a tutu.

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

We've put away our equipment and cleaned the stage. Over the past two weeks we've done physics outreach shows for 10k+ members of the public and roughly 2500 kids from Title 1 schools.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Second day of field trip shows for kids from Title 1 schools.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Today we hosted 800+ kids from Title 1 schools. Let your friends know they can support our science outreach work by buying tickets for our weekend performances. www.thephysicsshow.com

Physics performer in front of a large crowd of children.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Silicon Valley folks, we will have Physics Show performances for the next two weekends. Tell your friends that they can get seats at www.thephysicsshow.com. Proceeds go towards bringing kids from Title 1 schools to our campus for fun science learning!

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If you have never had fun with physics ... ... you haven't been to The Physics Show!

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Rolled past a milestone. If you are able, please donate blood.

Person holding sign that notes 200th blood donation.

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Alexis (she/her/hers) @alevickna.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Some of the service I've been doing around physics/astro/STEMM professional societies.

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STEP UP @stepupphysics.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

🦋 STEP UP has officially joined Bluesky! In addition to continuing to post content on our existing social media accounts (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn), you can now find our content right here.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Giving blood. Please donate if you are able. #Give4Life

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Very happy to see this. Fond memory of ud being sent to another room for too much talking during a new physics teachers workshop 20 years ago.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

If you are eligible, please donate blood. This is a direct way you can help others. #Give4Life #EverydayBrave

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Brok'n but still teach'n @historyell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

College Board deleted vids for multiple classes on AP Classroom about issues dealing with American Indians, Slavery, Racism, and sexism. For APUSH the first two videos on Slavery in the British Colonies were deleted, videos on Native American societies and Euro conquest, and Reconstruction. #edusky

Failure of reconstruction has no videos attached to the content.

Native American societies before contact has daily video 2 without daily video one. European exploration in America's has daily videos 2 and 3 with no #1.

Interactions between American Indians and Europeans is missing daily video one

Slavery in the British colonies is missing both daily videos one and two while still showing 3

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I'm glad that @aapthq.bsky.social is getting some art. Side note... Norton Dodge, son of AAPT's Homer Dodge, smuggled thousands of pieces of dissident art out of Soviet Russia, which is retold in John McPhee's "The Ransom of Russian Art." It's a quick, fun read.

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ThePhysicsShow @thephysicsshow.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Back in the chair. If you are eligible, please donate. So much of our world is a dumpster fire, but this is a direct way you can help others. #Give4Life #EverydayBrave

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