XKCD has a new section called What If, where readers can post improbable questions about physics and they attempt to answer. Quite illuminating and potentially amusing.
The first one is
Relativistic Baseball - What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?
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Posted 29 July 2012 - 09:37 PM
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Posted 03 August 2012 - 02:33 PM
fascinating.
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Posted 04 August 2012 - 10:58 PM
I love XKCD. Science, humor, sarcasm, intellectual engagement.
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 05:12 PM
Lightspeed baseball is my favorite of the bunch so far, but the others are entertaining (and enlightening).
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