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1 day ago

The surprising science of squeaky sneakers

Squeaking occurs across various contexts including shoes, bike brakes, rubber tires, and biomedical implants when soft and hard surfaces contact each other. Researchers used high-speed photography to study a rubber block sliding across hard acrylic to identify the source of these sounds. The investigation revealed that pulses similar to earthquake dynamics drive the squeaking phenomenon.
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10 months ago

What Causes Lightning to Strike the Same Place Twice?

Lightning can and does strike the same place multiple times, especially tall structures.
The idea that lightning never strikes twice is a common myth.
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