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Erik Wernquist - Short Film: “One Revolution Per Minute”

Suppose you had a luxury spacecraft spinning at 1RPM to create 0.5g using centripetal force, as is often depicted in science fiction:

I believe that the perpetually spinning views would be extremely nauseating for most humans, even for short visits. Even worse, I suspect - when it comes to the comfort of the experience - would be the constantly moving light and shadows from the sun.

BallDroppings

Brendan Dawes pointed me to this wonderfully playful creation. It's Flash-free, believe it or not.

The Ten Days of Newton - Olivia Judson Blog - NYTimes.com

On the tenth day of Newton, My true love gave to me, Ten drops of genius, Nine silver co-oins, Eight circling planets, Seven shades of li-ight, Six counterfeiters, Cal-Cu-Lus! Four telescopes, Three Laws of Motion, Two awful feuds, And …

PHYSICS INVADER (nekogames)

A brilliant take on Space Invaders where gravity does its thing.