It’s is also one of the most mysterious and counterintuitive compounds in nature.

Water is the most important liquid on Earth. The same effect prevents Earth from colliding with the Sun. However, if it is high enough and moving fast enough, the earth curves away from it before it can impact. When an object is dropped it falls back to the surface. But the reason orbit happens is surprisingly counterintuitive. We know the general idea-an object circles around a planet or other large object in space and never falls. Satellites stand out as a notable recent addition to the stars, but we seldom ever think about the concept of orbit. This principle explains why highway crashes are far more devastating than urban accidents. If you double the speed of an object to 80 kilometers per hour, the impact force will not double, but quadruple. An object moving at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, will strike a wall with a corresponding degree of energy. However, the forces that control our universe frequently subscribe to a more exponential model of reaction that follows a power distribution. Humans tend to think in linear concepts, largely due to some general principles of observation if one raindrop weighs 50 milligrams, two raindrops should weigh around 100 milligrams. Wind chill only affects entities that produce heat. When the wind blows on you, the cushion of air is blown away, and you are exposed to the true temperature, which feels much colder. This insulating cushion of air actually keeps people warm. The air immediately surrounding the human body is warmed by body heat and stays around the body as a sort of “air cloak”. It’s the same with wind chill: the temperature that we normally feel is not the true temperature. Humidity, individual physiology, and even our mood can change our perception of hot and cold temperatures. Our experience of temperature is pretty subjective. In a fascinating survey of must know physics phenomena, we will discover frequently encountered occurrences that remain a mystery, bizarre forces that we fail to perceive, and how science fiction could become reality through manipulation of light. There are a surprising amount of unusual, counterintuitive, or yet-to-be-explained principles of physics that we encounter on a daily basis. We often take our daily experience of life on Earth for granted, but every moment, a plethora of forces are controlling our lives.

Wierd phenomena