This blog began in 2003 as Mrs. Rabbitt's Bookbag and continued as From the Library Director from 2005-2010. You can read my newspaper columns at FromtheLibraryColumn published Thursdays in the Norwood Transcript and Bulletin.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

The Drinking Bird

The University of Nottingham has a wonderful series of videos, Sixty Symbols, viewable via YouTube. Ever wondered how the heck the laws of physics allowed that Drinking Bird to get going forever? Watch the great video. In actuality, there aren't sixty complete videos - have a symbol you'd like explained by these brainiacs? Suggest one to them and they might make a video for their collection.
Astronomy, mathematics and physics, oh my.