Pirate displacement vectors

Bizarro, by Dan Piraro
www.bizarro.com
June 18, 2007

Physics 8A learning goal Q1.3

GPS is concerned with position vectors, here we have pirate displacement vectors!

Rifle bugle

Rifle Barrel Becomes Bugle for Musical Stunt
Popular Science, March 1938
blog.modernmechanix.com

Physics 8B learning goal Q1.4

Even though the bolt has been removed, don't try this at home?

Kudos: frequency of the electric wave...

(Front)

(Back)

"Frequency of the Electric Wave..." by Mary W. and Janet L.
Physics 5B
Spring Quarter 1991
University of California, Davis, CA

Bon mot: on the shoulders of giants

Illustration by Matt Collins
www.mattcollins.com

"If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."
--Isaac Newton

Elaboration of this metaphor in contemporary and earlier attributions is discussed on Wikipedia. Apparently it has been adopted as the byword of Google Scholar.

"Ultra Violet" wine

"Ultra Violet" Merlot wine bottle label
Casa de Caballos Vineyards
Paso Robles, CA

Would they happen to have an Infrared Zinfandel?

Kudos: P-A-T

Anonymous
Physics 7B course evaluation
Winter Quarter 2001
University of California, Davis, CA

Kudos: love and amazement of the universe

"Love and Amazement of the Universe" by Carley F.
Astronomy 10
May 2007
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Kudos: jigsaw puzzle

(Front)

(Back)

"Thanks!!!!!" by Charissa S.
Physics 7C
December 1998
University of California, Davis, CA

Overheard: pee-pee

Physics 7B, Fall Quarter 2002
University of California, Davis, CA

Excerpt from a student e-mail regarding placement of the origin (pivot point) for torque calculations:

Anyways I just had a thing [that] helped me in PHYS 7B. "Beware where you place your P.P." P.P. as in pivot point you know, but it's cool cause it sounds like pee-pee. Ha-ha, well anyways, thanks for being a good prof and bearing with my office hour visits.
--K. H.

Schrödinger's lolcat

Schrodinger's lolcat
Originally uploaded by dantekgeek, from original photo by Keven Steele

Physics 8C learning goal QX.x

This one lives... Close the box and try again. Or don't open the box, and keep 'em guessing.