Horrible movie "physics"
I know I'm supposed to be studying, but this is too funny, and physics related, so it's ok. I stumbled upon this site that reviews the best and worst (mostly worst) representations of physics in the movies. Very funny. It includes a movie phyics rating system. The earth catasrophe movies seem to fair the worst, as is to be expected if you've ever seen one.
This is a great site. i love
This is a great site. i love the idea of a "smoking apparatus" designed to test whether you can really light a puddle of gasoline with a cigarette.
The fact that they don't seem to mind admitting that their theories are incomplete gives them big points in my book, too. The mark of a true scientist is suggesting areas for future research. Now if only there was funding for cigarette-based gasoline ignition technology.