The Hyperfine Physics Podcast

Zak and Derek discuss the physics of dropping in Fortnite and PUBG.

Derek’s Epic name: theHyperfine

How do you reach the ground the fastest? When should you jump? What do you do after you jump?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_action

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone_curve

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Derek and Zak confirm they are talking to each other using the Diffie-Hellman protocol. Zak then encrypts a secret message using RSA encryption, which Derek then decrypts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffie%E2%80%93Hellman_key_exchange

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(cryptosystem)

The Art of the Problem has a fantastic pair of videos on YouTube explaining how these encryption methods both work.

Diffie-Hellman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEBfamv-_do

RSA Encryption: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXB-V_Keiu8

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Derek and Zak discuss why there is a specific geosynchronous orbit distance at all. Why can’t it be any distance? And why is the escape speed what it is? Why can’t you move 1mph and leave Earth?

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Pushup discussion starts at 11:12.

Our last episode on discussing the floating hourglass:

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How does moving sand affect the buoyancy of the hourglass? Or does it?

Derek takes a stab at a conceptual answer, but Zak works out some contradicting math.

The animation in question: https://gifer.com/en/Ajtn

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Is your cell phone heavier when it has more data stored in memory? What about an SD card? Magnetic storage drive? Is there a difference?

Zak and Derek dive in to the physics of flash storage, and what that means for mass even on the smallest of small scales. Electron mass? Einstein mass-energy equivalence? Is there any change at all?

Original reddit post:

Maxwell’s demon:

Our Mathematical Universe, by Max Tegmark:

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Derek and Zak question how a bug zapper works, complete with testing on yourself…as only good scientists do!

They then explore a SF writer’s query on reddit, asking about the safety of people landing on planets by dropping to the surface while enclosed in spheres filled with water.

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Derek and Zak introduce themselves and the podcast.

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What the name "Hyperfine" means: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfine_structure

Three Blue, One Brown podcast: “Ben Ben Blue” https://www.benbenandblue.com/

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