• A different wavelength by Sara Fletcher

    Daily life at a synchrotron.

    • From the mouths of babes

      Monday, 27 Oct 2008 - 20:45 UTC

      Oh dear. I thought I given my four year old nephew a fairly good explanation of weightlessness and what would happen to his playmen if they went on a real rocket.

      However, he now insistently tells his mum that “People all fly about until they find some gravity to land on.”

      Perhaps I need to work on my communication skills!

      Last updated: Monday, 27 Oct 2008 - 20:45 UTC

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        • Date:
          Monday, 27 Oct 2008 - 20:52 UTC
          Richard Grant said:

          That’s pretty close to the ‘rubber sheet’ analogy! Not bad for a four year old.

        • Date:
          Monday, 27 Oct 2008 - 20:58 UTC
          Sara Fletcher said:

          I didn’t think of it like that, he is clearly more advanced than I thought!

          He was also telling me not to get too close to the plug sockets as electricity might drip out…

        • Date:
          Monday, 27 Oct 2008 - 21:03 UTC
          Richard Grant said:

          HAHAH! Fantastic.

          Apparently when I was about his age I asked my (long-suffering) parents how the electricity got into the wires.

        • Date:
          Monday, 27 Oct 2008 - 21:10 UTC
          Sara Fletcher said:

          We have the electricity comment on video, I’m keeping it for when he’s a Nobel prize winner :)


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