Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion https://youtu.be/_HIoMlTPD9Y & https://peakd.com/hive-128780/@mes/c3b94a80

In this video, I go over Johannes Kepler's three laws of planetary motion and derive them using Isaac Newton's second law of motion, F = m a, and his law on universal gravitation. While observing the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's astronomical observations, Kepler observed recurring patterns in the data, which he formulated as three laws:

1. A planet revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit with the sun at one focus.

2. The line joining the sun to a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times.

3. The square of the period of revolution of a planet is proportional to the cube of the length of the major axis of its orbit.

#math #vectors #calculus #astronomy #keplerslaws

🔬#MESExperiments 55: Faraday's Paradox using Individual Magnets https://peakd.com/hive-128780/@mes/fa262e25 & https://youtu.be/VNCh1VvIrRU

In this experiment I once again demonstrate Faraday's Paradox, this time showing that rotating a strong magnet with a drill about it's polar axis doesn't move individual football shaped magnets. Each magnet is placed on a polished low friction glass mirror surface, and the football shape allows the magnets to freely rotate. Moving the strong magnet attached to the drill laterally easily moves the magnets, but rotating it barely even nudges the smaller magnets. This suggests that the magnetic field does not rotate about a spinning magnet.

#physics #experiment #electromagnetism #faraday

🔬#MESExperiments 54: SpillNot Centripetal Tray https://3speak.tv/watch?v=mes/863a9706 & https://youtu.be/eeQXcD3j4kE

In this experiment I showcase the amazing SpillNot centripetal waiter's tray, whose circular motion can balance a cup of water without spilling it over, even while performing a full 360 degrees upside down! The SpillNot works on the principle that circular motion involves a centripetal force that brings the tray back towards the centre of the circular motion — this results in the cup of water experiencing a normal force far directly onto the tray, which far exceeds the downwards force due to gravity. The most astonishing part is that even a straw placed in the cup barely even experiences any slight nudge as it moves at rapid speeds. I also place my phone in the tray with both front selfie camera and rear camera views to further illustrate this amazing phenomenon!  

#physics #experiment #centripetalforce #inertia

Motion in Space: Velocity and Acceleration https://3speak.tv/watch?v=mes/e443f9d3 & https://youtu.be/c9wE-BMvaY4

In this video, I go over further into vector functions, and this time look at motion in space in terms of the velocity, acceleration, and position of objects moving in 2D or 3D space. Using the fact that the rate of change of the position of an object is the velocity, and likewise that the rate of change of velocity is the acceleration, I show we can write the velocity and acceleration of an object just in terms of the derivatives of the position vector. Likewise, going backwards via vector integrals, we can obtain the velocity from the acceleration vector, and the position from the velocity vector.

#math #vectors #calculus #space #physics

🔬#MESExperiments 53: Synchronization of 32 Metronomes https://3speak.tv/watch?v=mes/718150d8 and https://youtu.be/a7Nwrt3O1JQ

In this video I have uploaded the famous synchronization of 32 metronomes experiment from the Ikeguchi Laboratory in Japan on September 14, 2012.

#physics #experiment #metronome #resonance

MES Hanging out with John Hutchison in the Lab! https://youtu.be/CH3zDeHiswM

In this video, John Hutchison, Mr. EVO, and I explore his lab, documents, and operate various electromagnetic and radio wave equipment. This is an exclusive look through his lab from my recent trip to Willits, California, to visit John and Nancy. Most of the footage is from Friday and Saturday, November 21 to 22, 2025. Enjoy!

#HutchisonEffect #technology #antique #technology #radiowaves