With a little experimentation (and rethinking of basic physics), Friend discovered that the theoretical barrier was an illusion.
Basic physics dictates that the first method is impossible without the use of heavy pharmaceutical aids, which is not encouraged.
As the precipitation intensified and the low pressure system became more intense, basic physics said more cooling was on the way.
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"It's basic physics" he shouts when discussing the issue of weight distribution.
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The basic physics of how this would work is that the tungsten cloud would be placed at a slightly higher altitude than the small debris.
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Studies claiming a link between cell phone use and brain tumors and experiments pointing to pathologic effects are much more convincing than arguments based on basic physics.
In a preliminary version of the demo, Famo.us physics engineer David Valdman showed me a representation of collections of balls with some basic physics attached to them.
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But such imaginative violations of the basic laws of physics no longer stand up to scrutiny.
But with 10-year Treasurys yielding 1.6%, basic laws of physics start making it tough for yields to fall much more.
The court heard after his arrest Mr McCormick said he had been using basic high school physics to devise a mock version of the detector which worked.
This bit of nonsense goes against basic principles of chemistry and physics, but no matter: homeopaths continue to insist on it.
At its most basic, his idea is that much of what physics has observed is not actually physical, but a creation of the mind.
The basic mechanisms at work have been known for decades but the so-called "micro-physics" are poorly understood.
"I already have a masters degree in physics and astrophysics a PhD in astronomy, I'm a scuba diver, I speak basic beginner's to advanced Russian, and I have flying experience, " one hopeful, Tracy Parker, tells CNN.
The basic technology comes from Hendrik Monkhorst of the University of Florida and Norman Rostoker, a professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at University California Irvine that has been working in plasma physics for years.
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