The annual Pumpkin Fall and Physics Carnival took place Friday morning at Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus. The crowd went wild as each pumpkin was thrown from the university’s four-story science building. The head of the school and several professors threw large and small pumpkins all in the name of physics. His goal was to demonstrate common principles of physics, such as the constant acceleration of gravity, terminal velocity, and Newton’s laws of motion. FAU professors say this is a great way to get kids involved in learning about some of the world’s most important and famous experiments. A moment of joy: The news we love “We consider this an opportunity to show that physics can be fun, that it is not always serious stuff. And of course, what is more fundamental than the laws of motion,” said Luc Wille of the Department of Physics of FAU. This was the first year that pumpkin fall has rebounded since the pandemic began. FAU professors say they’re glad to see a long tradition back on campus. Your Neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
The annual Pumpkin Fall and Physics Carnival took place Friday morning at Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus.
The crowd went wild as each pumpkin was thrown from the university’s four-story science building. The head of the school and several professors threw large and small pumpkins all in the name of physics.
His goal was to demonstrate common principles of physics, such as the constant acceleration of gravity, terminal velocity, and Newton’s laws of motion.
FAU professors say it’s a great way to get kids involved in learning about some of the world’s most important and famous experiments.
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“We consider this an opportunity to show that physics can be fun, that it’s not always serious stuff. And of course, what’s more fundamental than the laws of motion,” said Luc Wille of FAU’s Department of Physics.
This was the first year that pumpkin fall has rebounded since the pandemic began.
FAU professors say they’re glad to see a long tradition back on campus.
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