5 Seconds (of Summer)

Disclaimer: I apologize in advance for any terrible jokes in the following blog post. All jokes are original, so if seen on someone else's blog, know that they are ORIGINALLY mine. That being said, I do not own any of the bands or songs in the following post. Thank you! And everything in caps are the puns. I'm not crazy, just overly enthusiastic.

Hi guys! I guess you could say this time we are learning about a LITTLE MIX of motion and direction! So, WHY DON'T WE GO THERE? This is gonna be awesome.

So, this blog post is all about acceleration! This SUMMER IS SET TO GO BY IN 5 SECONDS with what I'm about to teach you! Wow, that was bad. That was two in one by the way. Anywho, acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the time it takes for the change to occur.

Since I know how much you guys have been missing my Teen Wolf references, here we go with one. That is a picture of Stiles/Dylan O'Brien's car. Now much like velocity, acceleration has direction. To speed up, Stiles car has to be going ONE DIRECTION velocity and acceleration wise. Bwahahaha =)

Now how's about we use a different car for the next example, yeah?

This is Derek/Tyler Hoechlin's car. Well his second one... the first one Allison kinda destroyed. Season 2 Episode 7 in case you wanna find it. So to slow down Derek's car he would have to make the acceleration and velocity go in two different suggestions. Believe it or not you can slow down or speed up on EVERY AVENUE! HAHAHA! Speeding is not okay, even to make some MIDNIGHT MEMORIES. I'm having fun with this in case you couldn't tell. But seriously don't use this to become a RUNAWAY BABY!

Last is change in direction. Velocity changes direction and so does acceleration. It changes the angle of acceleration so it's at the same angle as the movement!

Now let's graph acceleration!

I guess the formula for calculating acceleration would help a lot huh?

There you go you little poofs! Ok now YOU & I can graph acceleration. Now knowing you people are probably like me, you most likely won't to do any actual math. Luckily, I think I can just show you this and you'll get the jist of it, yeah?

See, not that hard. Positive looks happy, like Louis Tomlinson pulling a prank on the entire One Direction staff including the boys. The negative looks sad, like Liam Payne when he's with Sophia Smith. OH!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHA BURN!!!! CAN I GET A VIRTUAL HIGH-FIVE FOR THAT ONE PLEASE!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

So that post went by in 5 Seconds (of Summer)! Now that you've learned all the LITTLE THINGS about acceleration here's a tad bit of extra stuff. The acceleration of a free-falling object is constant! So if I push you out of a plane, you'll have a constant acceleration and you'll pass out from pure shock, but not before you curse me out for stealing the only parachute and pushing you out there without one.   =) I'm fabulous. 

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Sorry if I seem a little random, I'm finishing this at like 11:00 at night on a Saturday while texting 8 different people at once.... The beauty of multi-tasking.All the information came from Brain Pop and the picture links are just a CTRL + Click away! Alright then, I'm gonna leave... maybe go get some food. Food is good.  Byeeeeeee! xx- G



Motion, Speed, Velocity Oh My!

Hi guys! Long time no see... So this post would have been up a lot earlier, but a pipe burst happened at my school, so I didn't know what the topic was going to be. Now that I know it's motion, speed and velocity, this should go by fast! Dear lord, I've caught Maddie's bad-joke-syndrome... (Sadly there were no Teen Wolf references to make on this subject *cue sad face*)

I bet you think when you stand still, that you are completely motionless right? Well you're wrong. Even when you aren't moving, you're moving. When you are moving, you're moving. No matter what you do, you will always be moving, period. Confused yet? No? Let me try again. Trees on Earth are moving, your school is moving, even the cement on the ground is moving!  By now, dear viewer, I'm going to assume you are confused about my paragraph. This is good; we are making progress.

 

Even you don't have to dance with a cat to be in motion. That's just ridiculous.

 

 

But on a more serious note, motion is movement. It occurs when something changes position relativity to a reference point.  See that girl up there? ^^^ Every time they move, they are showing you motion. In fact, even f you aren't moving, you're moving. Your blood is rushing through your veins, your cells are moving, your lungs are pumping oxygen and carbon dioxide through out your body, and your brain is constantly working... unless you're a zombie.. which would be creepy.

 

Next we have something equally important: relative motion.

 

 

Relative motion helps determine if something has changed its position. What would also help with that would be a point of reference. I guess we could use a human as an example. Not just any human though, let's use Harry Styles. If Harry stands by a door and doesn't move, then he takes a step to the left, he changed his position. I can tell he moved because he is no longer near the door. This makes the door my reference point.

 

Next, we talk about distance. No, that doesn't mean I'm talking to you about how much effort it takes to run a few miles (which is a lot). Distance is the entire length something has traveled to get from Point A to Point B. The next crucial traveling term is displacement. Displacement is the difference in position between an object's starting and ending points. Still hard to understand? Ok try this example. We're going to use Harry Styles again, so here we go. If Harry has to get from his house to the studio, he can't just walk through buildings and things to get directly to the building now can he? Nope. He would drive his car on roads to get to the studio. Let's say he plugs in his GPS and it tells him that the studio is 3.7 miles away. Well, that's not entirely true. The GPS told him the distance. The studio is actually 1.4 miles away, but he can't go in a straight line. Therefore, the 3.7 miles to the studio is the distance and the 1.4 miles is the displacement. Now if you zoned out and/or skipped my example at the words 'Harry Styles' then here's a picture.

 

 

 

Easier? Good :)

 

 

 

Next we have the discussion of speed. This can often be confused with velocity, but I'll explain that later. Speed is the distance an object has traveled in an amount of time. To determine speed you have to use a simple formula.  There is also a thing called average speed which uses the formula before. Instantaneous speed is the speed that object goes at during a certain point in time. So, I'm bringing out Harry again, if Harry says he's gonna run two miles in 18 minutes than the answer to that would be the average speed. (Calculate that yourself because I am very sick right now so...) But when Harry slows down in the middle and speeds up again, that would be instantaneous speed!

 

 

 

 

Velocity is the last subject we have here. Velocity is an object's speed and direction of movement. It actually has the same formula as speed. The difference is When you describe speed you say "65 Miles Per Hour" with velocity, you say "65 Miles Per Hour West".

 

 

So, I hope you enjoyed my blog! The hyperlinks are blue, and any pictures that don't have one are linked. All you have to do is press CTRL and Click the picture at the same time. Have a nice day/night! xx - G

 

Newton or Lahey?!?

So this week will be discussing Isaac Newton! I'm excited because Teen Wolf has a character called Isaac Lahey! But they are not the same (I mean one is like 157 years old or something...). Believe me there is a huge difference in the two.

See? I don't know about you, but I see a big difference. Another difference is one had a giant effect on science and mathematics and the other is an actor. On a more serious note, let's discuss Newton's accomplishments.

So this genius was born January 4, 1643 in Woolsthrope, England. When he was 3 his mom got remarried to some 65 year old man and left him to live with his grandparents. What a wonderful mother! Maybe she was having a mid-life crisis... Anywho! Then the woman pops up when Isaac is like 12 his mom pops up and makes him work on a farm. Personally I didn't think she had the right but I guess he can't change history. Then his smart teacher convinces his mom to let him go to college so bam! He is sent off to college.

Now here is the creepy part. You know that song 'Ring Around the Rosies'? Well that song has a deep dark meaning talking about death due to an untreatable disease (influenza AKA flu). So he sent back after a few years of school to go back home. Cambridge University was officially shut down after he spent 4  years of his life there. Que miracle year!

So he lives in his old house and he claims that an apple helps his discovery by falling on his head. Sure when he gets hit with fruit it's amazing but when I get hit with fruit it's funny. Back to his amazing discovery.

The apple falls on his head and he says 'OMG What if this has something to do with the planets?' (ok well maybe no those exact words). Basically, somewhere in his scattered brain, he connects these two dots and thinks of gravity. That's right ladies and gents, Isaac Newton didn't discover gravity just refined it. So basically he creates a formula for calculating gravity, which will come later in my blog post saga. Then he decides 'Ok well why stop there?'

Isaac then decided to put the laws of motion into our lives. I have a song for this and law of gravity that he created. Here it is! Sorry but you have to do some scrolling... Basically they say:

1. Every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it's compelled to change that state by forces impressed on it.

2. Force is equal to the change in momentum per change in time. For a constant mass, force equals mass times acceleration.

3. For every action, there is an equal and opposite re-action.

So if this isn't enough he tries to explain light and play God and torture future high school students (me) by making them learn how to calculate areas and curves of lines using calculus.  Oh wait, you have no idea what I'm talking about when I say he tried to explain light (and succeeded)? Does this look familiar? 

Pink Floyd's iconic symbol? Yeah that's Isaac's contribution to modern music, as if math, science, history, and astrology wasn't enough. And he wrote a book that you can find out more about in the link at the bottom, it was called "the Principia" and contained his greatest discoveries!

So then he was elected President of the Royal Society , a special place where they store geniuses. This happpened every year until his death. He also worked with money at the 'Master of the Royal Mint'. Then he was knighted, earning the whole Sir Isaac Newton title, by Queen Anne. Sadly, he died on March 31, 1727.He was buried in Westminster Abbey, which is a huge honor, because only famous people get buried there.

 Ok so he was 84, regardless Isaac Lahey will always look a little better. Of course a werewolf could never as much damage as calculus has done,  but its a close second.

All of my information cam from Brain Pop, so make sure to check that out. I know I gave you a lot, but that's not even all of the info so if you want to know more click here! As usual the picture are all CTRL + Click to get to those links.Now if you excuse me, due to my lack of accomplishments and my now bad feeling after writing this, I think I may just go listen to The Summer Set, on a loop because I'm just me. Have an awesome week and I hope you have a great Christmas! xx - G

Heat and Dumb 'Fanfic' Moments

You may be questioning my title. For those of you who know what fan fiction is, I applaud you. Society has poisoned your mind and you have become... one of us. To those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, you may need to question if you know any teenage girls. I'll get to that later.

So, heat transfer is what we will be talking about in this particular post. "But Gabby, what is heat transfer?" I'm glad you asked mysterious person reading this. Heat Transfer is the process of thermal energy going from one substance or material to another. If you have watched Teen Wolf (if you do, I need you to comment because I love that show too much for other's comfort) you would know when Peter was set on fire with whatever Lydia made. Since I can't show that picture here, but I can show you a picture from a movie you all know and hopefully love.

 

 

This girl is on fire!!! Hate that song.... Well indirectly Katniss is displaying radiation! What is radiation you ask? I can honestly tell you that it isn't lighting yourself on fire (Please don't.). It's the transfer of energy in waves or rays. So if Katniss was ACTUALLY on fire, Peeta would feel an immense amount of radiation, and probably burn himself.

 

 

 

Next we have convection. Convection is another form of heat transfer that happens when warm portions of liquids ad gases rise and the cool liquids sink. Still don't understand? Ok let's take a real life example. Ever been in your room or attic and realize it gets kinda warm in there? The heat rose to the higher leveled floor. Odds are, if you have a basement, it will be on of the coldest places in your house. Besides the freezer of course.

 



 

 

 

Conduction is the last one so sit tight for a little longer. Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact. There are things called conductors. Conductors are materials or objects that allow energy to flow in them. Metal is good example. Blacksmiths stick metal in fire to make it into shapes. That's because the metal heats up with direct contact in the fire and it slowly changes state from solid to liquid! Ta- da! That also happens to be a main reason blacksmiths wear gloves, to keep them from burning themselves. See, the tricky part is that the heat spreads through out the conductor, all the way to the tiny tip. One direct touch to heated metal and you are burned worse than severely over-microwaved bacon.  Insultors are important aswell. They keep you warm. Like UGG boots! Ever wonder why girl love them? Because the inside is lined with faux fur and keep your feet toasty warm. They trap heat into an object

 

 

See? Pain is not good children. Take that lesson and run with it. Now if you didn't catch a word of what I just typed for you guys (thanks for hurting my feelings) I do have a song for this one. Feel free to watch it! 'Til next time comrades! xx - G

 

I guess you may want to know why I related this topic to dumb fanfic moments huh? Well here is your quote from the ever so favored 'Save You Tonight' series; "I felt the heat rise to my cheeks as he said his compliment". See! She was blushing! She felt heat! See my connection? No? Ok... :(

New Jewelry for the Future!

Hola! Bonjour! (Insert foreign language that you speak's word for hello here)!  I'm back with awesome news about a new invention! A bracelet that can keep you warm (prototype from December 2012). This can be very helpful for winter time I mean seriously wouldn't you love to stay a constant temperature? (Especially since I'm anemic I could use the warmth.)

The bracelet is called Wristify. It occasionally blasts your wrist with hot or cold pulses. The wrist has a specific pressure point that helps effect your body heat and mental take on your health state, like when you're sick.

 

See? The picture just explains the science in a fancier way.

 

 In other news they are focusing on making final adjustments before releasing it to the public outside of their focus group. This product also happens to be extremely Eco-friendly. The men who came up with it (Sam Shames and Mike Gibson) determined that the pressure point not only helps through the pressure point, but tricks the mind into thinking it is warmer as well. Helpful right?

So the prototype in done it's just that old Sam here has some major fashion concerns because the bracelet is considered too bulky for taste ( a decision that I must agree with ). 

Time for my question of the... post? I'll go with that: 

Do you think a device like that would actually work on you?

Well hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving! I know I did! xx - G

PS- links are pictures just press CTRL and click.

ENERGY!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What do sports and coffee have in common? Energy! Granted they are different types of energy, but energy nevertheless. Energy is the capacity of a physical system that works. For all you teenagers out there, hold on to your UGG boots and pumpkin spice lattes because what I'm about to tell you may freak you out:

(Yes I created that ^^^ Best Meme Ever!)

What? What is this madness I speak of? Well, let me tell you that when your parents say you have a lot of potential, indirectly they could be calling you fat. I'm joking of course, I know you aren't fat and so what if you are? I'm accepting! =) Moving on... Potential energy, the energy that is stored up inside you waiting come out. Like when you are holding a pencil high up in the air? That's potential energy.! Alison (Teen Wolf all the way! <3) is displaying potential energy as she pulls the arrow back, ready to release the energy with the bow and arrow.

 

 

 

Kinetic Energy is the object has due to its motion. It varies based on mass and speed, along with potential energy. Kinetic energy can be transferred between objects.. Like a pendulum! If that makes sense. See, one ball in a pendulum hits four others and the energy goes straight through and causes the last ball to release the energy. I guess you can say this energy comes in like a wrecking ball. Haha Miley Cyrus jokes. But seriously in a way she is displaying kinetic energy. Technically we all 'came in like a wrecking ball.' Oh God. Help us.

 

 

See? Cool huh?

 



 

Guys guess what! If you weren't interested yet I have something awesome to tell you. Energy can't be created or destroyed just transferred or stored. Like the pendulum! Ok so you guys can let go of your UGGs now.I hope this helped, but as I usually say here is a song! It isn't by the same guy so bare with me here. Click Here

 

That's all for now folks! Byeeeeeee xx-G

 

The United States of Matter!

Behold the great states of matter that hopefully you learned about in like the third grade, but if not, here I am to help you! Technically there are four states of matter, yet again, your teacher has sugar coated the truth from you. These states never change meaning they keep their physical properties. Like squishing a strawberry, it may be flat but it's still a strawberry!There are: Solids, Liquids,Gases, and Plasmas.


Solids -

• tightly compacted
• Shape and volume are stable
• packed closer than liquids and gases

Liquids -

• free to flow
• has a definite volume
• no definite shape

Gases -

• Matter that moves randomly
• No definite volume of mass

Plasma

• electrically charged gas
• positively charged ions and unbound electrons.
• Three forms known on Earth: lightning, fire, and neon signs that say 'Open'

 

 

 

 

 

 And let's not forget the substance you called a soliquid as a kid. Things like pudding and cake batter that are thick too be liquid but too runny to be solid? Yeah those are called colloids.  Next we have condensation, sublimation, and deposition. After a hot shower or something , usually, I'm talking 9/10 times you take a shower (here's to hoping you all take one...), the mirror is fogged up. That fog is condensation, or a gas desperately trying to go back into a liquid. Ah yes, sublimation, my personal favorite. When a gas straight to a solid. No liquid. I guess you could say it cut out the middle state of matter. Oh that was a bad joke. Any who, dry ice is a perfect example. It's frozen carbon dioxide, not to mention if it makes direct contact it hurts... a lot. Like your skin will burn. So don't do it. Please. Last but not least, technically, is deposition. Deposition is the CONCEPT of a gas going straight into a solid. Like ice crystals and such!

 

Ok well I have to go now! I hope I helped somewhat! If this works as it did on my laptop then the pictures are hyperlinks just press Ctrl and click and it should lead you there. Here is a nice song for you guys! Have  nice week and check out my previous post about the most awesome invention ever! xx - G