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Andy Green is gearing up to break the land speed record in his rocket powered car Bloodhound SSC

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September 2009
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Tags: harmonic series : graph : weather


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The tsunami of December 26th 2004 has focused the world's attention on this terrifying consequence of an underwater earthquake. Michael McIntyre explores the underlying wave mathematics.

Tags: weather : wave : tsunami : weather forecasting


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Chaotic Christmas? Try crocheting chaos!

Tags: Lorenz equations : butterfly effect : weather : Lorenz


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Van Gogh paintings mimic the physics that governs turbulence

Tags: geometry : physics : weather


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Maths explains the rainbow's secrets

Tags: geometry : physics : weather : rainbow