The fascinating physics of everyday life | Helen Czerski

Physics doesn't just happen in a fancy lab -- it happens when you push a piece of buttered toast off the table or drop a couple of raisins in a fizzy drink or watch a coffee spill dry. Become a more interesting dinner guest as physicist Helen Czerski presents various concepts in physics you can become familiar with using everyday things found in your kitchen.

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[carternovaX]

She reminds me so much of me. SO much passion with what shes talking about, the breathlessness and talking so fast. I was following the whole time. Tough crowd but I loved it.

[rm]

Seriously one of the fastest talkers out there.... and still easier to understand than physics

[ms]

Helen, you really love what you do, you love physics, and you showed it.
I wish the world had more people like you. Thank you for these 15' and for the work you are doing.

[Hyperions]

I usually only watch business based Ted talks but I am really starting to open up my mind to different talks like this. Very valuable info here!

[alphacause]

I really appreciate this talk because it does make physics more accessible to people, and therefore interesting. You have
to applaud anyone who takes an esoteric subject, and distills it down to a level that a common person can grasp. However, it does upset me that so many people are dismissive of subjects, where they do not see an IMMEDIATE practical application. Many of our most consequential inventions had, as their foundation, ideas that were formulated long before these inventions existed - ideas which, at their time, were purely theoretical and abstract with no immediate practical use.

[alinapace]

I read her book a couple of months ago, and I loved it! Her book " Storm in a teacup" is amazing

[gutspraygore]

So, at one point she mentions a "chapter in her book."

I was watching the video at work so please forgive me if I am mistaken, but there doesn't seem to be any reference to her book. If anyone was curious, it's called Storm in a Teacup and it is awesome.

[hmmmok]

The passion and pure excitement are so contagious and endlessly endearing. What a lovely talk.

[cineck]

This is brilliant! Such passion and wisdom, I love the presentation and you can't escape the physics ^^

[mpking-eyys]

Notice also that it is more difficult to get the raw egg start spinning. You rarely can get it spinning fast with the first and only go like the cooked egg. That is also due to conservation of angular momentum. The liquid egg inside needs to spin up.

[Anila]

This is one of my favorite talks ever. She’s amazing.

[lacoco]

omg this speech was so good. so catchy for real. nothing but love to her. She's really showing that physic is fun and nothing but fun!

[bokyungryu]

I love her idea that learning science is 'by playing with these fundamental little things in everyday life we gain the confident to ask the right questions'.

[js]

Thank you, Helen! Wonderful talk - so much passion!

[dreadcannibal]

that's interesting but I felt so bad that her jokes didn't land. it was a bit akward DX

[bokyungryu]

It's comfortable to watch her presentation, because I don't have to do anything (like try to laugh and clap) but too see her energy and to gain more knowledge. Really admire this kind of people!

[MrJochido]

Great talk. Too bad she remembered that she only had a few minutes left on her parking ticket at the very beginning of the talk. :)

[BariumCobaltNitrogn]

It's all about rotation, rotation, rotation. Push the toast off slowly to put some butter on the carpet. Push the toast off a bit quicker and the odds are even. Push the toast a bit harder on its corner giving it a horizontal rotation before it leaves the table and it will NEVER land butter side down.

[abhimat]

I was watching it in normal speed, but I always was doubting if it was running in fast forward! Enjoyed the talk.

[xXMiakodaXx]

Thanks, I really needed this video today. I'm in my sophomore year of college and learning physics for the first time. It has been...a difficult subject to love. I will try and look at it from new angles. Perhaps I can learn to love it too.