The Bridge That Resonance Did Not Break
The collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge is taught as a lesson in resonance. Two engineers argued in 1991 that the lesson was wrong.
Abhishek Leela Pandey2 Qs · Medium
Physics passages for CAT RC
6 long-form physics essays, written at the density of real CAT passages, each with CAT, XAT and GMAT-style questions and explanations. For real exam passages, practise the solved CAT RC PYQs; for a daily routine, see CAT RC practice.
The Hot Water That Froze First
A Tanzanian schoolboy, Aristotle and Descartes all reported that hot water can beat cold water to ice. Two thousand years later, nobody can say whether they were right.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs · Hard
Why Einstein Failed His Exams: An RC Inspired by IIM Indore
The story of Einstein failing his exams has survived a century of correction. The reason it survives tells you more about human psychology than it does about Einstein.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
The Biggest Problem with Time Travel Is Not Time
What if the biggest obstacle to time travel isn't physics but identity? Before bending spacetime, we may need to answer who actually travels.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
The Person In The Mirror is Not You
Why the person in the mirror is not you. Explore the science of light, consciousness, time, memory, and human identity.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
The Quantum Ghost
A reflection on quantum physics reveals that reality is not fixed but emerges through observation, where particles exist as possibilities until they are seen.
Abhishek Leela Pandey