Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
DOI
10.1119/1.4914573
Publication Title
The Physics Teacher
Volume
53
Issue
4
Pages
249-249
Abstract
Is it possible for a house to fly by the uplift of balloons, like in the movie "Up"? (written by R. Allart, A. Cazenave, and A. Müller, University of Geneva)
How much total time do Americans spend waiting in traffic each year? What is the total cost of this time?
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Weinstein, L. (2015). Question 1: “Up” — A Fermi question about buoyancy; Question 2: Traffic jams. The Physics Teacher, 53(4), 249-249.
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Original Publication Citation
Weinstein, L. (2015). Question 1: “Up” — A Fermi question about buoyancy; Question 2: Traffic jams. The Physics Teacher, 53(4), 249-249. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914573
ORCID
0000-0001-5416-2900 (Weinstein)
Repository Citation
Weinstein, Larry, "Question 1: "Up" — A Fermi question about buoyancy; Question 2: Traffic jams" (2015). Physics Faculty Publications. 1029.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/physics_fac_pubs/1029
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