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. 

and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4914573

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)

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