“Physics and heavy metal don’t seem to have a lot in common, but Matt Bierbaum and Jesse Silverberg have found a connection. Both are graduate students at Cornell University. They’re also metal heads who enjoy going to concerts and hurling themselves into mosh pits full of like-minded fans.” (NPR [thanks, Rich!]) Article comes with built-in mosh pit simulator.
Related articles:
- Mosh-pit physics could save lives (physicsworld.com)
- What Mosh Pits Can Teach Us About Disaster Planning (blogs.smithsonianmag.com)
- The Physics of Mosh Pits (dangerousminds.net)
- Mosh Pit Physics (neatorama.com)
- How a Simulated Mosh Pit Could Save Your Life (gizmodo.co.uk)
- The Physics Of Mosh Pits Could Help Save You In A Disaster (newscientist.com)
- Mosh pit physics could aid disaster planning (newscientist.com)
- Scientists Take The Fun Out Of Heavy Metal Mosh Pits (kroq.cbslocal.com)
- Mosh pit madness … it’s a gas (abc.net.au)
