Six STEM Tweets

Six tweets that celebrate engineering and all things STEM.

I scroll so you don’t have to.

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Let’s get started with the Six STEM Tweets…

#1

Olympics, physics and tattoos - all in one!

#2

I am sure the potatoes helped too. But the math is definitely cool!

#3

Stunning photo! And you can use it as your mobile wallpaper.

#4

So much of our world is dependent on accidental discoveries. From penicillin to semiconductors to microwaves. What’s your favorite accidental discovery? Hit ‘reply’ and let me know.

#5

🤯 

A 4.5 T Ohms resistor? Honest question: When does it become an insulator?

Also shows that resistance is not futile.

#6

Binary codes & cake! Sweet!

This is the 34th issue of the newsletter.

• 34 is the sum of the first two perfect numbers 6 + 28

  • a "perfect" number is equal to the sum of its divisors.

  • 6 = 1+2+3 and 28 = 1+2+4+7+14

• It is also the atomic number of selenium

• +34 is the code for international direct-dial phone calls to Spain

• It's represented as '42' in Octal (base 8). And per the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", 42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything 😃 

And I got some really neat information about the number 33 after the last issue.

FF wrote: 33 is also the boiling point on the Newton scale.

I had no idea about the “Newton” scale of temperature and it was a fun scan of the Wikipedia page on the Newton scale

Thanks for that new bit of knowledge, FF.

Here’s a couple of images connecting equations to the amazing Olympic gymnasts:

That’s it for this issue.

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Let’s all celebrate science and engineering and curiosity.

Best wishes,

Harshal