Think of a spanner loosening a fixed nut Or a child on a seesaw Or a door opening around a fixed hinge All of these things are connected by something called moments… A moment is the turning force around a fixed pivot. The pivot is the nut, or the middle of the seesaw, or the hinge. We can have one
You should already know that velocity-time graphs look like this... and how we can use them to map out a journey. If you’re unsure, you may want to watch this video first...In this video we’re going to look at the area under these graphs and what they represent. Let’s start by looking at a simple v
Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool That plane is supersonic. How fast do you think that is? In this video we’ll look at the speed of some everyday items. You should already know that speed is a measure of the distance an object travels in a certain time, and that it’s
A giraffe's neck is up to 2.50 meters long, weighs around 250 kilograms and is held in place by only one tendon and seven cervical vertebras. It is a particular challenge to the vascular system when the giraffe bends its head down to drink. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R.Marel/C.Gerisch/SpiegelTV/Jochen Sch
From the more than 28,000 images acquired by Dawn between July 2011 and August 2012, DLR scientists computed a global digital surface model of Vesta. Ralf Jaumann, head of DLR's Dawn scientific team, explains a few spectacular observations with the help of this virtual flight over Vesta. The animati
The Radeberg-based company Krandienst Kunze e.K. sent its Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane to Dresden’s old town district to replace elements of the extensive glass roof of a shopping centre there. The conditions near Dresden’s Frauenkirche church: a narrow street, tricky lifts out of t
The Blind Spot sensor works from 15 km/h and can alert the driver by means of an LED indicator in the exterior mirror where another vehicle or object is located in the warning area. Radar sensors in the rear monitor the area behind and alongside the vehicle. This allows, within the system’s limits,
14,205 kilometres from Berlin, storms rage across the Antarctic Peninsula at speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour. Perched on the northern tip, the German Antarctic Receiving Station GARS O'Higgins, operated by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has defie
Side Assist aids the driver when changing lane. Two radar systems at the rear scan the areas up to around 50 metres behind the vehicle and in the blind spots to the sides. The Rear Traffic Alert assists the driver, within the system’s limits, when reversing out of a parking space. --- Weitere Info
At 310 kW / 421 PS, it’s one of the most powerful SUVs with a diesel engine in Germany. This 4.0-litre eight-cylinder vehicle has a maximum torque of 900 Newton metres – putting it at the same level as sports super cars. Whether cruising at low speeds, moving fast or going off-road, this power provi
The Eußerthal camper site is located about 12 km northwest of Landau in the Palatinate. The site is very easy to reach even for larger motorhomes of 7 or more metres in length. The location is actually very quiet and is surrounded by small hills and mountains. It is bookable all year round for 7.5
