Beyond Thankful!

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The holidays give us a chance to appreciate all that we have and give thanks to those that deserve it. So for one, thank you Mr. Coach Chris for giving us this wonderful assignment to do a blog post over the break! This four-day break gave me an opportunity to reflect on what I am thankful for relating to physics! It wasn't really that hard to think of what I am thankful for relating to physics because physics is all around us!! I am thankful for physics because it plays such a large role in our everyday lives that without it, we would probably have a hard time living.

What am I thankful for in physics?

Acceleration

Acceleration (the rate at which the velocity of a body changes with time) plays a huge role in my life and without it, it be stuck! Literally! If my car couldn't accelerate, I'd be stuck at home (too lazy to walk), not able to get to the Thanksgiving party where there is the loads of food! I also wouldn't have been able to get to Ala Moana to do damage on Black Friday!

Relative Motion

I am also very thankful for relative motion because without it, I wouldn't be able to talk to my friends while walking in the halls or say hi to my friend in a car that is going at the same velocity as my car. If I am walking at 2 m/s and my friend is walking at 2 m/s too, relative to each other, we are moving at 0 m/s, allowing us to hold a conversation!

Friction

Friction is so important! It helps us walk, run, stop, and our overall movement because it is the opposing force that acts when objects move against other objects. 

Gravity

I am so thankful for gravity!! Without gravity (9.8 m/s^2), I wouldn't be able to sit down with my family and eat food that didn't float around.

Here is a plate of my amazing food (round 1)!! I wouldn't have been able to enjoy my Thanksgiving break without physics!

There is so much to be thankful for, not only during the holidays, but every day!