“funny ahah, scientists go brrr” but getting the physical or mathematical proof to a problem can take a looooong time becuse you also need to explain ***why*** and do so *in detail*
how about *you* go ahead and explain why ice is slippery? or why people sneeze when they look at the sunny sky? or how geckos can stick to walls and ceilings…
edit : the questions are rethorical, but i do hope they peak your curiosity to go find out why those things are as they are and why the very important details are complicated.
You jest, but this is 100% serious. The actual physics behind ice being slippery has eluded us for the past century and a half. I only hope that it isn’t a clickbait title.
One thing is figuring out that something happens and another one *why* that happens and having the mathematical evidences for that and 150years is not that long.
Judging by the comments, I learned I am stupid for wanting to learn about their study because I should’ve already known this answer and how there is no need to take a deeper look for better understanding.
People think this is surprising and yet can’t accurately explain the theory of friction. If you can’t explain why friction happens imagine how hard it is for scientists to explain why it doesn’t happen sometimes
No, some physicists think they finally worked out why ice is slippery after 150 years, other physicists will tell you that we have no equations that calculate ice slipperiness that work for both sub atomic particles of ice, and extremely massive hunks of ice the size of jupiter, thus until we have a unified theory of ice slipperiness we are just closely estimating the actual slipperiness of ice.
This is an honest question that actually makes sense when you look at it from a physicist perspective
It’s not that they didn’t know ice was slippery. They didn’t know WHY.
Just like they don’t actually know how a bike works. Empirically (aka “observably”) or *does* work, but they don’t know why.
It’s not the caster effect or the gyroscopic effect. It’s actually really weird, and figuring that out could lead to new inventions and maybe better stabilization systems.
These “obvious” questions and answers are actually a lot more important than is let on
“And Alexander wept, seeing as he had no more worlds to conquer.”
It’s sounds funny because we all know ice is slippery… But how many of us can explain exactly what makes it do that
Why?
“funny ahah, scientists go brrr” but getting the physical or mathematical proof to a problem can take a looooong time becuse you also need to explain ***why*** and do so *in detail*
how about *you* go ahead and explain why ice is slippery? or why people sneeze when they look at the sunny sky? or how geckos can stick to walls and ceilings…
edit : the questions are rethorical, but i do hope they peak your curiosity to go find out why those things are as they are and why the very important details are complicated.
IMO ice is slippery much earlier than that. It is not slippery only after 150 years have passed.
Pssssh! Physicists; what do they know!
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You jest, but this is 100% serious. The actual physics behind ice being slippery has eluded us for the past century and a half. I only hope that it isn’t a clickbait title.
Me (scientist): this looks interesting
Reads comments.
Conclusion: civilisation is over, we just haven’t noticed yet.
How do they know the ice is 150 years old?
One thing is figuring out that something happens and another one *why* that happens and having the mathematical evidences for that and 150years is not that long.
Also, many of the things we *know* are opened to debate, like [why planes can fly, there are two theories and we didnt figured out yet which is right.](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-one-can-explain-why-planes-stay-in-the-air/#:~:text=Air%20has%20mass%2C%20and%20from,inverted%20or%20right%2Dside%20up.)
Judging by the comments, I learned I am stupid for wanting to learn about their study because I should’ve already known this answer and how there is no need to take a deeper look for better understanding.
[Link to the source article for this image](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267653-physicists-finally-worked-out-why-ice-is-slippery-after-150-years/)
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267653-physicists-finally-worked-out-why-ice-is-slippery-after-150-years/
It has a paywall
this is the kinda shit right wingers post on facebook to support why they don’t want the covid vaccine.
Now I always assumed the friction of touching the ice melts it a bit and thus slippery. Is that the thing?
Pretty sure Bon Jovi cracked this conundrum in 1986.
People think this is surprising and yet can’t accurately explain the theory of friction. If you can’t explain why friction happens imagine how hard it is for scientists to explain why it doesn’t happen sometimes
Ok, OP, if you’re so fucking smart, then explain it to us without reading the article.
Since you know everything.
[Did I miss something?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luHDCsYtkTc&t=133s)
[Relevant Richard Feynman interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2zI8lVA)
I know what they’re trying to say.
What is it about Ice that makes it slippery?
The answer to most folks is, “because it’s ice” which of course isn’t an answer.
Reminds me of this https://youtu.be/Q1lL-hXO27Q
No, some physicists think they finally worked out why ice is slippery after 150 years, other physicists will tell you that we have no equations that calculate ice slipperiness that work for both sub atomic particles of ice, and extremely massive hunks of ice the size of jupiter, thus until we have a unified theory of ice slipperiness we are just closely estimating the actual slipperiness of ice.
This is an honest question that actually makes sense when you look at it from a physicist perspective
It’s not that they didn’t know ice was slippery. They didn’t know WHY.
Just like they don’t actually know how a bike works. Empirically (aka “observably”) or *does* work, but they don’t know why.
It’s not the caster effect or the gyroscopic effect. It’s actually really weird, and figuring that out could lead to new inventions and maybe better stabilization systems.
These “obvious” questions and answers are actually a lot more important than is let on
y’all should see the proof for “1+1=2” simple shit ain’t as simple as you think it is.