http://www.neatorama.com/2006/05/24/the-nose-crusher/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:46:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/05/24/the-nose-crusher/comment-page-1/#comment-14623 bot Thu, 25 May 2006 13:32:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/05/24/the-nose-crusher/#comment-14623 Not too impressive for a guy demonstrating his trust in physics, note the fact that he still flinches when the ball comes towards him. I would expect the guy to be like a rock. Not too impressive for a guy demonstrating his trust in physics, note the fact that he still flinches when the ball comes towards him. I would expect the guy to be like a rock.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2006/05/24/the-nose-crusher/comment-page-1/#comment-14275 Culley Wed, 24 May 2006 14:50:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/05/24/the-nose-crusher/#comment-14275 My physics prof at Rice did this demo every year until a disgruntled student in the front row (who had just failed his physics test the previous week) stood up and gave the ball a tap on it's way back to the prof. Breaking his glasses and bloodying his nose. Now he no longer stands against a wall in case anyone "helps" the ball again. My physics prof at Rice did this demo every year until a disgruntled student in the front row (who had just failed his physics test the previous week) stood up and gave the ball a tap on it’s way back to the prof. Breaking his glasses and bloodying his nose.
Now he no longer stands against a wall in case anyone “helps” the ball again.

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