Science GIFS

[Recusant]

Not a GIF, a science comic (spoilered, because it's so, eh, long):

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[Arturo]

Ha! I enjoyed that. And I always suspected people really weren't doing quantum interference experiments. They aren't that smart.

[xSilverPhinx]

A mathematics gif some of you might appreciate:

[Icarus]

Thanks xSP, that kind of stuff definitely floats my boat.  The kinematic component really is fun to contemplate.

[Dave]

In the RAF we had a fairly crude wooden training aid that, using a stick of chalk, drew  the sine wave as the wheel was rotated and a board was automatically driven along.

Made the point nicely in pre PC 1961!

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[Arturo]

What is going on in that gif? It looks horrifying.

[xSilverPhinx]

What is going on in that gif? It looks horrifying.

It's going on all around your body. Bwahahahaha!

Mitosis, or division  of somatic (non germinative) cells.

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[joeactor]

"Neuron to dendrites... Are you receiving?"

[xSilverPhinx]

"Neuron to dendrites... Are you receiving?"

"Just an echo..."

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[Recusant]

The article: "This Short Animation Explains Beautifully How Herd Immunity Works: Show this to anyone who asks why they need to get vaccinated." | Science Alert

One of the most common questions you'll hear from people who don't want to get vaccinated is: "But if the people around me are vaccinated, why does it matter?"

And the answer isn't entirely straightforward, because both the reason this person needs to get vaccinated, and the reason they feel they don't have to, come down to the same thing - something called 'herd immunity'.

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