futura New York City Pace
With crowded streets, And big city speed, New Yorkers gotta move!
futura Stanley Milgram argued that fast walking helps city dwellers filter out overwhelming sensory stimuli.
futura A 2007 global study tracked pedestrian speeds in 32 major cities worldwide.
Fun Fact
City walking speeds: In 2007, researchers found global walking speeds had increased by 10 percent since the 1990s.
Glossary
pace of life (noun)
The speed at which daily activities are conducted and lives are lived within a community. Psychologist Robert Levine famously measured this concept by timing pedestrians walking sixty feet in Manhattan.
The speed at which daily activities are conducted and lives are lived within a community. Psychologist Robert Levine famously measured this concept by timing pedestrians walking sixty feet in Manhattan.
Quiz
What psychological term describes the irritation felt when blocked by slow walkers?
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mankai Physics of a Curveball
With a rapid spin, The Magnus effect takes hold, Air pressure shifts, Watch the curve unfold!
mankai A knuckleball barely spins, causing unpredictable air currents to push it randomly.
mankai The 108 red stitches on a baseball are designed to control airflow.
Fun Fact
Knuckleball velocity: A knuckleball travels at only 60 to 70 miles per hour, but its unpredictable movement makes it incredibly difficult to hit.
Glossary
magnus effect (noun)
The force exerted on a rapidly spinning cylinder or sphere moving through a fluid, causing it to curve away from its straight path. In 1959, physicist Lyman Briggs used wind tunnels to prove this phenomenon causes breaking pitches to curve.
The force exerted on a rapidly spinning cylinder or sphere moving through a fluid, causing it to curve away from its straight path. In 1959, physicist Lyman Briggs used wind tunnels to prove this phenomenon causes breaking pitches to curve.
Quiz
What did researchers note about fast-walking cities and coronary heart disease?
Reflection
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arti_ Hola: Saludo Universal
¡Hola! palabra sencilla, ¡Hola! la gente sonríe, ¡Hola! el mundo te saluda.
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Fun Fact
City Hall skylights: The station's skylights were blacked out with tar during World War II to protect against potential air raids, hiding their beauty for decades.
Glossary
station (noun)
A regular stopping place on a public transportation route, especially one on a railway. The ornate lower Manhattan transit stop closed to passengers on New Year's Eve in 1945.
A regular stopping place on a public transportation route, especially one on a railway. The ornate lower Manhattan transit stop closed to passengers on New Year's Eve in 1945.