Strange Science

Human beings have been taking from nature for many years.
This April, Disney made a landmark decision.

Isn’t it about time we started giving back?
 

A whopping 2.7 million trees will be planted in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest in honor of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures’ release of Disneynature EARTH, a movie which grossed $16.1 million in just one week during its time in theaters. This particular rainforest has suffered much deforestation and this massive replanting effort will be a massive boost for the area’s ecosystem - plant and animal alike.

A huge hit with moviegoers and critics alike, the movie gives a colorful and touching look into the world of different animal families sharing the world we call home - a poignant and powerful message for all humanity to realize and understand - we aren’t the only ones on this big blue planet, and we have to do our part to keep it alive and healthy.

If you’d like to know more about the movie, and the directors’ take on its production, check out this informative Q&A post, and you’ll be glad you did.

PS. Don’t forget - do your part whenever you can! Recycle water bottles, keep trash off the ground, and treat the environment well so it can treat you well, too.

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– Silver Gummi Shark.

A screenshot from Powder Game. Colored mesh shows wind force.

Physics sandboxes!

I figured why not. Who doesn’t enjoy a little fun while studying nature?

A physics sandbox is basically what the name implies. A sandbox in which you can “play” with different elements and see the reactions.

There are many different Java-based games, as well as downloadable games, that you can use to simulate different element interactions. Right now, my favorite is a Powder Game, featured here. You can draw with many different elements, and make them interact. Magma, water, suds, wind, lightning, and even explosives. It’s a lot of fun!

Another site you’ll want to check out if you enjoy the Powder Game is Pyro Sand 2 and  New Sand. These sites all have really annoying banner ads, but the games themselves are both fun and addicting. Powder Game has to be my favorite, though. I love how real to life the addition of wind power is.