by Aubrie Waldron
Friday evening, Utah State University physicist James Coburn led a "The Heat is On: Exploring Thermodynamics" themed physics demo show in the Eccles Science Learning Center.
During the show, Coburn used ice to boil water, crushed a 55-gallon drum with cold water, and demonstrated how steam engines, hot air balloons and lava lamps work.
"Physics is the study of how everything in the universe works," Coburn said, "and I have always been interested in finding out how things work."
Although the demo show has turned into an annual event, according to Coburn none of the demonstrations are repeated from year to year. Each year Coburn chooses a different physics topic and does demonstrations on that theme.
Although the demo show has turned into an annual event, according to Coburn none of the demonstrations are repeated from year to year. Each year Coburn chooses a different physics topic and does demonstrations on that theme.
Coburn said the show was for "curious people of all ages." Adding that science and even math, which he said is "the language of science," are things that everyone can enjoy.
Joe Day, a Utah State student who saw Coburn's demos said that the things that physics can do are amazing.
"It's crazy to think about how it all works," Day said. "Physics is fun."
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