{"667673":{"#nid":"667673","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Top 6 Science Facts for Star Wars Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn May the Fourth, a.k.a. Star Wars Day, \u003Cem\u003EDiscover\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;took a look at the science behind Georgia Lucas\u0027 pop culture phenomenon. It cited a previous Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/archive\/features\/science-star-wars.shtml\u0022\u003Estory\u003C\/a\u003E that quizzed faculty about various aspects of the movie franchise, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/a.-nepomuk-otte\u0022\u003EA. Nepomuk Otte\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, and his argument\u0026nbsp;that The Force ignores a central pillar of physics by acting in a one-sided manner, as when Yoda raised Luke\u0027s X-wing fighter from the Dagobah swamp.\u0026nbsp;\u201cDidn\u0027t we learn from physics classes about Newton\u2019s third law?\u201d Otte said\u0026nbsp;in the story. \u201cFor every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So why doesn\u0027t the little fella get squished like a mosquito?\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn May the Fourth, a.k.a. Star Wars Day, \u003Cem\u003EDiscover\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;took a look at the science behind Georgia Lucas\u0027 pop culture phenomenon. It cited a previous Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/archive\/features\/science-star-wars.shtml\u0022\u003Estory\u003C\/a\u003E that quizzed faculty about various aspects of the movie franchise, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/a.-nepomuk-otte\u0022\u003EA. Nepomuk Otte\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, and his argument\u0026nbsp;that The Force ignores a central pillar of physics by acting in a one-sided manner, as when Yoda raised Luke\u0027s X-wing fighter from the Dagobah swamp.\u0026nbsp;\u201cDidn\u0027t we learn from physics classes about Newton\u2019s third law?\u201d Otte said\u0026nbsp;in the story. \u201cFor every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So why doesn\u0027t the little fella get squished like a mosquito?\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-05-08 14:27:56","changed_gmt":"2023-05-08 14:27:56","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Discover ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.discovermagazine.com\/the-sciences\/top-6-science-facts-for-star-wars-day","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"170015","name":"A. Nepomuk Otte"},{"id":"167233","name":"star wars"},{"id":"192591","name":"May the Fourth"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}