Physics in Everyday Life

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March 10, 2014 General Physics I Physics in Everyday Life Physics is constantly surrounding us in our lives each and every day. We might not realize it, but physics plays a vital role in our daily processes. Physics is everywhere around us. From simple things, such as the energy that we have while lying in bed in the morning and getting up, to the physics that is going on in our cars’ engines on our drive to school. Packing a suitcase or backpack, and moving it through the house or airport is yet another example. Even washing your clothes in the washing machine is a great deal of physics. One easily overlooked thing that involves a great amount of physics is the households and buildings that we go into each and every day. Another intricate display of physics is in the vehicles that we depend on to get us around every day. It is hard to imagine our daily life activities without the involvement of physics in each and every one of them. First, just laying in the bed in the morning is an example of physics. Our body can be storing potential energy depending on the position in which you sleep. If you have your legs propped up on a pillow, then your legs have potential energy. Your head has potential energy as it lies on the pillow at night. Then our bodies exert kinetic energy as we eventually get out of bed, meander through the house, and begin our day. Even getting the toothpaste out of your toothbrush in the morning is an act of physics. It takes physics to squeeze the toothpaste out of the tube and onto your toothbrush. Everyone has their own way of applying toothpaste, whether it is squeezing, rolling, or smashing the tube to release the paste onto the brush. Another example of physics in everyday life is the use of a suitcase or back backpack. Backpacks use the straps to take the weight of the backpack and distribute it better for your

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