W.J. Llope
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W.J. Llope
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nuclear physicist. Not smart.

(Assoc prof, Wayne State University physics & astronomy dept. I build big detectors and do SCIENCE! at RHIC and the upcoming EIC).
the Nain Rouge in Midtown today
March 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reposted by W.J. Llope
Favorite memes to explain stuff?

🧪 #iTeachPhysics #eduSky
July 5, 2023 at 1:59 PM
LGRW!!
October 30, 2024 at 11:43 PM
October 1, 2024 at 7:08 PM
September 11, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Ever drive around town and suddenly Ralph Nader pops into your head? Wierd
July 3, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Happy Tau Day!! (Come on over to Team Tau, it really does make more sense than pi!)
tauday.com/tau-manifesto
No, really, pi is wrong: The Tau Manifesto
For millennia, the circle has been considered the most perfect of shapes, and the circle constant π captured the geometry of the circle in a single number. But π is wrong, and it’s time to set things ...
tauday.com
June 28, 2024 at 12:25 PM
We made it to our spot! Backroads FTW.
April 8, 2024 at 4:21 PM
go blue
November 14, 2024 at 11:09 PM
I get interesting emails:
November 14, 2024 at 11:09 PM
such helpful, so tutorial
November 14, 2024 at 11:08 PM
This is my Moderna shot. There are many like it, but this one is mine. (Thanks wayne state!)
November 14, 2024 at 11:08 PM
November 14, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Starting my shift, first time as an Election Inspector
November 14, 2024 at 11:08 PM
I got 29 chirps at 19 degC
November 14, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Check out the subject line in an email I got from Apple yesterday. *Oops*
November 14, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Eastern market to Dequindre Cut to the river, today. #BlackLivesMatter
November 14, 2024 at 11:08 PM
20191104 - Professor W.J. Llope - The Photograph that Changed Gravity via @YouTube
November 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM
1) On this date 100 years ago, the SS Anselm departed Liverpool and headed South towards the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. Onboard were some astronomers (I'll get to them as this story unfolds over the coming months) and their telescopes.
November 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM
(After reading a paper published in 1919) I was today years old when I learned “&c” can be used to abbreviate “et cetera”.
November 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Now starting our yearly christmas eve tradition - the definitive christmas movie.
November 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Fun night... At least I could do it from my recliner
November 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Grading final exams, and found this.
November 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM
announcer just said “tackle by .. from Sandusky, Ohio - home of big Tom Callahan”.
November 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM