Jacobs Physics
@jacobsphysics.bsky.social
Physics program consultant; sports broadcaster; umpire. (Edna fan art by @aldescery)
Official blog: https://jacobsphysics.org
Official blog: https://jacobsphysics.org
Day off of school. Watching Arsenal on the enormous tv my wife bought me for my birthday. Momentarily relaxed, except when my team does something dumb. 🤷♀️
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Day off of school. Watching Arsenal on the enormous tv my wife bought me for my birthday. Momentarily relaxed, except when my team does something dumb. 🤷♀️
Second time in three years that all my 9th graders passed AP physics 1. This is the cost.
September 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Second time in three years that all my 9th graders passed AP physics 1. This is the cost.
Shari, of The Muddy Rabbit pottery, is firing the kiln that she built from scratch. The kiln’s name is Brunhilde.
[Elmer Fudd voice] O Brunhilde, you’re so lovely. 🎵
[Elmer Fudd voice] O Brunhilde, you’re so lovely. 🎵
August 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Shari, of The Muddy Rabbit pottery, is firing the kiln that she built from scratch. The kiln’s name is Brunhilde.
[Elmer Fudd voice] O Brunhilde, you’re so lovely. 🎵
[Elmer Fudd voice] O Brunhilde, you’re so lovely. 🎵
Missed my calling - I go back to the states tomorrow! 😔
August 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Missed my calling - I go back to the states tomorrow! 😔
Finally here! Irish national rugby team vs Scotland. I met Aoife Wafer!!!
August 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Finally here! Irish national rugby team vs Scotland. I met Aoife Wafer!!!
Apparently this is what line out warmup looks like. Fascinating.
August 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Apparently this is what line out warmup looks like. Fascinating.
So much to post about Cork. But I immediately want to know, where can I get this road sign? Seen on the wall of the Cork Butter Museum.
August 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
So much to post about Cork. But I immediately want to know, where can I get this road sign? Seen on the wall of the Cork Butter Museum.
Suki the Dog. 2011-2025.
July 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Suki the Dog. 2011-2025.
Absurd lengths I have to go to just to avoid spoilers on FS1 while I watch the replay of this afternoon’s women’s euro game. I mean, they show the final score on the ticker FOR THE VERY REPLAY THEY ARE BROADCASTING!!! Oy. @sammymewy.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Absurd lengths I have to go to just to avoid spoilers on FS1 while I watch the replay of this afternoon’s women’s euro game. I mean, they show the final score on the ticker FOR THE VERY REPLAY THEY ARE BROADCASTING!!! Oy. @sammymewy.bsky.social
Omg. Where was this sort of event when I grew up? I was born 30 years too late, I guess. Reds gams simply aren’t the same.
July 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Omg. Where was this sort of event when I grew up? I was born 30 years too late, I guess. Reds gams simply aren’t the same.
Post a pic of you that’s not actually you
Physics folks my age will thoroughly agree.
Physics folks my age will thoroughly agree.
June 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Post a pic of you that’s not actually you
Physics folks my age will thoroughly agree.
Physics folks my age will thoroughly agree.
Reading AP exams from home during the extended reading. This reading room is a bit more, well, more pleasant than the warehouse in Tampa. But I miss the people there.
June 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Reading AP exams from home during the extended reading. This reading room is a bit more, well, more pleasant than the warehouse in Tampa. But I miss the people there.
It’s so wonderfully quiet here… not in picture but here; dogs, deer, and woodpecker.
May 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
It’s so wonderfully quiet here… not in picture but here; dogs, deer, and woodpecker.
The benefit of holding a graduation in a hockey arena
May 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The benefit of holding a graduation in a hockey arena
February 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Matcha and cat. Never had matcha before. It seems like my next child would have Elphaba skin.
December 27, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Matcha and cat. Never had matcha before. It seems like my next child would have Elphaba skin.
Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring. Shari says:
December 22, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring. Shari says:
Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring.
December 22, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring.
All the Gingko trees on campus dropped their leaves on the same, single day. It was raining leaves!
December 3, 2024 at 8:17 PM
All the Gingko trees on campus dropped their leaves on the same, single day. It was raining leaves!
Thanksgiving in the Jacobs house. We all hate turkey (well, we love real alive turkeys.)
November 29, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Thanksgiving in the Jacobs house. We all hate turkey (well, we love real alive turkeys.)
Suki helping Shari building her soda kiln.
November 23, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Suki helping Shari building her soda kiln.
The meaning of grades, and separating coach from umpire: Live Physics Time Thursday morning, 6:45a eastern and on archive. #iTeachPhysics
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jacobsphysics.mixlr.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:56 PM
The meaning of grades, and separating coach from umpire: Live Physics Time Thursday morning, 6:45a eastern and on archive. #iTeachPhysics
jacobsphysics.mixlr.com
jacobsphysics.mixlr.com
Cheapo $20 “guitar” off of Amazon, with my hand for scale. You don’t want to know what it sounds like musically. But, it’s awesome for waves on a string experiments for 9th graders! If it breaks, 🤷♀️. #iTeachPhysics
October 21, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Cheapo $20 “guitar” off of Amazon, with my hand for scale. You don’t want to know what it sounds like musically. But, it’s awesome for waves on a string experiments for 9th graders! If it breaks, 🤷♀️. #iTeachPhysics
This was taken by Dr Jackson Matteo, our varsity football coach. Keep looking, @willyb.bsky.social!
October 11, 2024 at 12:27 AM
This was taken by Dr Jackson Matteo, our varsity football coach. Keep looking, @willyb.bsky.social!
Brings to mind Strong Brad’s Englilish Paper.
September 8, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Brings to mind Strong Brad’s Englilish Paper.