Richard Shanks

The difference between theory and practice ... :)

@fesshole I do the opposite, when stopping at a zebra crossing I wave my hand at the pedestrians and tell them to “move along” - then they scuttle off across the road, unaware they were controlled by the force…

Drivers think I'm saying thank you when they stop for me at a zebra crossing but really I'm pretending to use the force to stop their car.

Extended NFPA Hazard Diamond xkcd.com/2638

For anyone wanting to better understand why staff at 68 universities are taking UK wide strike action today this is a powerful, heartfelt and eloquent explanation from @DrJoGrady General Secretary of @ucu on #PoliticsLive today

Hi folks, here's another physics-themed crossword puzzle I had prepared for my class. No reason why others couldn't have fun as well! Enjoy!

@cluedont Great laugh but that last word though!!! 🤦🏻‍♂️🙊🙉😭

Amazing how they mimic parents so accurately.

Leaving this here.

This is brutal. So powerfully done by @ByDonkeys and AC-12 cast. 😲

Government just defeated by 95 in House of Lords on its sinister move to ban “noisy” protests

Now on a staggering 40 MILLION VIEWS! Despite an almost complete media blackout from UK News Channels working TOGETHER we have sent a powerful message. If it’s ruffling this many feathers now just imagine when it hits 50 million. Let’s keep going!

MP doesn’t know whether she attended Downing St Party

JOB: 2.5-yr Research Associate position for an analytical inorganic chemist to work with @SUERC1 AMS Laboratory on NERC ScotIce project aimed at improving 10Be and 26Al measurement precision jobs.ac.uk/job/BYF775/res… Feel free to contact us if you have queries about the post.

PhD opportunity for a physics or engineering graduate to work in particle beam physics on the new PIMS systems. Areas of interest are ion optic modelling and application, ion beam matter interaction, particle detectors, ECR ion source development iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/p… @SUERC1

Improve the precision of 10Be and 26Al surface exposure dating and quantify how fast ice caps can melt. This is a hands-on project that will challenge you to combine laboratory techniques with operating a 5-million-volt particle accelerator and the newly developed PIMS

You know you have a powerful particle beam when it burns a hole clean through your Faraday cup! @SUERC1 #highpowerphysics #bigbeams

Here’s a photo of it so you can see it in more detail! @SUERC1 AMS!

This is what happens when a seed blows in an open door and lands on a quarter of a million volt air insulated particle accelerators. Should have kept the door closed!!!

How hot was your day today? #Berlin #hotweather

Just a heads up - if you go through an airport with a military grade RF amplifier they will pull you over for extra security! Don’t worry they will let you on though! @SUERC1