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Physics program consultant; sports broadcaster; umpire. (Edna fan art by @aldescery) Official blog: https://jacobsphysics.org

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Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 2d

Yes! Thank you! I'm still replaying the game, and the sideline reporter calls her "Claire," so that's definitely her. She's my favorite in the short time I've been following rugby. (I just saw her bio on RugbyPass, and you get a shout out!)

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, @squidgerugby.bsky.social, could you help me? The play-by-play commentator for last weekend's Gloucester-Hartpury PWR match was *awesome*. I've heard her plenty of times before, in the World Cup and on other PWR matches last season. Who is she? Is she on Bluesky? [Thank you!] - greg

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 5d

Seventeen. Plus the three you list above.

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 6d

Would be more fun in traditional colors. Dog puke yellow doesn’t suit them.

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 6d

If Arsenal (gulp) win the league, we will ALL remember that volley. Palace is a tough team playing very well.

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Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 6d

Absolutely! I've gotta learn the Eze song. What a finish!

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 6d

Premiership Women's Rugby back in season. @spuffyduds.bsky.social , the game is even more amazing on the 82" tv Shari bought me for my birthday. (Except for Harlequins' kit - that was abominable.) You gotta come watch with me some weekend!

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Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 8d

Premiership Women's Rugby 2025-26 season starts this weekend! Yay!

Only two of the four games each week - the lesser two - are available to non-UK audiences. Boo!

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 10d

Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate

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Harry @harry.bsky.team · 10d

A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission)

Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.

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Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 16d

"diabolically custom-configured bullshit statistic this side of a Surgeon General’s memo linking autism to circumcision."

1. I heard the stat and vomited a bit, too.
2. Not sure - is the SG memo parody? (Can't tell anymore.)
3. Does autism cause circumcision or vice/versa?

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Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 17d

I have too many of these stories to post. I'll save them for my Michael Jordan - style retirement speech. :-)

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 18d

In V = IR, the real physics is in understanding what V goes with what R. How do I teach that at the lowest level? #iTeachPhysics

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In V = IR: What V? What R?

It’s not difficult for students to figure out that a calculational circuits question requires the use of Ohm’s law, V = IR. The difficult part is understanding what voltage and resistan…

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Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 20d

Aaaaaaaaarrrgh!!!

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

Moultrie tried to wriggle by Marta. Thou Shalt Not Pass. Marta made stopping Moultrie look easy. #BAONPDX

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

I named a significant character in physics adventure fiction after Simone Charley... #BAONPDX

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

Best chance yet! I'll take a Castellanos header again for 200, please Alex? #BAONPDX

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

What was the yellow for? Dissent? I can't figure it out...

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

Except Sebastian the Crab, who's Caribbean. :-) (I've known American Sebastians, but none who go by Seb!)

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

I did not expect Seb Hines' nor Rob Gale's accents. In my head everyone is North American. #BAONPDX

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Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

Watt was off, again. Not by much. Thorns playing with fire on their high line, but not burned yet. #BAONPDX

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

Hey, Orlando supporters, love the "trans people belong" sign. But could you put it on the near side of the goal so it's visible on camera rather than on the far side, where it's obscured by the netting? #BAONPDX

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

Moultrie saw that cross-field 60 yard pass the way an experienced AP Physics reader sees correctly-plotted data. Instinctive and immediate. #BAONPDX

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

Don't know how Orlando didn't score there. Whew. #BAONPDX

Jacobs Physics @jacobsphysics.bsky.social · 21d

And they show a Thorns supporters section in Orlando! I've been part of small but significant Thorns visiting support at Gotham, North Carolina, Utah, Washington, Kansas City... this team travels! Unlike my NFL team, the Bengals. #BAONPDX