MINDS OVER MATTER

The burning question goes something like this: If you are walking with a cup of coffee in your hand, how fast can you go without spilling it? For a trio of year 12 physics students from Brisbane Grammar School (BGS), problems of this nature have been occupying the lion’s share of their brain power and spare time for the past year. The boys are part of a five-member team representing Australia in the International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT) in Beijing this July. Colloquially known as the Physics World Cup, the team will present and defend its solutions against teams from approximately 30 other countries. Brisbane