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Great gaffe in the sky: the erroneous physics behind The Dark Side of the Moon

02 Jun 2023

Tom Tierney turns the famous album cover into a classroom physics exercise, and uncovers some inconsistencies

Prism scattering light
Artistic licence If the physics had been more accurate, the Pink Floyd cover might have been a little less iconic. (Courtesy: Mason Maxwell @masonmax98)
This year marks 50 years since British rock band Pink Floyd released their seminal album The Dark Si

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Tom Tierney is a physics teacher and writer, based near Dublin, Ireland  tttierney@yahoo.com
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