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Things You Thought You Knew – What Is Exit Velocity?
Season 13 · Episode 46

Things You Thought You Knew – What Is Exit Velocity?

What is exit velocity? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore parabolas, measuring the speed of an object using the Doppler effect, and other physics in baseball.

StarTalk Radio · Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Gary O'Reilly

October 21, 202253m 4s

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Show Notes

What is exit velocity? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore parabolas, measuring the speed of an object using the Doppler effect, and other physics in baseball. 

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