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Things You Thought You Knew – Why Size Matters
Season 14 · Episode 5

Things You Thought You Knew – Why Size Matters

What’s the fastest a car can accelerate? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore goal size to goal scoring ratios, the doppler effect, and the maximum acceleration for a car.

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

January 20, 202348m 20s

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Show Notes

What’s the fastest a car can accelerate? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore goal size to goal scoring ratios, the doppler effect, and the maximum acceleration for a car. 

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