The National Science Foundation's new video series details the physics of the fast
Posted 04.24.2009 at 11:20 am
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The National Science Foundation and NASCAR have teamed up for a new video series that explains the science of car racing in depth (trailer above). "The Science of Speed" videos go straight to the track to show all the tricks racers use to get the most velocity out of a hunk of metal on four wheels.
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Cars, Susannah F. Locke, auto news, nascar, physics, racing, speed, television, VideoYou can check out the episodes at the NSF's video hub.
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That's a great video covering some basic concepts of speed and forces that a lot of people don't think about. Motorsport is a topic I'm interested in, but primarily from a photography point of view.
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