Things You Thought You Knew – Why Size Matters

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Things You Thought You Knew – Why Size Matters

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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. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/things-you-thought-you-knew-why-size-matters/Photo Credit: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Jan 20, 2023

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