"We want the heat that's created in the tire, I believe the nitrogen will be less affected by that temperature. And so this air is going to increase, right? And you're going to, as the tire gets hot and gets warmer, the size of this tire," he says. "So using a nitrogen has gained the team's a bit control, a bit of control and predictability."
What difference does the driver make? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the science of NASCAR in Neil’s interview with Dale Earnhardt Jr. with the help of physicist Diandra Leslie-Pelecky.
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What difference does the driver make? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the science of NASCAR in Neil’s interview with Dale Earnhardt Jr. with the help of physicist Diandra Leslie-Pelecky.
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