Formula one race tracks have all sorts of curves, bed. I mean, a tire wall goes through all these different forces. How are you insuring that it's still able to tap into those vander wald forces under all the astra edigood classes? A formuly one is totally based on that. Those tires are designed to degrade. They're designed to leave tiny, thin layers of rubber on the track,. That increases the grip for the next time you go around the track. But like on a normal car, you do not want your rubber to be degrading the course of a few ovters s. Oua o noa ha,ha, ha, ha,
What are Van der Waals forces? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the fascinating world of surfaces, biomimicry, and Formula 1 with physicist and author of Sticky: The Science of Surfaces, Laurie Winkless.
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