The sounds you hear, the plane does not need engines to come in for a landing. It's basically a glider at that point. Those make sounds unto themselves. Can you imagine this burger joint right by LAX? The pitch hacked to the rafters with aviation nerds just sat there. They better come sponsor a show.
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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