The Bizarre Beasts Fact Off

This week we're talking about our old friend, Mr. Distance-Over-Time himself: Speed! From the speediest hedgehog to the slowiest slug, we all have speed, and we can all come together and listen to this podcast to learn more about how and why that is.

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[Trivia Question]

Walter Arnold first ever speeding ticket

https://automotivehistory.org/january-28-1896-the-first-speeding-ticket-2/

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Walter-Arnold-Worlds-First-Speeding-Ticket/

https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2014/01/28/the-first-speeding-fine-for-travelling-at-8-mph/

[Fact Off]

The Oh-My-God particle (high-energy cosmic ray)

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-particle-that-broke-a-cosmic-speed-limit-20150514/

https://www.science.org/content/article/oh-my-god-its-real-particle

https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9410067

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/858169  

Needlefish jump-hunting of underwater prey

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28483-the-first-fish-to-leap-out-of-water-and-attack-prey-from-air/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71727/first-fish-needlefish-attack-prey-air

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.12799/abstract;jsessionid=357639AD25AB070E62DAFF95B2DFCE5E.f01t02

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-01-03/why-do-fish-jump-and-how/10519986

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.12278/abstract;jsessionid=2234B87FDA55C22723B4055F5C220218.f03t01

[Ask the Science Couch]

Fastest human body speeds & extreme g-forces (aviation, land speed, etc.)

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/shuttlestation/station/microgex.html

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/science/hyper.html

https://books.google.nl/books?id=9-FXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA71&dq=horse+riding+uterus+prolapse+train

https://books.google.nl/books?id=Lm03AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA337&dq=train+railways+vibrations+oscillations+-suspenson+-bridge+travellers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXz4el-vfXAhXLKVAKHUz8B64Q6AEIOzAD

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/man-behind-high-speed-safety-standards

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/star-wars-science-light-speed/

[Butt One More Thing]

Skipper caterpillar flinging frass pellets with anal plates

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/201/1/121/7701/Faecal-Firing-in-a-Skipper-Caterpillar-is-Pressure

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