A hockey net, what remains after the goalie blocks it, is twice as large as a soccer net. Hockey goalies look like those guys who go out with police dogs ready to be attacked. They split so much that they waddle off the court. More things you thought you knew in Star Talk Sports Edition.
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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