The aerodynamics of a race car are really important. Anything you can do to increase your aerodynamic grip will give you more speed. So could I design the right-hand side of the car in a slightly advantageous way to build that out? Mm-hmm. To kind of make it naturally be doing that. Yeah. Gary wants to... Or am I now in trouble with the beat? Well, aerodynamic... Your aerodynamic... You're aerodynamically. You're aerodynamics. Say, yeah. Why is this NASCAR shaped like a rumbus? What have you got along?"
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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