Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Aerodynamic Forces

Knowing the COSMOS doesn’t mean you know NASCAR

2014-05-28 Diandra 9

Everyone’s favorite “planet” killer had a spare hour because COSMOS was pre-empted Sunday by the Coca Cola 600.  Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson edified us with some “NASCAR physics”. There were 43 drivers who had no […]

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Centripetal Acceleration

NASCAR, Physics and the Cosmos

2014-05-27 Diandra 1

Okay. COSMOS was pre-empted Sunday in favor of the Coca Cola 600 and COSMOS host, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, decided to edify us with some NASCAR physics.   I bet 90% of NASCAR fans immediately […]