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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2008 · 3 MIN

Who freewheels downhill faster, a fat person or a skinny person?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

This week, we find out if a fatter cyclist free-wheels faster than a thinner cyclist, and ask if an aeroplane runway is replaced with a treadmill, can the plane still take off? Also, how is oxygen recycled on the international space station? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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