EPISODE · Feb 20, 2018 · 5 MIN
Winter Olympics 2018: The Physics of Blazing Fast Bobsled Runs
from Science, Spoken · host SpokenLayer
I don't know very much about bobsleds—but I know quite a bit about physics. Here is my very brief summary of the bobsled event in the winter Olympics. Some humans get in a sled. The sled goes down an incline that is covered in ice. The humans need to do two things: push really fast to get the thing going and turn to travel through the course. But from a physics perspective, it's a block sliding down an incline. Just like in your introductory physics course. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
What this episode covers
I don't know very much about bobsleds—but I know quite a bit about physics. Here is my very brief summary of the bobsled event in the winter Olympics. Some humans get in a sled. The sled goes down an incline that is covered in ice. The humans need to do two things: push really fast to get the thing going and turn to travel through the course. But from a physics perspective, it's a block sliding down an incline. Just like in your introductory physics course.
NOW PLAYING
Winter Olympics 2018: The Physics of Blazing Fast Bobsled Runs
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.