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Mar 2023
54m 9s

Engineering the World’s Fastest Cars wit...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What's the maximum a car can accelerate? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly learn how fast cars can really go, how tires work, and the differences between combustion and electric cars with host of Engineering Explained, Jason Fenske. 
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