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lördag, februari 11, 2012

Downhill Science (Alpine Skiing) - The Science of the Olympic Winter Games





Downhill Science (Alpine Skiing)


Olympic skiers such as Julia Mancuso, Ted Ligety, Marco Sullivan and Scott Macartney race down mountains at speeds of up to 90 miles an hour. Paul Doherty, senior scientist at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and Sam Colbeck, a retired scientist from the U.S. Army Cold Regions lab, explain the physics of this downhill thrill ride.
Credit: NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation (NSF)

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