Things You Need to Know...about Speed
Streaming Video - 2012
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Do you really understand speed properly? James May does. In this fast-moving mix of animation and motion graphics, he tries to figure out how you can catch speeding bullets in your teeth, why the Moon doesn't fall out of the sky, why his cat knows more about terminal velocity than he does, and why a six-ton chicken cannot run
What's My Speed? (5:08)
How Fast Were You Going, Sir? (3:36)
What Makes a Sonic Boom? (3:39)
What's the Fastest Way Around the World? (4:13)
Why Doesn't the Moon Fall Down? (3:41)
Why to Cats Have Nine Lives? (4:16)
Should I Run or Walk in the Rain? (3:54)
Am I Faster than a T-Rex? (4:25)
How do You Stop a Flu Epidemic? (4:30)
How do I Dodge a Natural Disaster? (5:04)
Credits: Things You Need to Know...About Speed: James May's Things You Need to Know (Series 2) (0:36)
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PUBLISHED
BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2012
Year Published: 2012
Format: Streaming Video
SUBJECTS
Aerodynamics
Aeronautics
Physics
Speed