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Crash Test Science! (Hacking Physics To Save Lives)

Season 11 Episode 19 | 37m 33s

Crashing a car is usually a terrible accident. But in this episode, we’ll meet four engineers who crash cars for a living. They do it to understand the physics behind a dangerous crash… so they can hack those same physics principles to protect drivers and passengers instead of endangering them.

Aired: 10/18/23
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