Speed | SciShow Tangents Podcast

This week we're talking about our old friend, Mr. Distance-Over-Time himself: Speed! From the speediest hedgehog to the slowiest slug, we all have speed, and we can all come together and watch this video to learn more about how and why that is. Want more SciShow Tangents? Check out hundreds more episodes of our podcast here: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com, or wherever you get your podcasts! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy your very own, genuine SciShow Tangents sticker! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Trivia Question] Walter Arnold first ever speeding ticket https://automotivehistory.org/january-28-1896-the-first-speeding-ticket-2/ https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Walter-Arnold-Worlds-First-Speeding-Ticket/ https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2014/01/28/the-first-speeding-fine-for-travelling-at-8-mph/ [Fact Off] The Oh-My-God particle (high-energy cosmic ray) https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-particle-that-broke-a-cosmic-speed-limit-20150514/ https://www.science.org/content/article/oh-my-god-its-real-particle https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9410067 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/858169 Needlefish jump-hunting of underwater prey https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28483-the-first-fish-to-leap-out-of-water-and-attack-prey-from-air/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71727/first-fish-needlefish-attack-prey-air https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.12799/abstract;jsessionid=357639AD25AB070E62DAFF95B2DFCE5E.f01t02 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-01-03/why-do-fish-jump-and-how/10519986 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.12278/abstract;jsessionid=2234B87FDA55C22723B4055F5C220218.f03t01 [Ask the Science Couch] Fastest human body speeds & extreme g-forces (aviation, land speed, etc.) https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/shuttlestation/station/microgex.html https://www.nasa.gov/missions/science/hyper.html https://books.google.nl/books?id=9-FXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA71&dq=horse+riding+uterus+prolapse+train https://books.google.nl/books?id=Lm03AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA337&dq=train+railways+vibrations+oscillations+-suspenson+-bridge+travellers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXz4el-vfXAhXLKVAKHUz8B64Q6AEIOzAD https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/man-behind-high-speed-safety-standards https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/star-wars-science-light-speed/ [Butt One More Thing] Skipper caterpillar flinging frass pellets with anal plates https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/201/1/121/7701/Faecal-Firing-in-a-Skipper-Caterpillar-is-Pressure #scishowtangents #podcast #comedy #science #education #scishow