Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Speed vs. Acceleration

Do you feel the need… the need for speed?! On this Explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice break down why this might actually be a need for acceleration.

What’s the difference between speed and acceleration? Find out about vectors, velocity, and the motion of the earth. Have you ever timed how long it takes for a car to go from zero to 60? You’ll learn about “jerk” as a change of acceleration and what it does to the human body. What does it mean to “feel” speed and the road? We talk cars, planes, and why you can drink a glass of water in a turning airplane without spilling. All that, on another StarTalk explainer!

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[fodorpeetya]

“Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you.” - Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear)

[michaelflores]

"I feel the temptation... for acceleration!"... I tried. LOL

[stevemascarenhas]

I love this channel! I get answers to questions i would never think to ask!!

[landar]

These need to be four hours long... and uploaded everyday.

[jaymontealegre]

Lexus Drivers be like: I feel the need... for sitting on my living room comfortably whilst driving.

[Deeeeer]

This makes my day every time I see the notification from this

[piersvanbeers]

Reminds me of an old saying about the noose “ the short drop with a sudden stop “

[otaviolima]

What is also very interesting is the fact that when you are progressively pressing the pedal of your car, the actual relation between the space and time is the third derivative of space in time, since youre progressively increassing the rate of aceleration of your car.

[SAMURIADI]

"its not the 22nd story that kills you, its the ground" XD "well yea if there was no ground youd keep going"

[spidersj]

Fred Flintstone feels the road when he accelerates and decelerates.

[namespacefnz]

Neil: “Chuuuck”
Chuck: “Neeiiil”
Me: 👂🏽😁👂🏽

[Gooseofnorway]

In addition to acceleration, I feel the need for speed. When experiencing it in relation to the stationary world one’s driving on, it is thrilling😍

[FeLiNe]

"I feel the need for CHANGE of speed". fixed it.

[theonlyoriginalRazor]

To quote Jeremy Clarkson: "Speed never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets ya"

[ChefBoyareB]

"I've got the need to experience tangential acceleration" just doesn't roll off the tongue the same.

[JJ-devf]

It's about 30minutes to midnight, watching from Nairobi Kenya. Hakuna Matata<3 <3 <3

[souelton]

Hey! We know that the centrifugal force caused by the earth's rotation decreases a little our weight. But what is the effect of the centrifugal force of the earth's translation around the sun?

[ignorasmus]

Being a mechanical engineer, I knew pretty much everything explained here.
It is very very interesting to listen it all from Neil anyway. ♥

[sipa]

"I feel the need for Gs!" it rhymes and is more accurate ^^

[xbaba]

There is a huge target group that would love to see your videos but dont understand english so it would be nice if you would give them the option to use subtitles.