Explainercast

Shane Swenson and Dave Smith

A podcast of deep, thorough explanations about physics, engineering, and technology

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Episode 21: Scaling Laws
In episode 21, Shane and Dave explain how things lose features when they get bigger and why. Why can full-sized helipcopters not fly upside down, but small RC helipcopters can?? And so much more!
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58:30
Episode 20: Skiing
In episode 20, Shane and Dave explain skiing! First principles: Types, materials, physics, techniques.
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52:10
Episode 19: High Performance Driving
In episode 19, Shane and Dave explain high performance driving: How to drive at the performance limit The physics of racing Racing strategy
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56:37
Episode 18: How NAT works on the internet
In episode 18, Shane and Dave explain how the internet inventors were able to cram billions of IP addreses into a much smaller space. And, this is how your home internet connection works too!
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45:08
Episode 17: Rainbows
In episode 17, Shane and Dave explain the surprising science of rainbows. Can you touch one? Does everyone else see the same rainbow that you see?
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44:14