Speed and Velocity

NBC Learn, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and National Football League, unravels the science behind professional football

There is a tremendous amount of physics and engineering that goes into the design of a baseball or softball bat, especially the new high-tech aluminum and composite bats which are currently dominating the market.

We all know what it feels like to travel 65 miles an hour sitting comfortably in a car. Now imagine that you are traveling just that fast, but only three inches above solid ice - lying feet first on a tiny sled. This is the sport of luge