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While he gets up to speed... let's put my numbers
into 4-wheeled context. When it comes to horsepower, top fuel dragsters accelerate quicker than a jet fighter and a space shuttle. These beasts can hit
332 miles per hour in 4.5 seconds. Off the line,
they measure 2.5 on the Richter scale. They pull 6 Gs at the start line and when they pop the chute, they can pop their retinas. No, really. That happens. But duration is key. Dragsters only experience those peaks
for a split second. And that's where race car drivers
are king. Okay. So, James,
looks like you're going about
into 4-wheeled context. When it comes to horsepower, top fuel dragsters accelerate quicker than a jet fighter and a space shuttle. These beasts can hit
332 miles per hour in 4.5 seconds. Off the line,
they measure 2.5 on the Richter scale. They pull 6 Gs at the start line and when they pop the chute, they can pop their retinas. No, really. That happens. But duration is key. Dragsters only experience those peaks
for a split second. And that's where race car drivers
are king. Okay. So, James,
looks like you're going about
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While he gets up to speed...
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let's put my numbers
into 4-wheeled context.
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When it comes to horsepower,
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top fuel dragsters accelerate quicker
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than a jet fighter and a space shuttle.
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These beasts can hit
332 miles per hour in 4.5 seconds.
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Off the line,
they measure 2.5 on the Richter scale.
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They pull 6 Gs at the start line
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and when they pop the chute,
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they can pop their retinas.
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No, really.
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That happens.
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But duration is key.
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Dragsters only experience those peaks
for a split second.
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And that's where race car drivers
are king.
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Okay. So, James,
looks like you're going about...
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Scientists investigate unusual events from pop culture, science and history.
