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The high-speed physics of how bobsled, luge and skeleton send humans hurtling faster than a car on the highway

  • Written by John Eric Goff, Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg
imageBobsled, luge and skeleton athletes descend twisting, steep tracks at speeds upward of 80 mph (130 kmh).AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev

Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics. But beneath the thrilling descents of the winding, ice-covered track, a...

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