54 - Transportation
Summary: <p>Be Advised! This episode was recorded before we decided to reset the scores for Season 2 and rename them Sambucks. Please don't tweet at us about this (and if you do tweet at us about it, be nice)!</p> <p>People absolutely love going places and doing stuff! And in our zeal to go places and do stuff even faster, we've invented some wild things. Come with us on journey of discovery as we sail the seven seas of science and fly the friendly skies of... innovation...? </p> <p><span></span></p> <p><span>Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! </span></p> <p><span>If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:</span></p> <p><span>[Truth or Fail]</span></p> <p><span>Loading Patterns</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.who.int/ith/mode_of_travel/tcd_aircraft/en/"><span>https://www.who.int/ith/mode_of_travel/tcd_aircraft/en/</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/115/14/3623"><span>https://www.pnas.org/content/115/14/3623</span></a></p> <p><span>Reducing Fiber </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-you-should-fart-in-planes-2013-2"><span>https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-you-should-fart-in-planes-2013-2</span></a></p> <p><span>Dirtiest Part of a Plane</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.travelmath.com/feature/airline-hygiene-exposed/"><span>https://www.travelmath.com/feature/airline-hygiene-exposed/</span></a></p> <p><span>[Fact Off]</span></p> <p><span>Ski lift</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2953.htm"><span>https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2953.htm</span></a></p> <p><span>Pictures/info:<span> </span></span><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=slgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=ski+transport+before+chairlift+j-bars&source=bl&ots=telfoUokcI&sig=ACfU3U3erQ_EqxV_wRZy3vuY9jzEpGUjXA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwishfOs3MbkAhXUMX0KHSdqC3wQ6AEwGnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=ski%20transport%20before%20chairlift%20j-bars&f=false"><span>https://books.google.com/books?id=slgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=XFgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=Jim+Curran+banana&source=bl&ots=C0WykbSBgj&sig=ACfU3U3hWYEGzrAG4vaESzg5dFYf53AJ9Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwg46R3MbkAhUMHDQIHeeFASMQ6AEwBnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Jim%20Curran%20banana&f=false"><span>https://books.google.com/books?id=XFgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2006/0228_skilift.shtml"><span>https://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2006/0228_skilift.shtml</span></a></p> <p><span>Flight suit</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/04/13/wiley-post-one-eyed-pilot-first-fly-solo-around-world-developed-first-pressure-suits-discovered-jet-stream/"><span>https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/04/13/wiley-post-one-eyed-pilot-first-fly-solo-around-world-developed-first-pressure-suits-discovered-jet-stream/</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/si-98-15012hjpg"><span>https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/si-98-15012hjpg</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.airspacemag.com/videos/category/new-label/this-pressure-suit-helped-pilots-survive-new/"><span>https://www.airspacemag.com/videos/category/new-label/this-pressure-suit-helped-pilots-survive-new/</span></a></p> <p><span>[Ask the Science Couch]</span></p> <p><span>License plate restrictions</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/mar/20/licence-plate-driving-bans-paris-ineffective-air-pollution"><span>https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/mar/20/licence-plate-driving-bans-paris-ineffective-air-pollution</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095756416000039"><span>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095756416000039</span></a><span> </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0967070X01000245?via%3Dihub"><span>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0967070X01000245?via%3Dihub</span></a></p> <p><span>Braess’ Paradox</span></p> <p><a href="http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Dietrich.Braess/Paradox-BNW.pdf"><span>http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Dietrich.Braess/Paradox-BNW.pdf</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2010-09-scientist-braess-paradox-high-traffic.html"><span>https://phys.org/news/2010-09-scientist-braess-paradox-high-traffic.html</span></a></p> <p><span>Removing roads</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/nov/01/society.travelsenvironmentalimpact"><span>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2006/nov/01/society.travelsenvironmentalimpact</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.landscapeperformance.org/case-study-briefs/cheonggyecheon-stream-restoration"><span>https://www.landscapeperformance.org/case-study-briefs/cheonggyecheon-stream-restoration</span></a></p> <p><span>[Butt One More Thing]</span></p> <p><span>Fart volume</span></p> <p><a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-big-is-a-fart-somewhere-between-a-bottle-of-nail-polish-and-a-can-of-soda/"><span>https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-big-is-a-fart-somewhere-between-a-bottle-of-nail-polish-and-a-can-of-soda/</span></a></p>
