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Pool Table Physics with Dr. Dave Alciatore

Pool Table Physics with Dr. Dave Alciatore

Update: 2021-10-15

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What was Coriolis, of the Coriolis Effect, doing at the pool table? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice explore the science behind billiards and pool trick shots with billiard physicist Dr. Dave Alciatore.

NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/pool-table-physics-with-dr-dave-alciatore/

Thanks to our Patrons Dylan Elliot, Cody Swayze, Panda Man, Niklas Ekberg, Isaac Lambert, Fortune's Flavor, and Joshua Grose for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: Paul Goyette, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Pool Table Physics with Dr. Dave Alciatore

Pool Table Physics with Dr. Dave Alciatore

Dave Alciatore, Chuck Nice, Gary O'Reilly, Neil deGrasse Tyson