64: Tom Scott, Human Acceleration, and Failed Videos

Episode notes

How fast can a regular human accelerate from 0-60? How can you learn to love roller-coasters? And is there a terrifying experience Ella’s done that even Tom Scott hasn’t?? After having us on his show for so long, it’s finally time for Tom Scott to join us on our show!

Videos we Talk About:
Tom Scott’s Amazing Roller Coaster Video
Tom Scott’s Failed Video Video

Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:04:15) Human Acceleration
(00:50:03) Roller-coasters and Failed Videos
(01:18:05) Outro

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