Name: Science of the Winter Olympics: Shaun White & Engineering the Half Pipe @Nbclearn
Uploaded: 2020-05-04T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Shaun White is known for his spectacular tricks in the Olympic snowboard half pipe event. More than just his incredible athletic skill and years of training, its also the engineering and design of the half pipe that allows White to gain enough speed to generate big air. Science and Engineering of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games” is produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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