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It is well-known that a Formula 1 car is about the fastest car in existence in terms of acceleration, braking, cornering ability, etc. This video shows just how fast an 800 horsepower V-10 F1 car can go. But no “normal person” is ever going to get to drive an F1 car, and certainly not on [...]
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento – a carbon fiber masterpiece
by Marshall Brain | October 25, 2010
These beauty shots of the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento show the stunning looks of the car… But the real beauty of the Sesto Elemento is in the power to weight ratio, made possible by carbon fiber. One of the things that makes the Lotus Elise so much fun is its ratio, as seen on this page: [...]
NASCAR engines are built for maximum efficiency, and they’re much more powerful than regular engines. Marshall Brain discusses five ways in which NASCAR engines differ from regular ones in this episode.
When you buy a car, you always hear about engine displacement. For example, the Brain Family’s minivan has a 3.8 liter V6 engine. The Bugatti Veyron has an 8 liter W16 engine. But what does 3.8 liters mean, and what does it tell you about the power of the engine? The following video shows you how displacement is calculated in a very visual way…
So you have a car and it has its stock engine. Have you ever wondered what you could do to the engine to give it more power? In this pair of videos, just about every opportunity for increasing horsepower is discussed, from the simple stuff like changing the intake and exhaust manifolds to the heavy [...]
If you’ve ever sweated your way through a work-out on a stair machine, you know that calories are definitely being burned in the process. But how? Learn more about foot-pounds, horsepower and stair machines in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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