Dr. Robert (Bob) Novella

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe · The Skeptics Guide #827 - May 15 2021 podcast

Tell me about it. matched

Yeah, just hook yourself up to robot hands and you could think about signing your name and the robot hands would do it. matched

And maybe that's how Spider-Man became Spider-Man. matched

No, I just threw that out there. matched

Oh, boy. matched

Exciting stuff coming your way. matched

Slow down, Bob. matched

So, yes, University of Central Florida researchers have recently announced a milestone success in creating what's called an oblique detonation wave engine. matched

Now, that's theorized to be capable of high hypersonic flight, which is of, wait for it, Mach 17. matched

Mach 17. matched

Ooh. matched

which is really, really fast. matched

Now, Kareem Ahmed is an associate professor of mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering at the University of Central Florida. matched

He's also the lead author of the research paper in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. matched

All right. matched

So why is this weirdly named engine so revolutionary and how does it work? matched

So to understand that, you're going to need to know the difference between an explosion and a detonation. matched

Before I did this research, they were kind of roughly equivalent words, right? matched

They sounded pretty much like the same thing, right? matched

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