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A Physics Professor Bet Me $10,000 I'm Wrong...
Veritasium · Published on September 2, 2026
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A UCLA Physics Professor bet me $10,000 that my video (https://youtu.be/jyQwgBAaBag) about going downwind faster than the wind was wrong. Here's how we proved it...
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