Beep beep, toot toot, etc.
Cars are definitely one of the more common-place things we’ve talked about on Tangents… yet to some, including many on our panel, they are even more mysterious and confusing than the human body or the fundamental forces of nature!
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If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:
[Truth or Fail]
Freeze-drying
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/nuos-nit031820.php
Replacing human tissues
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/cuot-nrm031320.php
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.9b01924
Batteries
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140827151654.htm
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/RA/C4RA03888F#!divAbstract
[Fact Off]
Added engine noise
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/5-ways-that-manufacturers-enhance-the-sound-of-their-cars/
https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a7923/the-rise-of-the-fake-engine-roar-11291754/
[Ask the Science Couch]
Wheels vs. tracks
https://litetrax.com/wheels-vs-tracks-advantages-disadvantages/
https://www.macallisterrentals.com/track-vs-wheeled-equipment-type-machine-rent/
3 vs. 4 wheels
https://thenewswheel.com/why-do-cars-have-four-wheels/
https://jalopnik.com/why-three-wheels-are-better-than-four-5950307
[Butt One More Thing]
https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(07)01404-5/pdf