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Slap Shot Science

Alain Haché

From the moment the first player steps onto the ice, every conceivable principle of science is in play. To understand hockey—fully understand it—Alain Haché argues that you must first learn how ice reacts to a passing blade, how the trajectory and aerodynamics of the puck affect its chances of getti...

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It was discussed in the context of hockey collisions, specifically the physics involved in hits and the forces exerted during collisions.

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Alan is going to help us understand just how much force it's going to take to flatten your opponent against those boards and who's not going to want to know that okay?

— Episode: #ICYMI - Hockey: Physics on Ice (Part 2)

Episode: #ICYMI - Hockey: Physics on Ice (Part 2)

It was discussed in the context of hockey collisions, specifically the physics involved in hits and the forces exerted during collisions.

"

Alan is going to help us understand just how much force it's going to take to flatten your opponent against those boards and who's not going to want to know that okay?

You saw that clip. Are you in the yeah that's what happened school or are you with Chuck?

Professor Alan Hache from Moncton University in Canada. Yes. Author of Slap Shot Science and the physics of Isochi.

please listeners go and check out the professor's books Slap Shot Science and the physics of hockey if you've enjoyed listening to him I'm sure you'll be interested in thrilled reading his work

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