As a 32 year old breaker in Tucson, Arizona, this was by far the best StarTalk episode I have ever watched. Hip-Hop has finally made it to the world stage in sports, and the culture has truly revolutionized how we perceive athletes. My heart is full of joy, thank you all for covering this topic.
The ability of Charles Liu to explain complex topics with simple, easy-to-understand examples (such as the broom example used in this episode) is honestly astounding. Our world is better place thanks to science communicators like him!
I must admit I'm a bit concerned for his health. Some neurological conditions can lead to a sudden onset of a lisp. I've never heard him talk with a lisp before. I hope it's nothing serious.
Lol I said the same thought with him going to the dentist. Brought back many childhood memories visiting the dentist and getting laughs from family and friends lol
Very cool! As a mechanic I always flip my tool in the air on the way from or back to the tool box. There are tools that spin as you would expect and land back in the hand in the correct orientation. There are other tools that if you flip it it will land opposite of how you originally held it and if you work with tools a lot you know you can just flip it and know it will be useful in the new orientation. Saves time and if others are around you look cool doing it =]
It's great to see the things of my youth (I grew up in the 80s, born in the 70s) being showcased like this. On top of it, these fit so well due to the incredibly physicality, but they also present well. I think these will be a fun addition to the Olympic Stage and it does bring about unity.
You guys NEED to get UK BMXer Kieran Riley on the show. Firstly, because his accent will mess with Chuck and Neil, but, secondly because he was the first to pull a triple flair flip.
what an amazing episode. i am 42 so these two sports were a huge part of my teenage years. these two guests were both respectful and knowledgeable. great chat!!!
As a 41 yr old BMX rider, I appreciate that it's finally accepted as an Olympic Sport but also saddened by it because it kind of makes BMX look like it's only park riding but in reality it's a street sport that turned into a really crazy event, especially when you have heavy hitters in the lineup.... They make BMX look so good. ❤😂
One thing they may have missed regarding breakdance battles is that the athlete has to take their opponents moves into account as well in real time with the music. Can't copy or bite their opponent's move(s) without doing it better.
Having fun listening to the new games being introduced into the Olympics. I always thought of break dancing as a form of gymnastics, without all the dangerous equipment! Cheers
@GStampedeIII Yes, but nit really. Been apart of hiphop culture since birth but been breaking for 14 years. Theres, a lot of grouns work from people all over.for the past 30+years that has really helped build n develop this art form.
When talking about the feeling of physics on the spot is so true for bmx, you can feel everything happening in slow motion and feel out what you need to do to counteract what’s happening
For a brief period in 1981 when I was 11 I wanted to do BMX, had a Diamondback, we would go out to The Pits, a bunch of bike trails in an old mining pit next to the dump in Selkirk, Manitoba, they're still there, the dump is gone. I wiped out bad one day, broke a couple ribs and cracked my femur, my bike was bent 90 degrees, that put an end to wanting to do BMX.
This made me go and look at the Red Bull championships from last year - unbelievable! Absolute skill and bodily control. Not for the faint hearted for sure!
Breaking dancing helped solve many issues WITHOUT physical harm and was a way to street violence and gang rivalry. It is sad it's not as popular as it used to be and for that i remain thankful to Olympics for accepting it and help boost its return to popularity.
❤❤❤ Bmx concrete vs wood ramps. The wood give... requires more air pressure, 110 psi. Concrete ramps 60 psi. BMX has multiple disciplines. Dirt jumps, freetyle park, freestyle street, freestyle flatland, and bmx racing. Each requires different bike geometry and physical abilities. Check a bmx race bike gearing chart for torque and roll out. From the size of tire to the length of the chain, make a difference. Very interesting... thanks for taking on bmx, and I would love to hear more. Bmx Olympics has elevated tremendously. Also, the track and ramp builders are very smart people. They understand engineering and physics combined with a person physical ability... again thanks for this topic...
I grew up with both disciplines and still heavily follow BMX but I am 54 now so.... Both are great sports in my humble opinion. Love Nikita's shirt! Good luck against Charlotte and Hannah!
The tennis racquet theory applies to the skate trick "The Impossible," hence the name. I remember watching a YT video a long time ago, and it was so cool. I remember demonstrating it (the theory, not the trick, I can't skate, lol) to everybody afterward, being so hyped, acting like I discovered the deepest of Earth's secrets, lol
Bro aint no way, i have been watching Roxrite for 12 years when i started breaking and been into the sciences for year and watch all your videos. Its wierd having my 2 worlds collide LOL
You HAVE to do another episode on breaking with video context, the words did very little justice to how far the sport has come. Just like the balance bar comparison, seeing the difference will put one in a state of awe!
This brings me to tears to see breakers go from being harassed and treated like criminals back in the days to seeing the legend Roxrite on a platform like this I'm speechless. Congratulations to all the b-boys around the world and all time, so many legends that gave their lives to see this one day
Dr. Liu...The man knows physics...Like all the physics. And more! Always impresses me with his scope of knowledge. P.S. Force is the active...force, causing the change. Torque is a more specific word for a force manually applied, not just any force that may act on the angular momentum...I think.
As an Architect (and long time mountain biker), one of my biggest pet peeves is when I hear people call-out concrete as 'cement' ( 23:44 ). Gary correctly mentioned 'concrete' later in the show - thank you Gary! ( 27:44 ) It's akin to calling a slushy comet a planet. Completely incorrect, as 'cement' is the glue that holds the aggregate together to form what we call 'concrete'. That said, I applaud you diving into the wonderful world of bike physics, as there's few things more fun than flying thru the air with two wheels spinning beneath you....cheers!
@@918_xDx they don't. grout and mortar are essentially a variation of 'concrete' - an aggregate bound together with a 'cement' of some sort. Cement is the glue that holds the 'stuff' together, same way the strong and weak forces hold particles together - it's quantum cement
Like, seeing graphs charts and mathematical equations to astronomical enhance the sport to a degree in which the non professional athlete would some what "potentially" become more educated about the most extreme sports. Im absolutely loving this episode! I see the future of moon walkers and rocket ship riders. Amazing
What would be a nice addition to this level of conversation is a scientific interrogation of the movement of super gymnast Simone Biles, especially her dismounts on the bar, and her aerial performance on the floor....and the whole ? of " twisties".
So really, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, who wrote West Side Story, are the grandfathers of both rap and breaking: "When you're a jet, you're a jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day."
If a 100 pound manhole is launched up (earth's surface) at 150,000mph; how many miles would it go up? And would it return to its gravity point (earth's surface) with that same energy?
Breaking is so close to gymnastics that it's a shame that we're only now adding it to the Olympics. Gotta give RoxRite props for not directly correcting Neil's continued misuse of "breakdance" instead of breaking, but I was hoping that Chuck or Gary would grab that low hanging fruit and throw it at Neil.
I'm concerned for Neil. He started slurring. I've never heard him do this before. It could be as simple as a dental anesthesia...Great video as always guys.
This is what would make a sports player bad, nobody is thinking about a all of these movements when you play sports, I play basketball everyone's knows it's best when your just reacting instead of thinking, we don't know what muscles we moving, it's like someone who can play a an instrument well but can't read music notes we just catch n shoot, and react to what's happening
Which 2024 Olympic sport are you most excited for?
Binge watching StarTalk for a breakdown of the physics
Hey Neil, if the sun is a star does that mean the stars we see at night are just suns that are many light years away?
All of them
@@N.definiteyes
@@N.definite yes.
As a 32 year old breaker in Tucson, Arizona, this was by far the best StarTalk episode I have ever watched. Hip-Hop has finally made it to the world stage in sports, and the culture has truly revolutionized how we perceive athletes. My heart is full of joy, thank you all for covering this topic.
Yeah, The breaking competition in the Olympics was hella trash💯💯
StarTalk having B-Boy Roxrite on it was not on my bingo card today. I been watching b-boying since I was a kid, this means something to me
The ability of Charles Liu to explain complex topics with simple, easy-to-understand examples (such as the broom example used in this episode) is honestly astounding. Our world is better place thanks to science communicators like him!
35:24 why did Niel started talking like mike Tyson all of the sudden?
I noticed that too! Thought I was tripping haa😅
It's a family thing
Never have I heard him talk like this??? No Im not drunk:))). Love 🥰 ya brother 👍🙏😉
now kith
I must admit I'm a bit concerned for his health. Some neurological conditions can lead to a sudden onset of a lisp. I've never heard him talk with a lisp before. I hope it's nothing serious.
Did Neil go to the dentist before this video was made? This is pretty good stuff. In Latin, the word "torquere" means twisting/turning.
I think it was just a problem with his audio
It did sound alot like he was lisping. But it was definitely just the audio playing up.
I came to say that I thought the same either he had dental work done or bit his tongue or something. He was having difficulty with certain words.
Lol I said the same thought with him going to the dentist. Brought back many childhood memories visiting the dentist and getting laughs from family and friends lol
I was just looking to see if anyone else noticed that! (Neil going to the dentist).
Very cool! As a mechanic I always flip my tool in the air on the way from or back to the tool box. There are tools that spin as you would expect and land back in the hand in the correct orientation. There are other tools that if you flip it it will land opposite of how you originally held it and if you work with tools a lot you know you can just flip it and know it will be useful in the new orientation. Saves time and if others are around you look cool doing it =]
Nikita explained riding very well
yes, ma'aam
Chuck!! "what's your spin on this" I love how you caught the serious people off guard =]
It would have been so cool if the athletes showed video clips of their own performances to explain things more visually.
It's great to see the things of my youth (I grew up in the 80s, born in the 70s) being showcased like this. On top of it, these fit so well due to the incredibly physicality, but they also present well. I think these will be a fun addition to the Olympic Stage and it does bring about unity.
You guys NEED to get UK BMXer Kieran Riley on the show.
Firstly, because his accent will mess with Chuck and Neil, but, secondly because he was the first to pull a triple flair flip.
what an amazing episode. i am 42 so these two sports were a huge part of my teenage years. these two guests were both respectful and knowledgeable. great chat!!!
As a 41 yr old BMX rider, I appreciate that it's finally accepted as an Olympic Sport but also saddened by it because it kind of makes BMX look like it's only park riding but in reality it's a street sport that turned into a really crazy event, especially when you have heavy hitters in the lineup.... They make BMX look so good. ❤😂
just wait til Downhill gets into the summer olympics......
"Gimme a long enough lever and I will bus' a move"
- MC Arkameedees
LMFAOOOOOOOO
One thing they may have missed regarding breakdance battles is that the athlete has to take their opponents moves into account as well in real time with the music. Can't copy or bite their opponent's move(s) without doing it better.
Having fun listening to the new games being introduced into the Olympics. I always thought of break dancing as a form of gymnastics, without all the dangerous equipment! Cheers
Its cultural dancing being monetized
@GStampedeIII Yes, but nit really. Been apart of hiphop culture since birth but been breaking for 14 years. Theres, a lot of grouns work from people all over.for the past 30+years that has really helped build n develop this art form.
@@legendoda5218 this is about money not culture
When talking about the feeling of physics on the spot is so true for bmx, you can feel everything happening in slow motion and feel out what you need to do to counteract what’s happening
For a brief period in 1981 when I was 11 I wanted to do BMX, had a Diamondback, we would go out to The Pits, a bunch of bike trails in an old mining pit next to the dump in Selkirk, Manitoba, they're still there, the dump is gone. I wiped out bad one day, broke a couple ribs and cracked my femur, my bike was bent 90 degrees, that put an end to wanting to do BMX.
The shot put and discus events are the OG of physics in the Olympics.
This made me go and look at the Red Bull championships from last year - unbelievable! Absolute skill and bodily control. Not for the faint hearted for sure!
Breaking dancing helped solve many issues WITHOUT physical harm and was a way to street violence and gang rivalry. It is sad it's not as popular as it used to be and for that i remain thankful to Olympics for accepting it and help boost its return to popularity.
niel's so good at giving and taking interviews.
Yes he is.
❤❤❤ Bmx concrete vs wood ramps. The wood give... requires more air pressure, 110 psi. Concrete ramps 60 psi. BMX has multiple disciplines. Dirt jumps, freetyle park, freestyle street, freestyle flatland, and bmx racing. Each requires different bike geometry and physical abilities. Check a bmx race bike gearing chart for torque and roll out. From the size of tire to the length of the chain, make a difference. Very interesting... thanks for taking on bmx, and I would love to hear more. Bmx Olympics has elevated tremendously. Also, the track and ramp builders are very smart people. They understand engineering and physics combined with a person physical ability... again thanks for this topic...
You need Rodney Mullen on the podcast. Skateboarding is so filled with fascinating physics and Rodney is such an amazing human being
I would absolutely love to see you guys do a full breakdown on the physics of Motocross (Dirt bike racing).
43:35 plus the gyroscopic force of the wheels! Ryan Nyquist runs front brakes so he can stop the front wheel from spinning to throw faster barspins
Hearing from the athletes confirms exactly why they finally included them in the Olympics. Great episode, guys. 👍👍
On the Chattahoochee river in Atlanta kayaking while listening!!🎉
I grew up with both disciplines and still heavily follow BMX but I am 54 now so.... Both are great sports in my humble opinion. Love Nikita's shirt! Good luck against Charlotte and Hannah!
Oh and on BMX, it's the pedals and wind that are your demons.
Pole vaulting is pretty crazy too, i love watching it.
Truly amazing!!! RESPECT to the athletes WOW Thank you increasing my knowledge!!!!
I’m a big skater and former Bboy with a homeboy going to the Olympics for breaking. Good to see those additions
Charles has very good examples for types of levers. nice
torque: from Latin torquere ‘to twist’.
For the intermediate moment, check on YT for it being done on the ISS.
Great topic and amazing guests to help us get hyped for the games!
The 5 Pillars of Hip Hop
1. Breaking
2 DJ'in
3 MC'in
4.Graffiti
5. Consciousness
Eddie Gordo...WINS!
The tennis racquet theory applies to the skate trick "The Impossible," hence the name. I remember watching a YT video a long time ago, and it was so cool. I remember demonstrating it (the theory, not the trick, I can't skate, lol) to everybody afterward, being so hyped, acting like I discovered the deepest of Earth's secrets, lol
Now for the best part of the video, mr physics Charles L.
Y'all really should have got on the topic of skateboarding. The amount of physics involved for every single trick is insane
Bro aint no way, i have been watching Roxrite for 12 years when i started breaking and been into the sciences for year and watch all your videos. Its wierd having my 2 worlds collide LOL
You HAVE to do another episode on breaking with video context, the words did very little justice to how far the sport has come. Just like the balance bar comparison, seeing the difference will put one in a state of awe!
This brings me to tears to see breakers go from being harassed and treated like criminals back in the days to seeing the legend Roxrite on a platform like this I'm speechless. Congratulations to all the b-boys around the world and all time, so many legends that gave their lives to see this one day
Dr. Liu...The man knows physics...Like all the physics. And more! Always impresses me with his scope of knowledge.
P.S. Force is the active...force, causing the change. Torque is a more specific word for a force manually applied, not just any force that may act on the angular momentum...I think.
We used to bust out the cardboard back in 1984 when I was 12 and do backspins and windmills all day lol parachute pants were the shizzle!
Remember Black American Freedmen created Break Dancing. I’m from the South Bronx born and raised since the 60’s.
The ability to pump or "body spring" to direct ones momentum is important in all park disciplines. Snow, skate or bike.
Damn, I'm old. 12:03 - all I heard was "you can dislocate a finger, your wrist, your elbow, or even your shoulder"
NDT and Chucky Baby are our national American treasures!
I wish there was some visuals with this episode. Seeing a double flair on startalk would melt minds.
Damn they did it. I remember the breakers I used to know always said it could be an olympic sport
As an Architect (and long time mountain biker), one of my biggest pet peeves is when I hear people call-out concrete as 'cement' ( 23:44 ). Gary correctly mentioned 'concrete' later in the show - thank you Gary! ( 27:44 ) It's akin to calling a slushy comet a planet. Completely incorrect, as 'cement' is the glue that holds the aggregate together to form what we call 'concrete'. That said, I applaud you diving into the wonderful world of bike physics, as there's few things more fun than flying thru the air with two wheels spinning beneath you....cheers!
so how do grout and mortar relate to cement?
@@918_xDx they don't. grout and mortar are essentially a variation of 'concrete' - an aggregate bound together with a 'cement' of some sort. Cement is the glue that holds the 'stuff' together, same way the strong and weak forces hold particles together - it's quantum cement
Like, seeing graphs charts and mathematical equations to astronomical enhance the sport to a degree in which the non professional athlete would some what "potentially" become more educated about the most extreme sports. Im absolutely loving this episode! I see the future of moon walkers and rocket ship riders. Amazing
“Breakdancing” is a term made by media, breaking/bboying/bgirling is the proper term
Break dancing is black American culture, and I’m not even American and I know that
Exactly!
He said Breaking was the first hip hop dance but I recall lock'n and Poppin was before breaking. Was he correct?
Before any of those names it was called Burning
Love how chucks daughter popps her head around the door literally just at the end 😅😂
What would be a nice addition to this level of conversation is a scientific interrogation of the movement of super gymnast Simone Biles, especially her dismounts on the bar, and her aerial performance on the floor....and the whole ? of
" twisties".
Break dancing on a balance beam is called pommel horse! 🤸🏼♂️
❤thank you for this video !! We love you guys !! Fantastic 4! 😊
yeeeees, Charles here!
The golf swing is the perfect example of using levers and creating potential energy then converting it to kinetic energy
I am a simple man, I see Neil and Charles on the thumbnail and I click!
NDT vs. Charles liu???? Basic theoretical Physics... Charles Liu!! Astrronomical Knowledge? NDT!!!! This, my friends is ONE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT!!!
Every good team needs a Gary. Nice addition 👌
Chuck makes this show nice for me
Neal remember the thre orignal olympics were for both sport and art. Laurals were given for both.
So really, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, who wrote West Side Story, are the grandfathers of both rap and breaking: "When you're a jet, you're a jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day."
35:40 Charles Liu starts
I'm now 58 years old. Started popping at 12 , by 15 breaking. Now I have advanced cervical spondylitis.
Eddie Fiola, King of The Skate Parks!
The honesty of these educated people is astonishing. Wow. The jokes hit too!
5:37 "Oh you mad cuz I'm stylin' on you."
We need an episode about torque in a Beyblade battle!✴️⚙️
I love it when someone sais "there are sooo many things ..." then proceeds to enumerate none...
Neil you good? 😂 You sound like you had an intermission break at 35:24 and ate a mouthful of bees before coming back on.. great episode though
We just witnessed the birth of a new sport! The bake bance dalance team
Charles Liu is a rock star!
Don't bother me When I'm watching Star Talk. High guys!
Hey I can flip quarters pretty good can I get an Olympic event?
You may win a Royale with cheese.
Roxrite with the genuine facts ⚡️❤️
Neil is high as a kite .. haha❤
Did he get his wisdom teeth removed? He had a lisp at the end of the episode lol, it could’ve been a retainer aswell
Nikita crushing it as usual 🤩
I am thinking there should be a physicist judge on these Olympic judges panels.
Roxrite is a G... took his class a while back
Oh come on break dancing in the Olympics 😂 I can get behind BMX. But break dancing is just ludicrous. What will we have next. Battle Rap?
Does Neil have the US flag hanging backwards as some kind of distress signal? What has Chuck done?
If a 100 pound manhole is launched up (earth's surface) at 150,000mph; how many miles would it go up? And would it return to its gravity point (earth's surface) with that same energy?
Breaking is so close to gymnastics that it's a shame that we're only now adding it to the Olympics.
Gotta give RoxRite props for not directly correcting Neil's continued misuse of "breakdance" instead of breaking, but I was hoping that Chuck or Gary would grab that low hanging fruit and throw it at Neil.
I'm concerned for Neil. He started slurring. I've never heard him do this before. It could be as simple as a dental anesthesia...Great video as always guys.
What happened to Neil's teef or tongue!! at the beginning 😄
He probably is wearing some kind of a teeth-straightening cover over his teeth that makes him speak this way
@@adamomelan8864 yeah.. he sounds cute 😄
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This is what would make a sports player bad, nobody is thinking about a all of these movements when you play sports, I play basketball everyone's knows it's best when your just reacting instead of thinking, we don't know what muscles we moving, it's like someone who can play a an instrument well but can't read music notes we just catch n shoot, and react to what's happening
Nikita is beautiful and lovely. I’ll cheer for her ❤
Chuck is good. Real good. Nice 🤜🤛🏾
39:01 Gary!!
Is that a soccer ball-shaped light in your mirror?
That's pretty freaking cool...
😀
What's up with the lisp Neil? Seems like it's there sometimes and not there at other times.
Never noticed a lisp before
Add Waltz next
Sounds like Dr. Tyson is lisping today...
i thought he looking tired at times too
Came to the comments looking for "Break Bance Dalance Beam" 😂
I love Chuck ❤😂