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Why are we throwing an apple at each other . Because this weeks first story is about launching satellites into orbit. Oh, youre not gonna try to launch this apple into orbit, are you . No, but if i did, which direction would i have to launch it . Not upwards. Not up because if i did, it will come straight back down again. Thats gravity. Thats gravity no, if you wanted this to go into orbit, you would have to make it go really fast sideways, about 17,000 miles an hour, so as it fell, it missed the surface of the earth and just went around it. Thats why rockets need so much fuel. Exactly which h...

Why are we throwing an apple at each other . Because this weeks first story is about launching satellites into orbit. Oh, youre not gonna try to launch this apple into orbit, are you . No, but if i did, which direction would i have to launch it . Not upwards. Not up because if i did, it will come straight back down again. Thats gravity. Thats gravity no, if you wanted this to go into orbit, you would have to make it go really fast sideways, about 17,000 miles an hour, so as it fell, it missed the surface of the earth and just went around it. Thats why rockets need so much fuel. Exactly which h...

So that the lights can turn green for them as soon as it's safe to do so. carbon monoxide monitors have also been built in to monitor the flow of carbon—heavy traffic. and we know this isn't a city polluted only by day. at night—time, this is one of the busiest spots in vegas. there are delivery vehicles dropping off, minicabs picking up, so that curbside activity is being tracked by cameras and sensors, and as soon as a vehicle stops, it'll feature here on this screen. it has 2.5 minutes to do whatever it needs to do, and once that counts down to zero, an alert will be sent to a local tra...

In sustainability initiatives. 0k, and it seems to mean business, starting with this pilot that has taken to the streets. all around las vegas, so many cameras and sensors have been installed and they're collecting enormous amounts of data. right here is a lidar sensor, and that's keeping track of pedestrians and vehicles, to check that they are moving around efficiently and safely. there's even a sensorjust above this street sign, which is triggered by emergency vehicles, so the lights can turn green for them as soon as it is safe to do so. carbon monoxide monitors have also been built in to ...

Vegas really has to be at the tip of the sphere in sustainability initiatives. 0k, and it seems to mean business, starting with this pilot that has taken to the streets. all around las vegas, so many cameras and sensors have been installed and they're collecting enormous amounts of data. right here is a lidar sensor, and that's keeping track of pedestrians and vehicles, to check that they are moving around efficiently and safely. there's even a sensorjust above this street sign, which is triggered by emergency vehicles, so the lights can turn green for them as soon as it is safe to do so. carb...