Cosmic Queries – Surviving the Laws of Physics with Steve-O

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🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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How fast is a porta-potty slingshot? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and professional stuntman and comedian, Steve-O, break down the science of Jackass, explosions, and what it takes to survive the laws of physics.

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0:00.0	He showed this hose up to his butt.
0:03.6	I just started barring in the mask.
0:05.6	I didn't even need this mouth.
0:09.2	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:14.0	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:20.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:24.0	This is Star Talk, a cosmic query's edition of a special kind.
0:29.0	I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist.
0:32.0	And Steve, this is the man of Jackass, one of many players in that franchise.
0:39.0	So Steve, welcome to Star Talk.
0:41.0	Well, thank you for having me. It's exciting.
0:43.0	You're a comedian, a professional stunceman.
0:46.0	Best known for participating in the franchise, Jackass, which is not only on TV,
0:51.0	but multiple movies.
0:54.0	You've got a new book out.
0:55.0	Let me get the title of this book, a hard-kicking, the nuts, what I've learned from a lifetime of terrible decisions.
1:02.0	People like...
1:04.0	This sounds like a self-help topic, and people get totally into that topic.
1:09.0	So I wish you well on that. We'll talk more about it.
1:12.0	And you've got a bucket list tour.
1:15.0	So this is your onstage. You're doing crazier, more extreme stunts than ever made it to the screen or to television.
1:23.0	Is this on theater, what is this context for this?
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