Back in 2010, a wind-powered car was clocked by U.S. researchers as traveling down a runway nearly three times faster than the wind pushing it, seemingly breaking the laws of physics.
Since then, the ‘downwind faster than the wind’ or ‘DWFTTW’ debate has raged on, both on the internet and within the academic community, with some concluding the tests to be illusive and others proposing theories to validate the result. Youtuber and host of Veritasium Derek Muller, has even gone so far as to place a $10,000 bet with UCLA Professor Alex Kusenko, that he can conclusively prove DWFTTW possible.
Muller’s recent video publicising the high-profile wager has already racked up more than 5.5 million views, but now fellow Youtuber ‘Integza’ has also waded into the debate, proving his theory using 3D printing. When placed on a treadmill, Integza’s wind-powered replica is able…
