Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson witnessed the agreement.The $10,000 QuestionAfter proving that a wind-powered car can move faster than the wind when driving downwind, a science YouTuber won a five-figure wager from a professor of physics.Vice reports that Derek Muller, the creator of Veritasium YouTube channel, placed the bet after Alexander Kusenko, a University of California physics professor, messaged him saying that the car could not travel faster than the wind propelling them.So Muller suggested a $10,000 wager to the professor, stating that he could prove his claim. They signed an agreement for the wager, witnessed by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye.Below, you can see how it all happened in the Mullers video.AdvertisementAdvertisementWind-Powered CarAfter Muller posted a video showing him driving Blackbird, a wind-powered car, the bet was made. Rick Cavallaro is an aerodynamicist and inventor.Muller claims that the car can travel faster than wind, despite being powered by electricity. Kusenko claimed that the car's speed change was due to random wind bursts, simple inertia and the vehicle moving forward. This makes it appear like it is moving faster.Muller proved his claims after he teamed up with fellow science YouTuber Xyla, Foxlin, to create a model wind-powered vehicle. To verify his theory, he used some complex math.Muller stated in the video that propellers can exert infinite force when the speed of a car is equal to wind speed.AdvertisementAdvertisementKusenko's credit is that he kept his word and paid the wager after being proved wrong.Muller stated that Professor Kusenko had now accepted the bet and transferred $10,000 to him. I would like to thank him for being an honorable man and for changing his mind after reviewing the evidence, which is not easy in public debates such as this.READ MORE: Science YouTuber wins $10,000 bet with Physicist [Vice]More YouTubers: Man Films himself trespassing at the SpaceX Starship FacilityAdvertisementAdvertisementFuturism readers are invited to join the Singularity Global Community. This is our parent company's forum for futuristic science and technology discussions with other like-minded people around the globe. Sign up today to get started!
