Episode Details

Hours after a Prime Air cargo 767 overran the runway at Miami International, striking vehicles and killing five people on the ground, we dig into the physics of stopping a 200-ton jet. From kinetic energy and hydroplaning to the Swiss cheese model of failure, and the engineered arrestor beds (EMAS) designed to catch aircraft when the pavement runs out. Why do overruns happen, and why isn't this safety tech everywhere it should be? Episode #612433 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/612433