Blister Labs: Ski Testing & Dynamic Modeling with Sean Humbert

Blister Labs: Ski Testing & Dynamic Modeling with Sean Humbert

Author: BLISTER May 27, 2022 Duration: 58:09

In this Blister Labs update, Sean Humbert joins us to talk about the movie Real Genius; flies; ski testing and dynamic modeling; math and slarving; and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

Growing up in Tahoe (4:46)

Sean’s engineering background (8:27)

From flies to robotics (24:55)

Blister Labs (29:32) 

Ski testing & dynamic modeling (35:38)

Edge angles, load cases, & stability (50:02)

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