The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers

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   “How can I go faster?”
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  Bisi is an engineer who takes a scientific approach to creating zillion horsepower fire-breathing automotive beasts for the track and the street.
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  Bisi has set all kinds of drag-racing speed records that stand to this day. But he admits that when he’s off the track, he “drives like a grandma.”
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  The Fast and the Curious
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 Bisi Ezerioha takes things apart as a kid and puts them together as an adult so they'll go VROOM!
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 The Movies Never Get It Right
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 Bisi Ezerioha reveals that even the very coolest car movies typically get the science and technology completely and utterly wrong.
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 Minivan On Top (Gear)
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 Bisi Ezerioha gives the keys to his 1029 horsepower mini-van creation to the guys from "Top Gear." And they take it for a ride near a cliff.
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 Zen and the Art of Automotive Maintenance
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 Bisi Ezerioha drives really, really fast to find his calm peaceful center.
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  About Bisi Ezerioha
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  Bisi Ezerioha is the CEO and chief engineer of his company Bisimoto Engineering. A chemical engineer by training, he was a pharmaceutical researcher for years before he decided to bring his mad engineering skills to the pursuit of creating ridiculously fast cars. His automotive creations have appeared in numerous films and video games. And oh yeah, he drives really fast… on the track.
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