![Surprising Applications of the Magnus Effect](https://hight3ch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/surprising-applications-of-the-m.jpg)
Drop a basketball with backspin from a great enough height, and something rather interesting happens. In the video below, Veritasium’s Derek Muler explains the Magnus effect, and why the phenomenon can cause a ball with even a little spin to swerve so dramatically from its expected path.