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title: Surprising Applications of the Magnus Effect — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/surprising-applications-of-the-magnus-effect/
date: 2015-07-16
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# Surprising Applications of the Magnus Effect

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.