Surprising Applications of the Magnus Effect
How far would a basketball with backspin go? Rotor wing experimental aircraft: https://youtu.be/Ra8y6gGotwY E-ship 1: https://youtu.be/qJ7haGqXs_E Corner kick by Kyle: https://youtu.be/YIPO3W081Hw...
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Recently some friends of mine went to the Gordon Dam in Tasmania,which is 126.5 meters (or 415 feet) high.Then they dropped a basketball over the edge.You can see that the basketball gets pushed around a bit by the breeze,but it lands basically right below where it was dropped.Now watch what happens when they drop another basketball,but this time with a bit of backspin..."Woah, look at that go!""That's incredible.""This is Bret who just threw it."I litterally just dropped it, with a bit of spin,like I didn't even throw it, and it just took off, like we had no idea that was gonna do that.And this is where I come in:the basketball was subject to the Magnus effect,which affects all rotating balls...
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Recently some friends of mine went to the Gordon Dam in Tasmania,which is 126.5 meters (or 415 feet) high.Then they dropped a basketball over the edge.You can see that the basketball gets pushed around a bit by the breeze,but it lands basically right below where it was dropped.Now watch what happens when they drop another basketball,but this time with a bit of backspin..."Woah, look at that go!""That's incredible.""This is Bret who just threw it."I litterally just dropped it, with a bit of spin,like I didn't even throw it, and it just took off, like we had no idea that was gonna do that.And this is where I come in:the basketball was subject to the Magnus effect,which affects all rotating balls...
