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Backspin Basketball Flies Off Dam
Veritasium
A short Veritasium video showing how far a backspinning basketball would travel dropped off a dam. It demonstrates the Magnus effect and links to Flettner rotor ships and aircraft.
HN uses it as a quick, clear demonstration of the Magnus effect behind spinning-cylinder ships and planes.
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