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The Counterintuitive Physics of Turning a Bike
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A two-minute minutephysics video explaining why turning a bicycle requires first steering briefly the other way. It covers counter-steering and balance with slow-motion footage and 3D animation.
HN cites it as a quick illustration of countersteering, the idea that you must first turn the opposite way to lean into a turn.
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