In room 5 we have been learning about the Magnus Effect. The Magnus Effect is when you spin a ball from a height backwards and the wind is going each way towards each other around the ball. Since it was thrown backwards, the wind at the back pushes forward and causes the ball to go forwards. It was named after Heinrich Gustav Magnus, who was a German chemist and physicist. Here is a link to a video of a basketball being dropped with the Magnus Effect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OSrvzNW9FE
By Isaac and Keegan
Thanks for posting this link, seeing how far that basketball went because of the magnus effect was really surprising! I have learnt something new today! Tanya (Jay's Mum)
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