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The Secret to Your Quarterback’s Arm Isn’t Just Luck or Athleticism. It’s Physics, Expert Explains.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: What the most effective angle to throw a football at is How a spiral helps a pass remain stable as it travels through the air How quarterbacks account for air resistance and wind when throwing to a receiver It’s Sunday afternoon on September 27. The play clock is winding down. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy takes the snap and looks downfield. Receiver Mike Evans breaks toward the end zone, but the Cardinals’ defenders are closing in.
The Secret to Your Quarterback’s Arm Isn’t Just Luck or Athleticism. It’s Physics, Expert Explains.
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From ski jumps and sliding bobsleds to engineering snow, here are 5 essential reads on the science of the Winter Olympics Original
Thousands of the world’s best athletes will flock to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy in February 2026 for the 25th Winter Olympics. While sports fans are focused on the athletic feats of the Olympians, science enthusiasts can also have fun watching them. Lots of winter sports are governed by unique laws of physics – from skaters speeding across the ice to skiers and snowboarders seemingly floating through the air. The artificial snow that athletes ski or board over is an engineering feat.
Ski Jump Physics: Flying or Falling With Style?
Ski jumpers use aerodynamics and physics to overcome gravity – at least for a while. If you or I jump in the air as high as possible, we can stay off the ground for about half a second. Michael Jordan could stay aloft for almost one second. While there are many events at the Winter Olympics that feature athletes performing feats of athleticism and strength while high in the air, none blur the line between jumping and flying quite as much as the ski jump. I teach students about the physics of sports.
Olympic Ski Jumping: Falling or Flying in Style?
An interplay of gravity, lift and drag allows athletes to soar astonishingly far through the air Dominik Peter of Team Switzerland competes during the Men's Large Hill Individual Trial Round for Qualification on day 7 of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Ski Jumping Center on February 11, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.
Ski jump: Flying or falling with style?
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Ski jump: Flying or falling with style? Original
If you or I jump in the air as high as possible, we can stay off the ground for about half a second. Michael Jordan could stay aloft for almost one second. While there are many events at the Winter Olympics that feature athletes performing feats of athleticism and strength while high in the air, none blur the line between jumping and flying quite as much as the ski jump. I teach students about the physics of sports.
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