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Posted on August 10, 2016 by Rhett Allain

How Olympic Gymnasts Use Physics to Pull Off Those Crazy Twists

How Olympic Gymnasts Use Physics to Pull Off Those Crazy Twists
The twist is a rotational motion about an axis from head to feet. But how do you perform such a maneuver? Here are three ways. The post How Olympic Gymnasts Use Physics to Pull Off Those Crazy Twists appeared first on WIRED.
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