Yo, these dudes are absolute wizards with the ping-pong paddle, and I simply cannot wrap my head around some of these trick shots.
Check these out, and then I want to talk physics for a minute (sorry).
Yeah, like, super impressive.
I couldn't hit one of those shots if you gave me a thousand tries, but these bros make it look easy.
But how do they move the ball like that?
Well, here's your answer:
The ball is literally being pushed (from the outside) in the direction of the spin by the pressure it creates in the air as it moves. There's pressure on the inside of the spin as well, but not as much.
So next time you're out there playing ping-pong with the boys, why don't you try starting a conversation about the Magnus effect, see how that works out for ya.
You might end up as confused as I am right at this very moment.
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