The Magnus effect in action. Named after Heinrich Gustav Magnus, this phenomenon is observable in a spinning object. As a ball moves through the air, its spin is moving against the flow of air on one side, towards the air on the other. So, the object drags air faster around one side, creating a difference in pressure that moves THE OBJECT in the direction of the lower-pressure side. Source: Pongfinity http://bit.ly/2LmkCyB | ABC Science

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The Magnus effect refers to the phenomenon where a spinning object moving through a fluid (like air or water) experiences a lateral force perpendicular to its direction of motion. This occurs due to the difference in pressure created on either side of the object. For example, in sports like soccer or baseball, when a ball is kicked or thrown with spin, it curves in the direction of the spin. The faster the spin and the greater the speed of the object, the more pronounced the effect. This princip