Friday, September 10, 2010

Connect

Identify and connect these 3 images. Well, no points for identifying the bananas. So identify the other two images and connect the three. I'm looking for a scientific principle/scientist who gave the priciple. Also, explain the relevance of each image.
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Answer- Heinrich Magnus/ Magnus effect
Roberto Carlos' infamous freekick against France in 1997 is considered arguably the best example of the Magnus effect in reality.The first picture shows a spherical object experiencing the Magnus effect. The trajectory traced by an object experiencing resembles the shape of a banana, often known as the banana ball.
Nihar is the only one who cracked it. Amit got the idea right, but not the answer.
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2010 at 10:52 PM

    It's Heinrich Magnus(Connect)
    -Nihar

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2010 at 12:45 AM

    I think this dude is a footballer, maybe he invented some sort of football tactic that involves the effect in question, which is the magnum effect i presume.
    and i am not sure about the bananas, maybe the ball he used had banana bonds?

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    Air Drag, bernoulli's principle

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