Magnus effect responsible for great soccer goal
SEP 03, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024644
Science : A group of French researchers has been studying the “impossible” goal scored by Brazilian soccer player Roberto Carlos during the 3 June 1997 match with France because it is a practical example of the Magnus effect . During the game, standing 35 meters from the net, Carlos kicked the ball markedly to the right of the goal, but in midair, the ball suddenly arced down and to the left, landing just inside the net, ending the match in a tie. The researchers explain the physics of the spinning ball spiral in the New Journal of Physics .
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