Does the Magnus Effect Decrease Speed in Sports?

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leojun

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May 16, 2015

does speed decrease MAGNUS EFFECT?

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jedishrfu

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May 16, 2015

Here's a write up on the effect which should answer you question

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_effect

Speed is an ambiguous term, do you mean the linear velocity of say a thrown baseball or the rotational speed of the baseball?

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