One of these is the Magnus effect plane, which makes use of the lift produced by a spinning cylinder. [James Whomsley] from [Project Air] decided to build one as a side project, but it ended up ...

The Magnus effect is a interesting and useful phenomena. [James Whomsley] from [Project Air] decided to put it to work on a small radio-controlled boat, successfully harnessing the effect.

But the Magnus effect plane doesn't even have a manned full-scale counterpart because it would probably kill the pilot. The Magnus effect or Magnus force works on cylinders or balls spinning ...

Curving and bending a ball using the magnus effect is common in every sport. Curving and bending a ball using the magnus effect is common in every sport. The effect can be reversed though - kick ...

In the video below, Veritasium’s Derek Muller explains the Magnus effect, and why the phenomenon can cause a ball with even a little spin to swerve so dramatically from its expected path.

The explanation is something called the Magnus effect, after physicist Gustav Magnus, who described how it works in 1852. As Australia's 7 News describes it: "[As] the ball spins through the air ...

Ever since mankind has looked up at the stars, we have dreamed of flight. This dream has been pretty much realized, to the extent that we're now trying to figure out the specifics of fancy things ...

It drifts off course like a a balloon on a windy day. This is, the brains tell me, the Magnus Effect. I confess that the only time I've ever encountered a Magnus Effect is when a co-worker with ...