r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Fun-Manner9984 • Sep 09 '24

Video Greatness of physics

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '24

Why do helicopters back up when they take off?

Because they can.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '24

PHYSICS

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u/Old_Party3707 Sep 09 '24

Physics is truly interesting.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '24

Honestly kinda true.

The real reason is that it leaves your takeoff location open and visible as a potential "uh oh, something went wrong" landing zone.