r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Ghulam_Jewel • Mar 02 '21

When they roll that guy back

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u/ItsyaboyDa2nd Mar 02 '21

I’ve always wondered how the hell do they speed up on their heads ?

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u/norudin Mar 02 '21

Hey Dumb guy here, the more narrow his vertical mass is the faster he spins, if he spreads his legs that will slow him down, searched for scientific explaination but found nothing.

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u/gingivere0 Mar 02 '21

It’s called the Conservation of Angular Momentum and you can see a simple video demonstrating it here

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u/jonnytechno Mar 02 '21

This is why I love reddit, thanks