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Magnus Effect [VIDEO]: The Reason Behind Flying Balls?

KJ Belonio   |

Jul 21, 2015 09:16 AM EDT

In a YouTube video that went viral, it showed a basketball being tossed off a 415 feet high Gordon Dam in Tasmania. As seen in the video, a first ball thrown down the dam with no spin, wile the wind takes the ball a little, but it falls below. Then they throw another ball, this time with a backspin, the maneuver you usually see in a three-point shot. The result? The ball drifted like a balloon before it dropped into the water.