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Ski jump: Flying or falling with style?

  • Written by Amy Pope, Senior Lecturer of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University
imageSki jumpers use aerodynamics and physics to overcome gravity -- at least for a whileAP Photo/Matthias Schrader

If you or I jump in the air as high as possible, we can stay off the ground for about half a second. Michael Jordan could stay aloft for almost one second. While there are many events at the Winter Olympics that feature athletes performing...

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