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An athlete uses physics to shatter world records - Asaf Bar-Yosef
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An athlete uses physics to shatter world records - Asaf Bar-Yosef
  • Published_at:2014-02-18
  • Category:Education
  • Channel:TED-Ed
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  • description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/an-athlete-uses-physics-to-shatter-world-records-asaf-bar-yosef When Dick Fosbury couldn't compete against the skilled high jumpers at his college, he tried jumping in a different way -- backwards. Fosbury improved his record immediately and continued to amaze the world with his new technique all the way to Olympic gold. Asaf Bar-Yosef explains the physics behind the success of the now dominant Fosbury Flop. Lesson by Asaf Bar-Yosef, animation by NEIGHBOR.
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