Fluids > Fluid Dynamics > Magnus Effect
DCS# 2C20.60
CURVE BALL
APPARATUS
sandpaper lined launcher
202-16-B
styrofoam ball
202-16-B
DESCRIPTION
Sandpaper-lined launcher allows ball to be thrown with spin.
NOTES
See
http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/curve.html
for how to throw various pitches and for a nice explanation of the magnus effect.
REFERENCES
Sutton M-297;
TPT 3(7),320;
VMI F-260 ;
Freier & Anderson Fj-3;
Meiners 17-2.1, 2.12A, 2.3