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Have you ever tried spinning a hard-boiled egg? If you spin it on its side fast enough, it will gradually rise up and be spinning on its pointy end. Physicists have finally come up with an easier explanation. The egg actually spins on two axes at once. Try it and see!
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Sliding a big rock down the ice may look simple, but there’s much more to the sport of curling. Sweepers heat up the pebbled ice, causing it to melt and reduce friction, but the rotation, speed and pressure are equally important. The Olympics may be over, but the physics of curling has me hooked!
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