Backspin Basketball Flies Off Dam

How far would a basketball with backspin go?

[MrStoneSeller]

*Strange Applications of the Magnus Effect*

[Buenomars]

I was a little disappointed they didn't try it again, but with a stronger spin...

[.]

I would totally click on strange applications of the magnus effect.

[AethernaLuxen]

Me daring my friends to throw the ball as far as possible, then it's my turn:

[shubverse]

So...if I jump off a dam doing backflips that makes me fly?

[hunterwolf]

everybody gangsta til the ball started gliding.

[nishantintouch]

Another Mangus effect is that the opponents resign immediately when they see e4 Najdorf on board by Magnus.

[zyperzillamore]

I like how the effect of changing the name of this youtube video to a more clickbaity one drastically increased the number of views.
This is something that people tend to look at. This is either being curious, wanting to watch something cool, or just being a fan of Veritasium.

[not-]

*Imagine if we got a machine to spin it real fast*

I feel less stupid after watching this video, thanks, I have learned something.

[pbsspacetime]

Phenomenal demonstration of this effect. Great video!

[wireablesheep]

the magnus effect is huge in airsoft. As the bb comes out of the gun it hits a bit of rubber that puts backspin on it. The backspin allows the bb to accurately fly 100s of feet instead of 10s of feet.

[plasticage]

Magnus effect = Roberto Carlos's free kick in 1998

[NStripleseven]

Everyone talking about how the basketball moved away, but I'm over here thinking about the loud slap noise it made when hitting the water.

[stevepatrickjarvis]

Okay find a perfectly round person to do back flips on their way down.

[TusharArya]

All i wanted was to see the ball coming back to the person's hand.

[Spartan]

“It’s A Bird.”
“It’s a Plane.”
“It’s a...” *Boom*

[MrClapTrap]

I unknowingly learned about this when playing baseball. If you're a Catcher, and someone hits a pop up straight into the air, we were told to step forward and turn around because the backspin of the ball would carry the ball into the field of play. It's interesting seeing it to this extent.

[Insertnamesz]

I actually started screaming in excitement when the ball flew into the water. I think I picked the right subject to get my degree in! Physics is amazing!!

[mdirajesh]

Fun fact: YouTube has recommended this after a long time of 5 years.