The Physics Behind Gymnastics, Explained (Vaults, Tumbles and Flips) | WIRED
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Күн бұрынEmily Kuhn, a former gymnast and current physics PhD student at Yale University, explains all the math behind the amazing flips and turns we see during the Olympic gymnastics competitions. Emily explains why "The Biles" tumbling routine is so difficult as well as the types of forces acting on these gymnasts every time they use the uneven bars.
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@madzredfox_36 2 жыл бұрын
as a physics student, I'm actually surprised that I never got a scenario or problem relating to gymnastics. This was really interesting!
@millacabral9475 2 жыл бұрын
I actually got one in high school! It was about the forces pulling on the arms of male gymnasts when they go into an iron cross, and how it gets like exponentially harder with every angle closer to horizontal.
@totukimou 2 жыл бұрын
Every sport has a direct relation to physics!
@millacabral9475 2 жыл бұрын
@@totukimou Yeah, so does literally everything within the universe... so everything.
@searchingforfoodonyoutube2500 2 жыл бұрын
@@totukimou bmx is fun too
@darkermatter125.35 2 жыл бұрын
Guess you haven't gotten to the superman problems yet
@lucazsy 2 жыл бұрын
In this event, she earned many connection points for linking math, physics and the sport. On top of that, she aknowledged the limitations of her calculations, which is welcomed by this judge panel (me). However, I'm gonna deduct 0.8 pts for the pen color. It is hard to see what is being written. Therefore, the final score is my like.
@mandeep3.14 2 жыл бұрын
👌🏼
@mark-ish 2 жыл бұрын
I'd like you to provide a proof for your 0.8 deduction. I don't believe a judge should be giving approximations or false scores.
@modaciouslav4792 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@valeriavega2761 2 жыл бұрын
@@mark-ish we need more judges on the panel
@lucazsy 2 жыл бұрын
@@mark-ish Too late, the other athletes already competed. (talks in evil langague)
@TheDanaYiShow 2 жыл бұрын
I did not expect to be entertained by so much physics, but I loved it! Also "we're going to approximate her twisting as if she were a rod" ah yes, I love approximations 😂😂
@euwpredator862 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@stanleyedouard377 2 жыл бұрын
I love it lol 😆🤣
@MsAdlerHolmes 2 жыл бұрын
It amazes me, hearing these number - like how many G's they're experiencing in self propelled maneuvers - that Russians never flagged gymnasts for space programs.
@llydrsn 2 жыл бұрын
Science is a fun subject by itself. The problem usually lies in how it is communicated. If the teacher inundates the students with equations without relating how it is applied in the real world, the lesson tends to get lost and you have a room full of disinterested people asking "why do I need to learn y=mx + b? How will it help me pay my bills?"
@cello4Jesus 2 жыл бұрын
You are so correct! I
@CrisOnTheInternet 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly, Physics only make sense to me when I actually used what I learned in high school to solve daily basis problems.
@darkermatter125.35 2 жыл бұрын
Here is some physics that can help. I can skip the equations. Basically, the longer something is, the more torque you apply to something. So if you need to change a tire and you can't get a lug nut off, if you have a pipe or something around that you can use to basically make the wrench longer, it will help you get it off without needing someone stronger.
@COBbabygirl 2 жыл бұрын
Shannon Miller's (Mag 7, 1996) father was a physics professor in Oklahoma and he used videos of Shannon doing gymnastics to teach.
@MmMm-sr7uh 2 жыл бұрын
ms girl did more math in this video than i’ve ever done in my life
@searchingforfoodonyoutube2500 2 жыл бұрын
🧐
@cello4Jesus 2 жыл бұрын
I've been itching to use gymnastics in my science lectures, so I thoroughly enjoyed this video.
@cecilys2571 2 жыл бұрын
I’m a xcel silver/level 4 gymnast and I don’t understand how we do it. Like we just throw ourselves in the air and hope we land. I don’t think about the physics
@euwpredator862 2 жыл бұрын
You are using your muscle memory to do it with *feels* And you get it by *practice makes perfect*
@LK-lz6lk 2 жыл бұрын
I use to teach gymnastics. I'm also horrible at math. Kinda crazy watching this, we can see how we both are using it to teach, complete & improve skills without even knowing it!! When you're coach tells you to tuck tighter/sooner, release earlier, jump forward/higher, run faster, etc., it's bc of physics!! Also, I bet you often just know or can feel what you did wrong & need to correct when you mess up a skill. Same thing...you're using your knowledge of physics!!😃 Pretty crazy stuff, huh?!?🤯😁🤪😅
@phadenswandemil4345 2 жыл бұрын
It's like that for everything. We don't need to think about the force of gravity to overcome when jumping, we just jump.
@darkermatter125.35 2 жыл бұрын
As someone who majored in physics and tutors in it, don't learn it for your gymnastics. You will be in your head too much. There are some sports where it can help. In gymnastics you have to trust your body. Do what feels right. Know your limits and your potential
@lumieresaint-claire6935 2 жыл бұрын
I love bio mechanics so much . Makes me even more thrilled that someone is applying these formulas to a sport I coach and used to be apart of.
@desiright 2 жыл бұрын
Emily, I vote this counts as your comp exam for candidacy- thanks for walking us through this!
@tejaspai5862 2 жыл бұрын
this video helped me to recollect all the formulas and helped to solve some of the problems ...... plz make more videos in which education to people
@sofiavelardez2441 2 жыл бұрын
this video really shows my current crisis: idk if i want to be the gymnast or the physicist😕
@juandelacruz2340 2 жыл бұрын
she just proved it that you can be both.. do gymnastics in your early years then proceed to become a physicist..
@thenateman27 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely both
@phadenswandemil4345 2 жыл бұрын
Depending on your age you don't really have to make a choice until after high school.
@laurabowles 2 жыл бұрын
Be a physics major and do competitive gymnastics in college!
@SociallyDistantnow 2 жыл бұрын
On god, if teachers would have used these types of lessons to teach various subjects, I would’ve paid attention in class.
@damioncjm 2 жыл бұрын
I wish they had used a better a colour marker and or graphics over these sections I could better see the equations albeit I still wouldn't understand them. But at least I could try
@oguzsamsa2628 2 жыл бұрын
man... i wish we could replace football with gymnastics.
@kristilisakleiner9384 2 жыл бұрын
You and me both, I have often thought so as well
@landoblu 2 жыл бұрын
Hmmm
@tomlevitt4133 2 жыл бұрын
basically the same thing now adays
@violet7172 2 жыл бұрын
Me, who has only learned about physics for 2 semesters in 2 years of highschool trying to understand this 🥲
@Nick-wp8qy 2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t expect to get a review for high school physics 🤔
@kevinsam3078 2 жыл бұрын
Im a business student, and i always sucked at physics, but i was so entertained to learn about how much physics goes into these skills.
@EngineeredChannel 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad she used a meter conversion despite putting feet in her formula. I had to double check with the mismatched units.
@artyp5105 2 жыл бұрын
Do one on skateboarding.
@nicolewilton1462 2 жыл бұрын
I was hoping she’d discuss the half twist out of the Biles and why that’s insanely more difficult than a double layout.
@vermilion7800 2 жыл бұрын
Wait.. so you're telling me that the physics I learned in school can actually be applied to real life?
@landoblu 2 жыл бұрын
You cant be serious
@FittoFitto 2 жыл бұрын
Can you take in to account the interaction of the delay of the spring floor, foam absorption, etc. Love your physics explanations. Would love to be able to converse with you about this material. Thank you for your research
@helenamartinez7952 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this so much !
@Chiggianya 2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO
@6thwilbury2331 2 жыл бұрын
Some of the time estimations could be more closely approximated by counting the number of frames vs. the frame rate of the video.
@jocularjohn 2 жыл бұрын
loving all these olympic sport themed videos lately
@tamirmickens89 2 жыл бұрын
Love it! Centrifugal force is just…inertia though.
@seanwaddell2659 2 жыл бұрын
Makes the math easier, she definitely knows, she studies physics
@tawmathews4813 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@jpgm17 2 жыл бұрын
Me sitting here nodding my head in agreement like I have any clue what she's talking about...
@hokkaidoosaka4881 2 жыл бұрын
Cause I need to know how tf they stay up in the air so long and how they even get up so high
@raviedelta69er44 2 жыл бұрын
Physics is awesome 😃.
@flavioerrico8965 2 жыл бұрын
I agree
@txtchr1 2 жыл бұрын
Great info
@user-fq6cp7ph1r 2 жыл бұрын
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@totukimou 2 жыл бұрын
2,3 acceleration! Amazing!!!
@okhera1 2 жыл бұрын
VERY NICE!
@LetYourLiteShine17 2 жыл бұрын
Yay Emily!!!! IB Physics to Wired :)
@wesleyakiti7308 2 жыл бұрын
*0:08** best transition*
@phantom9991000 2 жыл бұрын
I wish our curriculum will be like this ....
@silvestre9613 2 жыл бұрын
Nice
@VilleMetsola 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing :)
@sfoxbrossard 2 жыл бұрын
Yay, Emily!!
@Aaliyah_Matyevna 2 жыл бұрын
This is easier than my high school physics.
@Smackwater587 8 ай бұрын
She is flying. ❤Simone.
@meghansullivan6812 2 жыл бұрын
This is so fkn sick
@chimere4274 2 жыл бұрын
Okay now I want the physics of skateboarding
@t.f.byoutube1308 2 жыл бұрын
Flashbacks on past physics highschool classes 😳
@MiVidaBellisima 2 жыл бұрын
I clicked on this video feeling pretty smart. I am now humbled.
@kennethpkfr 2 жыл бұрын
yo thanks wray
@servantofChrist3 2 жыл бұрын
If there wasn't so much of a demand for CS, I would most-definitely be a physics major.
@landoblu 2 жыл бұрын
CS?
@iaexo 2 жыл бұрын
@@landoblu computer science
@kxbbii 2 жыл бұрын
So we just got levi ackerman's children runnin around freely?
@jay.3312 2 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@lollytay 2 жыл бұрын
best comment 😂😂
@Gindensetsu 2 жыл бұрын
I am here pretending I am smart enough to understand then brag about it later
@emiliorodriguez8104 2 жыл бұрын
2:27 this is wrong tho. You’re assuming the tangent velocity v is constant throughout the circumference, and that’s not the case
@theosib 2 жыл бұрын
"We begin by assuming a collection of spherical gymnasts..."
@mathgeek3142 2 жыл бұрын
I really like your profile pic! I couldn’t help but notice our greek letter similarity 😂. Eigenvalues are such an interesting topic!
@darkermatter125.35 2 жыл бұрын
What even was that part of the video though lol. Like I could understand MAYBE if she then went on to actually understand what biles did. This video was a mess
@thehint1954 2 жыл бұрын
I always wonder if a gymnast could go higher than a high jumper?
@MartyD 2 жыл бұрын
I wanna learn how to do a backflip but am too scared!
@corettejones 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Girl, you’re so SMART, my brain feels like mush. You’re Awsome!
@itsdune079 2 жыл бұрын
It’s so weird seeing an American using Metric units, but that is nothing compared to her mind-boggling math and satisfying explanation that what gymnasts feel while doing giants on the high bar - the centrifuge force and pull of “another you”!!
@christinecannibal844 2 жыл бұрын
You have to do physics math in metric. All Americans do physics in metric! :)
@hitismeduh 2 жыл бұрын
We don’t use imperial units in math/science, only for more “informal” measurements.
@Noneblue39 2 жыл бұрын
I feel nerded out
@miguelgomes8281 2 жыл бұрын
CPI Belford roxo
@silversurfer8818 2 жыл бұрын
I initially thought, i didn't know Lauren Daigle knew physics!
@oscarenbeta4793 2 жыл бұрын
Una vez me estrelle en una pared balanceandome en barras, creo que hasta escupi un diente
@skadoodskadad316 2 жыл бұрын
Neat
@alexdelvento1273 2 жыл бұрын
lol 4:19 take that out of context 😂
@instinctivelychelsea2905 2 жыл бұрын
I thought she said simple physics...she talks talking Im like what in the intense math is going on here wooo..
@kensley8502 2 жыл бұрын
Wait isn't velocity measured by displacement instead of distance? Otherwise it would be speed
@andreavelasquez94 2 жыл бұрын
You're right! Sometimes we use both words synonymously, but the correct way to calculate the centripetal acceleration is using speed, so distance over time. Good catch!
@bheemasena2383 2 жыл бұрын
The have measured up to 7g at the bottom of a swing on h bar
@alcinolimad9592 2 жыл бұрын
Alcino
@Avantisnailss 2 жыл бұрын
Bro for me I just put it in my mind to do a double twist and it happens idk
@tommieberryjr.3843 2 жыл бұрын
When I saw this initially I instantly thought “Bonny McMurry”
@brendanmccandless714 2 жыл бұрын
8:44 This is the D we are going to be taking....
@kcnl2522 2 жыл бұрын
Lol yall jinxed her 🤣
@plkrtn 2 жыл бұрын
Has the popularity of gymanstics in the US been affected by the increase in competition in the last 10 years or so? Before the 2010s the US was dominant to a ridiculous degree but now they find GB, Japan, China and Russia have stepped their games up, is it affecting the viewing figures?
@sharonwong5688 2 жыл бұрын
This is so ironic because I was literally just watching some gymnastic clips and then this pops up in my sub feed 😂
@gladitsnotme 2 жыл бұрын
It's not irony, it's the algorithm.
@mayaparamita2254 2 жыл бұрын
You: *checking gymnastic clips Google algorithm: 👀
@Sumiiit_742 2 жыл бұрын
Mam plz use a dark colors 🙏
@narutokunn 2 жыл бұрын
Did any one else notice how much the host moves her head!?
@andrew7816 2 жыл бұрын
@8:44 "This is the D we are going to be taking" hahaha 😆
@afrah9916 2 жыл бұрын
احس صدعت
@searchingforfoodonyoutube2500 2 жыл бұрын
Now it's about jade carey and suni lee 🇺🇸
@Theredsummer 2 жыл бұрын
I have no idea what she’s saying but I’m living for it 🙆🏻♂️
@ndnaf3705 2 жыл бұрын
All I know about physics and gravity is that it constantly works against me.
@kevinallen5246 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. The connective tissue strength and vestibular acuity of these athletes make the rest of us look weak and decrepit, haha.
@brahimkamel8327 2 жыл бұрын
Guapísima
@TomNook. 2 жыл бұрын
When did everyone get lost?
@bruja_cat 2 жыл бұрын
Me listening to her explain the physics but comprehending half of what she said: 🤔 “Hmmm yes, very science.”
@deniskangethe7948 2 жыл бұрын
She is a genius
@chandanap123 2 жыл бұрын
It's very intresting, except that math part 😂
@sdrozo 2 жыл бұрын
How scientist choose a romantic partner 8:45
@willlawson6031 2 жыл бұрын
thats my cousin haha
@SARC03 2 жыл бұрын
Omg those are exactly the numbers I got for her centripetal acceleration. Wow. 🤭😅
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@lukecable2031 6 ай бұрын
Why does gymnastics only use two axes instead of 3? Why does this analysis only use 2 and not three?
@clm3273 2 жыл бұрын
Would have been better if the calcs could be seen. Ditch the pink pen.
@shopgirlmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Wait….what?
@MrWidgen 2 жыл бұрын
How is she doing all those math without a calculator?
@dextergandini 2 жыл бұрын
Do American physicists use the metric system? 🤔
@EngineeredChannel 2 жыл бұрын
Both metric and imperial are taught in American science and engineering classes. Using both, I hate imperial for calculations.
@naimahw635 2 жыл бұрын
Yes. It is taught and used universally.
@sandeepmanne1224 2 жыл бұрын
High school jee mains problem
@PleaseNThankYou 2 жыл бұрын
Math😜
@Stankboi 2 жыл бұрын
Mario could do just as good if not better
@antzpantz 2 жыл бұрын
I'm just surprised that this American PhD student is actually using metric units! 😂😂😂
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@naimahw635 2 жыл бұрын
They actually teach the metric system in higher level math and science starting in high school and throughout college. It is the standard.
@ItsCelestia. 2 жыл бұрын
@@naimahw635 Can confirm this. Metric system usage is common as early as middle school, though almost exclusively in science courses.
@prip8 2 жыл бұрын
early
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