What's Behind the Success of the Soccer 'Knuckleball'
Friday, November 16, 2012 - 08:01
in Physics & Chemistry
What makes soccer star Christiano Ronaldo's "knuckleball" shot so unpredictable and difficult to stop? At the American Physical Society's (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) meeting, November 18 - 20, 2012, in San Diego, Calif., a team of researchers investigating this phenomenon will reveal their findings.