The Physics of Surfing
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#4BD25)
In a splashy TED-Ed lesson by Nick Pizzo and illustrated by Miguel ingel Camprubi, narrator Addison Anderson explains how physics are an invisible but essential component of surfing in a variety of different ways.
Related Laughing Squid PostsSurfers Riding Waves With a Lit Flare Attached To Back of SurfboardGlow in the Dark Night SurfingDuct Tape Surfing, A Short Documentary About the Paraplegic Woman Who Surfs on Her Friend's BackWhether or not you realize it, surfers are masters of complicated physics. The science of surfing begins as soon as a board first hits the water. Surfers may not be thinking about weather patterns in the Pacific, tectonic geology or fluid mechanics, but the art of catching the perfect wave relies on all these things and more.
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