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What is magnus effect?

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Magnus force is the force exerted on a rapidly spinning cylinder or sphere moving through air or another fluid in a direction at an angle to the axis of spin following the Bernoulli's relation. This force is responsible for the swerving of balls when hit or thrown with spin. This effect is called Magnus effect..

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