Aerodynamics

Science

Video: How Aeroplane Wings Really Work

6:30AM January 25, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

You probably think that a wing lifts an aeroplane because the airflow moving over the top has a longer distance to travel and “needs to go faster to have the same transit time as the air travelling along the lower, flat surface”. Well, you are wrong. More »


Gadgets

Players Wouldn’t Use Performance-Enhancing Reebok Vector O Bat

11:50PM June 9, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

In America’s pastime, where honour and fair competition reign and unfair advantages are never tolerated, there is no place for the “aerodynamic” Reebok Vector O baseball bat. After all, ballplayers would do anything to avoid besmirching their sport! More »