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.
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.
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 😂😂
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.
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?"
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.
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
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?!?🤯😁🤪😅
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
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
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
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”!!
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
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!
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?
I really wish this was ELI5 instead of a bunch of unexplained physics problems that nobody but a physicist would understand. Maybe an idea for another video is to explain what is actually happening in simple language🙂can still use the equations, but they’re much less important to 99% of viewers than explaining simply what is actually happening with the body using words
