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Why do bicycles and kayaks seem more stable when you move faster in/on them? As in, why can I balance my bike fine when I'm going fast enough to keep up with traffic, yet not if I'm still? And why do I have to rest a paddle on the water to stop me capsizing when I'm not moving in my kayak?
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Asked by rwgrugeon
on 2011-09-08 02:44:30

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Categories: Transport.

Tags: speed, sport, balance, bike, capsize, kayak.

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Could an Olympic gold medalist runner run faster if their life depended on it?
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Asked by flibble
on 2011-05-19 09:27:28

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Categories: Human Body.

Tags: sport, running, performance.

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Right way round Do standard anticlockwise running tracks favour right-handed runners? Do right-handers win disproportionately more track events than left-handers? If not, why? Francisco Silva, Madrid, Spain
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Asked by Moderator
on 2011-05-18 15:34:18

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Categories: Human Body.

Tags: sport, running, track, sprinting.

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Golden balls One criticism levelled at soccer is that the game can be unexciting as not many goals are scored in most matches. What would be the likelihood of goals if the rules were changed to allow two footballs to be in play at the same time?
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Asked by Moderator
on 2011-03-16 15:44:34

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Categories: Domestic Science.

Tags: sport, soccer, goal.

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Four bob good

Why are four-person bobsleighs faster than two-person bobsleighs? Is it because they have two extra people pushing at the start and therefore are faster throughout their run or is it to do with weight and momentum? Surely there comes a point when the extra weight slows the bob too much? A few friends and I spent an hour or so arguing over this the other week, divided into those who thought it was the extra weight and others who thought it was the extra runners.

Alan Kane, Glasgow, UK

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Asked by Moderator
on 2011-02-23 13:36:52

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Categories: Transport.

Tags: physics, sport, Weight, wintersport, bobsleighs.

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Golden Balls One criticism often levelled at soccer is that the game can be unexciting as not many goals are scored in most matches. What would be the likelihood of goals if the rules were changed to allow two footballs to be in play at the same time? Tony Holkham, Petersfield, Hampshire, UK
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Asked by Moderator
on 2010-11-24 15:39:52

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Categories: Unanswered.

Tags: Ball, sport, football, goal.

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'Dangerous' Exercises

I have heard on numerous occaisions that it is dangerous to press a weight from behind the head, or pull a resisted bar (e.g. lat pulldown, pullups) behind the head. I have heard a few theories, based on either rotator cuff limitations or the risk of damage to the cervical spine. Anybody know of definite evidence/proof or even with solid reasoning and not just naming a few anatomical structures? Thanks

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Asked by 25107945
on 2010-07-25 20:21:26

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Categories: Human Body.

Tags: physiology, sport, exercise, fitness, anatomy, sports.

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does the peleton in the tour de france behave like a liquid?
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Asked by mfdozier
on 2010-07-17 13:09:36

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Categories: Transport.

Tags: sport, cycling.

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Why do tennis balls have that wiggly line on them? Does it affect their flight? Alan Glass, London, UK
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on 2010-03-10 10:52:28