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Water bottle flipping, explained We have no idea why Mike Senatore's bottle flip has become an internet sensation, but we can explain the physics of the stunt ff校 Senatore says he prefers a 16.9-ounce water bottle with an hourglass-like shape Bottle filled 1/3 Senatore holds the bottle from the top The water and center of gravity rest in the base of the bottle .. Center of mass Gravity 2 When the bottle is tossed, it rotates, but since the water is free to flow, the fluid does not all rotate with the bottle Instead, it sloshes around Angular As the light bottle spins, the angular momentum is transferred to the heavier water. The bottle's spin is slowed 3 Slower spin 4 The now nearly unspinning bottle falls with gravity and lands straight upright on the table SOURCE: Nathaniel Stern, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, Northwestern University. The Charlotte Observer Ved

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