The reverse magnus effect - Curving and bending a ball using the magnus effect is common in soccer, tennis, and baseball. The effect can be reversed though - kick the ball the same way, and it will bend in the opposite direction! FYFD Boundary Layer Transition video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roNMWE2CJxk FYFD: null Help us translate our videos! null Creator: Dianna Cowern Expert: Nicole Sharp, FYFD Animator: Kyle Norby Thanks to: Prof. John Bush, MIT Daniel Walsh, UCSD Kyle Kitzmiller http://physicsgirl.org/ http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl http://facebook.com/thephysicsgirl http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Resource: http://math.mit.edu/~bush/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Beautiful-Game-2013.pdf Music: APM and YouTube "On the Bach" "Quirky Affairs" "Simple Innovation" "Expectant View" "Uncertainty"