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Season 250 - Day 14 of 14

Physics

Which physical phenomenon describes the force that causes a spinning object moving through a fluid to curve away from a straight-line trajectory due to a pressure difference created by its rotation?
Named after a 19th-century German physicist, this effect explains the dramatic bending of football free kicks, tennis serves, baseball curveballs, and golf shots.

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