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Time Warp: Optimal Dive
At the start of a dive, a diver relies on both kinetic and potential energy -- kinetic energy from the motion of the body and the board, and potential energy from the board's height.
Added: May 5, 2009
Views: 3030 Views
Runtime: 01:00
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