How to bend it like Beckham: Physics students calculate perfect soccer ball kicking formula
Friday, June 29, 2012 - 09:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Now that David Beckham won't be appearing at the London 2012 Olympics, other members of Team GB wanting to brush up on their free-kicks can rest easy. A physics students has figured out the optimum way of kicking a soccer ball in order to make it bend into the goal. The ex-England captain's curling free-kicks became legendary, and even inspired the title of the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham.