‘Manu jumping’: The physics behind making humongous splashes in the pool
Daehyun Choi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology
Whether diving off docks, cannonballing into lakes or leaping off the high board, there’s nothing quite like the joy of jumping into water.
Olympic divers turned this natural act into a sophisticated science, with the goal of making a splash as small as possible. But another sport looks for just the opposite: the extreme maximum splash, one as high, wide and loud as possible.
Welcome to the world of “manu jumping.” Although not a familiar term in the United States, manu jumping is beloved...