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The Counterintuitive Physics of Turning a Bike

Why it was recommended

Really highlights how you have to throw a bike slightly into the opposite direction[0] to a turn in order to get it to turn.

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What it covers

A two-minute minutephysics video explaining why turning a bicycle requires first steering briefly the other way. It covers counter-steering and balance with slow-motion. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel
minutephysics
Length
1 min 47 sec
Year
2015
Open on YouTube

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