An athlete uses physics to shatter world records Asaf Bar Yosef

View full lesson: When Dick Fosbury couldn t compete against the skilled high jumpers at his college, he tried jumping in a different way backwards. Fosbury improved his record immediately and continued to amaze the world with his new technique all the way to Olympic gold. Asaf BarYosef explains the physics behind the success of the now dominant Fosbury Flop. Lesson by Asaf BarYosef, animation by NEI