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‘Manu jumping’: The physics behind making humongous splashes in the pool

  • Written by Pankaj Rohilla, Postdoctoral Fellow in Fluid Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology
‘Manu jumping’: The physics behind making humongous splashes in the poolMaybe you've unknowingly tried to do a manu jump.Isabel Pavia/Moment via Getty Images

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...

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