The Fall 2006 Joint Meeting
of the
APS and AAPT New England Sections


Banquet Talk

"The Physics of Football"

Timothy Gay
University of Nebraska

This talk discusses a series of one-minute physics lectures given to the 78,000 fans that attend the University of Nebraska home football games. The lecture topics range from gyroscopic motion to ionizing collisions between linebackers and I-backs. The problem of simultaneous edification and amusement of the fan in the stands is considered. Several physics tips for the Crusaders will be proffered.


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