Abstract
Abstract
If an egg rolls end over end along a horizontal surface at sufficient speed it will become airborne. A similar effect occurs if a person walks fast enough. The person then becomes airborne and both feet lift off the ground in a running stride.
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy,Education
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