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Neil deGrasse Tyson

A 50-yard field goal in MetLife stadium will deflect nearly 1/2 inch due to Earth’s rotation — meet the Coriolis force.

1:58 AM · Feb 3, 2014

someone should have told Scott Norwood about it.

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Marshall Simmonds

Gold “

: A 50-yard field goal in MetLife stadium will deflect nearly 1/2 inch due to Earth’s rotation — meet the Coriolis force.”

to the right, of course. Excited about your visit to Corpus Christi in March!

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Michael P. Ventura

“

: A 50-yard field goal in MetLife stadium will deflect nearly 1/2 inch due to Earth’s rotation — meet the Coriolis force.” WHAT

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SCIENCE“

: A 50-yard field goal in MetLife stadium will deflect nearly 1/2 inch due to Earth’s rotation — meet the Coriolis force.”

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Walter Thompson

@YourProtagonist

Shot in the dark: you don't get invited back to many #SuperBowl parties, do you?

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Farzad Mostashari

Time to geek out “

: A 50Y FG in MetLife stadium will deflect nearly 1/2 inch due to Earth’s rotation — meet the Coriolis force.”

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atta boy

Rich Lafferty (mendel@hachyderm.io)

sure but what about the stadium toilets

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Maybe they should have you doing the commentary for the game.