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Which statement is incorrect about the Magnus effect?
Explanation
The Magnus effect causes a spinning object to deviate due to a pressure difference from varying air speeds (Bernoulli’s principle), not viscosity or gravity alone. The incorrect statement is that it’s due to gravitational force.
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