What do physicists call it when a spinning ball (cylinder) curves away from its principal flight path?
Correct answer: Magnus effect

toothless beachrat
PinoyRonin1955, I believe you mean the "curve ball".

LGT
Look on YouTube for 'Shane Warne Ball of the Century'.

john
PinoyRonin1955, that answers a question I've had for a long time!!!

PinoyRonin1955
So that's the scientific explanation of a curb ball pitch in baseball.