Why do wings help you fly?
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How does a wing generate lift? This is the most fundamental question we ask when learning about the science of flight, and yet there is much confusion around it. Many of the popular explanations of lift are just plain wrong. Let's clear them up!
The explanation of lift is only one example where popularization of science gets it wrong. Can you think of others?
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