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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A springboard diver intending to do a somersault brings her knees and arms closer to her body during the dive. What effect does this have?

OpenStudy (shane_b):

It reduces the diver's rotational inertia thereby increasing his angular velocity so he can rotate through the somersault faster. For more info, google "conservation of angular momentum".

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