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Potential Energy in Sports

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A 70 kg pole vaulter at the top of a 6 meter vault stores about 4,100 joules of gravitational potential energy—enough to lift a small car by a few centimeters.

Why this is interesting

Why can a diver tuck their body to spin faster, and a pole vaulter soar higher than their own running speed? The answer lies in a hidden energy bank called potential energy.