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              Bicycle Kick

              A bicycle kick (or scissor kick) is made by throwing the body in the air, and making a "shearing" movement at the ball without holding on to the ground.  The famous move was supposedly invented in Brazil, and is among the most challenging tricks to perform in a soccer game.  The move is so difficult in fact, that even Pelé (the best soccer player ever) has described it has "difficult" to perform.  Most recently, Wayne Rooney of Manchester United executed a bicycle kick, and even won an award for this challenging feat.

              http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bicycle+kick 

              The Physics Behind a Bicycle Kick

              The average bicycle kick has been scientifically measured on the popular television show Sport Science.  MLS (Major League Soccer) star Jason Hernandez performed a bicycle kick and produced astonishing results.

              In an average bicycle kick, a soccer player's kicking leg reaches about 1800 degrees/second.  While this may not sound incredibly fast, take this into account: a full circle is 360 degrees, which means that a person performing a bicycle kick is kicking at the speed of 5 full revolutions in a second.  5 revolutions per second adds up to 300 revolutions per minute.  If this hasn't quite astonished you, then put this into perspective: 300 rpm is roughly the same speed as the rotors on a helicopter's rotors.

              1800/360=5
              5*60=300
              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_kick 

              Wayne Rooney's Famous Bicycle Kick

              http://theweek.com/article/index/212113/wayne-rooneys-jaw-droppingly-good-bicycle-kick-goal

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