The Physics Behind the Quadruple Axel, the Most Difficult Jump in Figure Skating

February 10, 2026 Marta Musso

Are you speechless watching US figure skater Ilia Malinin on the ice? Science explains how it’s possible the Quad God can do more than four full rotations in the air.

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Salesforce Workers Circulate Open Letter Urging CEO Marc Benioff to Denounce ICE
Salesforce Workers Circulate Open Letter Urging CEO Marc Benioff to Denounce ICE

The letter comes after Benioff joked at a company event on Monday that ICE was monitoring international emp...

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RFK Jr. Says Americans Need More Protein. His Grok-Powered Food Website Disagrees
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The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition information—some of which contrad...