Physicists explain how to execute a nearly splashless dive
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![An underwater photo of a diver after entering the water with diving boards visible above the water line](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/112222_jr_dive_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A nearly splashless, rip entry dive results when divers bend at the waist after they enter the water to create a large cavity of air.
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