Flip-flip-flipadelphia

If you've ever owned a tv before, chances are you came across the channel FX. On that channel, there is a show, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which I consider to be one of the top 5 funniest shows on tv. It is also one of the top 5 educational shows in terms of physics. That's right, I said it. In the season finale, you can watch a bunch here, they do this drinking game where they flip the cup, in an event called Flipadelphia. Anyways, it has a pretty catchy chant. But flipping the cup takes a lot of physics, as one of the characters find out. Hitting the cup from the bottom, the cup flips into the air, and lands opposite side down. We've already learned about kinematics and projectile motion, and this has to do with that, but it also has to do with air resistance and torque. The torque is what causes the cup to flip in midair, since you push the edge of the cup, which sends it into rotation. It then takes a projectile motion while rotating. Plus the cup is empty and plastic, so it catches a lot of air inside it. If all goes well the cup will flip. Yeah, who knew a drinking game could have so much physics? I would say "Go Steelers" at this point, but obviously it isn't working...