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A cartwheel that skipped the horizontal and committed to flight.
means A gymnastic move where you launch off your hands and flip your whole body forward or backward onto your feet.
from Straightforward compound from Old English roots: 'hand' plus 'spring,' the same 'spring' meaning to leap or bound that gives us 'spring into action.' The word has meant this acrobatic hand-launched leap since at least the 1500s — no hidden story here, just two plain words doing exactly what they say.
- origin era
- gymnastics move predating modern Olympics
- physics trick
- converts vertical push into rotational momentum
- tech irony
- also a defunct Palm Pilot spinoff company
- key skill
- requires shoulders stronger than most arm muscles