Can you solve the helicopter riddle?

Veritasium
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Can you solve the helicopter riddle?

The story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team. How does a uniform cable beneath a helicopter hang?
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Veritasium

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