Bottle flipping

It became an international trend in the summer of 2016, with numerous videos of people attempting the activity being posted online.

With its popularity, the repetitive thuds of multiple attempts have been criticized as a distraction and a public nuisance.

[8][9] But in 2016 a viral video of teenager Mike Senatore flipping a water bottle at a talent show at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina popularized the activity.

[6][10] The type of water bottle also plays a role; for instance, the brand Deer Park Spring Water has been noted to make the task easier due to its unique hourglass shape with a third divot.

The complex physics behind the activity incorporates concepts of fluid dynamics, projectile motion, angular momentum, centripetal force, and gravity.