Hula hooping has remained a staple of modern US culture since the 1950s, but people around the world have participated in similar activities for thousands of years. The physics behind maintaining a ...

Using 1/10th scale 3D-printed hula hooping robots and a lot of math, researchers have determined the ideal body shape for hula hooping. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Hula ...

The results showed that the exact form of the gyration motion or the cross-section shape of the body (circle versus ellipse) wasn't a factor in hula hooping. "In all cases, good twirling motions of ...

Of all the things TikTok has made me buy over the years, a weighted hula hoop is probably the most unexpected. As I’m sure you all know, TikTok, or more specifically, FitTok, is full of fitness ...

Overlaid video frames reveal that an hourglass-shaped body successfully hula hoops. (Courtesy: NYU’s Applied Math Lab) Popularized in the late 1950s as a child’s toy, the hula hoop is undergoing ...

wasn't a factor in hula hooping. "In all cases, good twirling motions of the hoop around the body could be set up without any special effort," Ristroph explains. However, keeping a hoop elevated ...

wasn't a factor in hula hooping. "In all cases, good twirling motions of the hoop around the body could be set up without any special effort," Ristroph explains. However, keeping a hoop elevated ...