Hula hooping is so commonplace that we may overlook some interesting questions it raises: 'What keeps a hula hoop up against gravity?' and 'Are some body types better for hula hooping than ...

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 ...

The hoop toy can be seen on screens big and small. Consider 'Power of the Dog,' 'Spencer,' 'Hand of God' and even 'Ted Lasso.' The unsung awards season contender?

Enter the mini-robots. There haven't been many prior studies on the physics of the Hula-Hoop. There was one in 1960 when the toy first became a modern fad, another in 1987, and a smattering of ...

The hula hoop skyrocketed in popularity in the 1950s, first in Australia, and then in the United States, according to Timeless Toys by Tim Walsh. Decades later, it has remained on store shelves as ...