Doctors explain Michael Jackson's impossible dance move - BBC
Neurosurgeons have described in detail how Michael Jackson achieved biomechanically impossible dance moves in his music video Smooth Criminal. In the 1987 routine, Michael leans from the ankle at...
How Did Michael Jackson Do the Anti-Gravity Lean? Science
Jun 15, 2018 · His lean, they calculated, was at a 45-degree angle. So how could M.J. bend more than twice as far as everyone else? As it turns out, he had some help. That’s right, it’s the shoes. In 1993,...
Neuroscientists Have Cracked The Science of Michael Jackson's …
May 23, 2018 · In 1987, the music video Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson stunned audiences around the world with a gravity-defying move – leaning forward to a staggering 45 degree angle. There was some footwear magic happening there, for sure - but a group of neuroscientists have looked at the spine biomechanics behind the technique he performed in ...
How Michael Jackson pulled off Smooth Criminal tilt revealed by ...
May 23, 2018 · Michael Jackson's gravity-defying Smooth Criminal dance move was down to core strength and an illusion, scientists have found. The late singer was famous for being able to tilt 45 degrees, seemingly without anything to hold him up. Fans were amazed to see him do the dance move in his 1987 Smooth Criminal video - live.
Michael Jackson's Gravity-Defying Lean Continues To Fascinate
May 22, 2018 · Michael Jackson puts all of the pressure of his dance move on the Achilles tendon. It turns out the 45-degree tilt seen in the "Smooth Criminal" video is a mix of illusion, science and some...
Scientists Reveal the Secret Behind Michael Jackson's Legendary ...
May 25, 2018 · Michael Jackson reinvented dance during his heyday in the late 80s and 90s. But one dance move above all other has continued to baffle dancers and scientist alike – the 45-degree lean. The...
The Science Behind Michael Jackson's Gravity-Defying Smooth
Aug 7, 2022 · Michael Jackson debuted his gravity-defying lean in the "Smooth Criminal" music video. Feet planted on the floor, spine ramrod straight, he leaned forward 45 degrees, in a move that should have ruptured his Achilles tendons, caused a full faceplant, or both.
Doctors explain Michael Jackson's impossible dance move
May 22, 2018 · Neurosurgeons have described in detail how Michael Jackson achieved biomechanically impossible dance moves in his music video Smooth Criminal. In the 1987 routine, Michael leans from the...
Scientists explain Michael Jackson’s ‘impossible’ antigravity tilt
May 23, 2018 · Now, a group of scientists and Michael Jackson fans published a paper in the Journal of Neurosurgery attempting to explain the unbelievable 45-degree tilt which was made while keeping the...
The biomechanics behind Michael Jackson’s impossible dance …
May 23, 2018 · To get all the way to a 45-degree angle, you have to cheat. In the video, Jackson achieved his miraculous lean using wires that supported some of his weight and kept him balanced.