Maple Seeds

Maple seeds come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors,
but all of them rotate.  Why?  With such a variety of forms
it should be simple to answer that question, but it is
surprisingly difficult. What properties of maple seeds cause
them to rotate? We will see if we can find out.

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