Flight trajectories (IMAGE) New York University Caption The images show trajectories of plates falling through water, where the different colors represent different degrees of front weighting. Only the "just right" weight distribution leads to the smooth gliding shown in blue. Credit Image courtesy of NYU's Applied Mathematics Laboratory Usage Restrictions Use in conjunction with this study only License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.