A maths equation for a spinning lasso stunt performed by cowboys and cowgirls has been unravelled. By studying trick roping as a science, a French physicist has taught himself to lasso like a rodeo ...

Scientists use a "robo-cowboy" to explain the physics behind lassos. Explore the mechanics of the lasso in this study, revealing the physics behind the flat loop rope trick. Yee-haw!

SPRINGDALE -- Rider Kiesner is a four-time world champion trick roper and a two-time world champion gun spinner. He's also a master at cracking the bull whip. Kiesner, of Ridley, Okla., appears ...

Anyone can teach themselves the famous "flat loop" by following some basic formulae, says Dr Pierre-Thomas Brun, of EPFL in Switzerland. He showed off his "cowboy physics" skills at the American ...