| − | The '''Fosbury flop''' is a technique popular among athletes who compete in the high jump. The inventor, Dick Fosbury, used the technique to win an [[Olympic]] gold medal in 1968. It is an example of a [[Best conservative innovations|conservative innovation]] that [[liberals]] have tried to claim as their own after initially rejecting it because it defied their hidebound, regulated way of thinking. | + | The '''Fosbury flop''' is a technique popular among athletes who compete in the high jump. The inventor, Dick Fosbury, used the technique to win an [[Olympic]] gold medal in 1968. It is an example of a [[Best conservative innovations|conservative innovation]] that [[liberals]] have tried to claim as their own after initially rejecting it because it defied their rigid, regulated way of thinking. |