It swims.
Does a backflip.
Still swims.
What is it?
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It is
SWIMS
Because
SWIMS is an Ambigram, when you rotate the capitalized word SWIMS around, you still get SWIMS.
Another word with this property is
NOON
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10$\begingroup$ Since there are a lot of letter combinations that can be used like this, my colleague and I implemented this exact transformation as a silly cipher for testing a password safe application's cipher plug-in functionality. I'm still kicking myself for not being the one of us that had the idea to name the cipher "up/dn". $\endgroup$– BassJul 2, 2020 at 19:53
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6$\begingroup$ A backflip that only goes 180 degrees is a pretty poor backflip. $\endgroup$ Jul 3, 2020 at 3:14
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1$\begingroup$ @user2357112supportsMonica it's either a handstand or a broken neck. $\endgroup$– CelosJul 3, 2020 at 14:33
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1$\begingroup$ @user2357112supportsMonica Maybe a blackflop? $\endgroup$– TCooperJul 3, 2020 at 16:21
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It might be just
The word SWIMS
Reasoning
If you turned the word SWIMS through 180 degrees (do a backflip) it remains the same.
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The word swims, since it has 180 degree rotational symmetry!
answered Jul 2, 2020 at 17:45
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