Finish this quote from an article called "The Science of Sports" on the website Explain That Stuff: "Just as long jump is all about the conservation of angular momentum, so pole vaulting is about the conservation of..." what?

The site goes on to say: "Consider what happens during a pole vault: you start off running toward the bar with the pole in your hands. After you've picked up speed, you have a fair bit of kinetic energy. To lift your body a certain distance in the air, you need to give it a certain amount of potential energy. The pole helps you convert horizontal into vertical motion, and it does so by converting your kinetic energy into potential energy."

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