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by dheera 730 days ago
It looks like it has more to do with the aerodynamics of the hat than the wind. It also hits a ledge on its way down in the video.

It seems like both of these are tractable issues.

A round hat that is spun with a significant initial angular momentum would probably fair better in landing more predictably.

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Or could just add a brick to the hat to give it some heft.
Sir, that would be terrorism.
That's the interesting part of the hack, and not attempted at all.