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Discussion: THE FOOTBALL
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jerryred jerryred |
THE FOOTBALL
May 9 2008, 1:52 PM EDT I HAVE A QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN HAUNTING ME FOR YEARS?? JUST BEFORE THE KICKOFF, AT THE START OF A FOOTBALL GAME, OR AFTER A TOUCHDOWN, AND THE KICKER SQUEEZES THE FOOTBALL BEFORE PLACING IT ON THE KICKING TEE, WHAT IF ANYTHING DOES THIS DO TO THE FOOTBALL? HAVE THE ENGINEERS FROM WILSON SPORTING GOODS, OR ANY OTHER FOOTBALL MANUFACTURES MADE ANY SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ON THE SUBJECT? DOES IT CHANGE THE SHAPE, SQUEEZE AIR OUT, THUSLY MAKING IT MORE AERODYNAMIC? I BELIEVE(AND I HAVE BEEN WRONG BEFORE) IN NEWTON'S THIRD LAW OF RELATIVITY THAT FOR EVERY ACTION THER IS AN OPPOSITE AND EQUAL REACTION, THERFORE SQUEZZING THE FOOTBALL BEFORE PLACING IT ON THE TEE DOES ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING TO THE FOOTBALL AT ALL!!! WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON MY THEORY? 3 out of 10 found this valuable. Do you? |
 TrafficCone |
RE: THE FOOTBALL
May 9 2008, 2:12 PM EDT I was going to make a joke here, but it's just too easy. 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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jerryred jerryred |
RE: THE FOOTBALL
May 9 2008, 4:29 PM EDT "I HAVE A QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN HAUNTING ME FOR YEARS??I'LL LET YOU OFF EASY, WHATS THE JOKE?? OR THE REAL ANSWERE IS????? Do you find this valuable? |
 martiandrifter01 |
RE: THE FOOTBALL
May 9 2008, 11:20 PM EDT (snicker) :-) Do you find this valuable? |
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vonzy vonzy |
RE: THE FOOTBALL
Monday, 7:16 AM EDT if they used real footballs (AFL balls, Australian footballs) then that will show u yanks. Do you find this valuable? |
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TrueThanny TrueThanny |
RE: THE FOOTBALL
Yesterday, 1:52 PM EDT At best, squeezing the ball might loosen the leather up a bit, which would make the collision more elastic. That wouldn't make it go farther, but it could increase the amount of control the kicker has. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |