Whipping his racquet through the air like a cesta in jai alai, Rafael Nadal produces such tremendous topspin that the ball sometimes seems to catapult off the court, creating a shot as challenging to ...

Soccer free kicks create a spectacular curve. This happens due to the interaction between the spinning ball and the air. A ...

NASA and the European Space Agency teamed up to provide expertise in aerodynamics and space science has to help better understand how modern FIFA World Cup soccer balls fly, spin, and perform on the ...

As noted in the video, the question of whether a curve ball really changes direction or only appears to was hotly debated for a long time, until Briggs settled it in the late 50s. This is one of those ...

Every four years, soccer fans around the world glue their eyes to LED screens as they watch their favorite teams compete against each other for the chance to win the coveted FIFA World Cup trophy.

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The Adidas Jabulani is the official ball of the FIFA World cup The engineer who led the testing of the ball for the FIFA World Cup – which gets under way this Friday – is defending the product despite ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo have achieved a feat previously thought to be impossible—getting a sphere to roll down a totally vertical surface without applying any external force. The ...

Shall we play a game - of Wiffle Ball? Invented in 1953, this lightweight alternative to a baseball is perfectly suited for back yard romping. The design of the Wiffle ball guarantees that you don't ...

The MythBusters wanted to test whether someone could survive the drop from an airplane in one of those inflatable hamster balls. But dropping a ball from a plane is tricky---especially if you want it ...