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Now, the distance and speed of a volleyball is just affected by the power of the athlete, not the side they hit!
Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
Emma Dauster: Writer
Rachel Garner: Fact Checker
Bonnie Meyer: Script Editor, Managing Editor
Savannah Geary: Editor, Producer
Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer
Source and Image Source:
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/9/3256/htm
Now, the distance and speed of a volleyball is just affected by the power of the athlete, not the side they hit!
Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
Emma Dauster: Writer
Rachel Garner: Fact Checker
Bonnie Meyer: Script Editor, Managing Editor
Savannah Geary: Editor, Producer
Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer
Source and Image Source:
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/9/3256/htm
Savannah: Engineers made volleyballs less aerodynamic... on purpose.
So starting around 2018, volleyballs had eight panels and even older ones had 18. The way those panels came together made one of the ball's faces way more aerodynamic than the others. That makes playing... pretty unpredictable.
If an athlete hits the ball from one of its faces, it could go way farther than if the same athlete hit the same ball from a different side. Because of that orientation, there would be less drag from the air moving around it. If the athlete hit it faster, that inconsistency could change the ball's trajectory even more.
To make each hit consistent, a new volleyball was created with 18 panels that had an updated shape and orientation, This ball has similar aerodynamics across all of its faces. So even though one of the old 18-panel volleyball's faces was more aerodynamic than any of the faces on the new ball, the new ball helps make performance a lot more consistent.
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So starting around 2018, volleyballs had eight panels and even older ones had 18. The way those panels came together made one of the ball's faces way more aerodynamic than the others. That makes playing... pretty unpredictable.
If an athlete hits the ball from one of its faces, it could go way farther than if the same athlete hit the same ball from a different side. Because of that orientation, there would be less drag from the air moving around it. If the athlete hit it faster, that inconsistency could change the ball's trajectory even more.
To make each hit consistent, a new volleyball was created with 18 panels that had an updated shape and orientation, This ball has similar aerodynamics across all of its faces. So even though one of the old 18-panel volleyball's faces was more aerodynamic than any of the faces on the new ball, the new ball helps make performance a lot more consistent.
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