EP 45 · 28:11

The design challenge of a three-host-country ball

From The Physics of the World Cup: VAR, Smart Balls, and Soccer Aerodynamics

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28:12Moving on. Moving on. >> All right. Okay. This this episode As you can see, it's it's it's casual. >> Cup fever. >> Cup It's World Cup fever. All right. So, um the trionda, right? It consists of three countries that are hosting. Um so, you've got the the Mexican like I guess the the the talon thingy, then the maple leaf, and then um America has the stars in the in the blue. Okay? Now, the challenge is the following. You want to make an artsy ball, but you got to play with the number three. Right? And three is kind of a weird number because it's not it's odd. So, it's like not symmetric about a sphere type stuff. You got to like fit three

28:53somehow. Okay? Now, to understand this challenge, let's begin with the inaugural cup in 1930. Okay? In the 1930 finals, they had this volleyball looking thing. Um both

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    The Physics of the World Cup: VAR, Smart Balls, and Soccer Aerodynamics

    A World Cup special on the science behind the beautiful game, from VAR and smart-ball sensors to soccer ball aerodynamics, pitch engineering, and match momentum analytics.

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