EP 45 · 45:56

Trionda testing and microgravity

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

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45:56it's kind of nice. >> Yeah, I think that's pretty cool. So this this particular Triangles ball this is the most tested ball in history. It also went up in the NASA ISS. They were doing center of mass and balance in microgravity experiments, which I I'm going to be honest, I really don't understand. Um like what? Like we're going to be playing Ender's Game football [laughter] in like zero G or something? Like what what what is the need? But I also I mean it reminds me of that one show um with Steve Carell about Space Force where he's asked like why are you sending an orange to space for $10,000? And he's like, "You know what? Sometimes these astronauts that are up there for a year need to remember cuz they're like eating airline food,

46:37they need to remember what an orange tastes like." And so sometimes maybe they're just playing football. >> Yeah. >> But then just say that. Don't be like, "Oh, microgravity." Why No. I don't want I don't care how the how the FIFA ball does in microgravity. >> [laughter] >> That's I That's so, you know. Hey, shout-out to Adidas. >> Shout-out to Adidas. Shout-out to NASA. >> First football photo. >> Yeah. >> A great photo. >> Yeah. Okay, so that's not everything, right? Because the ball So the ball is moving in the air, but

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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.

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

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