Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Just a Dash of Use(ful/less) Information

Let me educate you on something....that does have a purpose in the end...
The Ping Pong ball.....hmmmm

The international rules specify that the game is played with a light 2.7 gram, 40 mm diameter ball. Generally, it is the most-used ball. The rules say that the ball shall bounce up 23 cm when dropped from a height of 30 cm thereby having a coefficient of restitution of 0.88. The 40 mm ball was introduced after the 2000 Olympic Games. However, this created some controversy as the Chinese National Team argued that this was merely to give non-Chinese players a better chance of winning[citation needed]. A 40 mm table tennis ball is slower and spins less than a 38 mm one. The ball is made of a high-bouncing gas-filled celluloid, colored white or orange, with a matte finish. The choice of ball color is made according to the table color and its surroundings. For example, a white ball is easier to see on a green or blue table than it is on a grey table. Stars on the ball indicate the quality of the ball. 3 stars indicates that it is of the highest quality, and is used in official competitions.

  • The volume is 32000π/3 ≈ 33510 mm³.
  • The surface area is 1600π ≈ 5027 mm².
  • The circumference is 40π ≈ 126 mm.

(IF YOU READ ALL OF THIS, KUDOS, BUT USELESS) Do keep reading though....
In more or less words...it is small and has a lot of rules attached to be useful.


Why is a ping pong ball relevent?!?!

Lets take a guess here today....how much can you fit in a ping pong ball?

Sure isn't.....
The California Burrito I just ate.
My cup of soup for lunch
My eggs for breakfast or my toast
Or my Diet Coke


Hmmmm How about the size of a new stomach? That's right ladies and gentlemen, that is how big my new stomach will be post Gastric Bypass. Jealous yet?

I didn't think so :)


And that my dear friends is just a "dash" of Use(ful/less) Information


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