Weird gravity change on Australian Open Ballcourt!!!! Sharapova finds dead spot - check out the video!!!

You are not the only one who thinks so - look at all the men in suits sweeping in to "fix" it.

I don't think anyone appreciates the gravity of this situation!

Are you serious? It was just to illustrate a point about absorption of kinetic energy based on surface resistance.
The court in question is in fact a rubberized hard court, not concrete or clay and the sand added to paint is to slow down game play and create friction, IE: absorb energy, but that is irrelevant. Mincing words does nothing to further your augment that the law of physics have suddenly stopped working- You can argue all you want, but the fact is that when they released the air and restored surface tension the ball bounced fine. Or did they perform a magic gravity ritual with a cordless drill that I am not aware off or did the ball lady suddenly get her hero powers?

Literally....but some people do if you read through the thread. Sickscent even sent to MythBusters...

This is indeed unusual...and the report only came because it happened during a very public tennis match, they had to put it out through the MSM with a nice explanation for the to swallow.

Last Edited by Babsi on 01/24/2011 10:47 AM

Has everything to do with Coral Castle.

I stick with my explanation...

I am saying that the explanation given does not support what happened.

FFS, throw a ball on a 'bubble', and see what happens. Holy shit, it rolls!

awesome!!!

gonna have to "favorite" this one so we can see the results. you know they won't be able to pass this one up!

Thanks

Exactly - the ball comes to a complete stop, as if being "absorbed" or "sucked into" the court...it should have at least moved a little bit, or roll..she threw it down hard and at an angle.

It was not a bubble per say, because it did not have enough air pressure to create any surface tension. It was a small pocket of air trapped between the dirt and the floor- thus creating a spot where the rubber was loose enough where it could absorb all the energy.

Look, this is for people like magnus, I understand that it DID happen. I am saying that the official statement as to how it happened, IMO, doesn't add up.

Whether they are missing some of the physics of it, and just sent something out for release without all the information, or whatever, it doesn't make their statement completely valid.

So, instead of merely taking their word for it, try and look into the exact cause of why it did behave so strangely.

That is why I sent it to Mythbusters for one. I know it is a tv show, but it is fun to watch, and if they decide to bust it, it would be very interesting to see what they come up with.

When I read something that doesn't quite make sense, I like to investigate it, and see where either the errors are, or what the missing information is.

I don't know why some of you guys bash that inquisitive nature. Rather, you hang on every word that somebody wrote down, whether it makes complete sense or not.

I think its just some punk frat kids who got their hands on an anti-gravity device, and are messing with the Australian Open.

You might be onto something...

LMAO

That gave me another visual...some drunk redneck aliens saying, "OK, when I do this, watch their faces..."

Be inquisitive all you want. I was refuting this comment that you made as I believed it needed a response.

I don't think there is a good explanation, as these are violating physical laws.

I have been 'told' that we, as a human species, will begin witnessing stuff that will make it undeniable to the human race, that our reality is changing.

It is fascinating for me to see these things, because it seems to resonate with so much that I have visions about, or are told by 'higher-ups'.

 Quoting: SickScent

I for one never even had the sound up on the video, so I never listened to any explanation, because I already knew the "why" and I only know this because I have played both indoor football and Golf on a similar rubberized turf that was not glued down properly to the floor so on a few occasions a bunch of us have stood around dead spots and tried to bounce shit off it. This is not unusual (just ask on a sports forum) and it doesn't take mythbustrs to figure out that your comment about it violating physical laws is just plain absurd.

If it happens all the time, why were these professionals so perplexed about it?

Magnus, I meant to tell this to you earlier, but I had to run out for a while, then it slipped my mind.

I've played some tennis in my time, but haven't been exposed to indoor flooring. I spent all my time surfing, lol, so I have almost no experience with what you are saying.

The video looks way wacked out, in as far as the ball not moving one iota. If this happens all the time in indoor sports, than I guess the vid is not that big of deal. I did not mean to sound argumentative...it might boil down to unfamiliarity with certain things that make us all a little confrontational.

Anyway, just thought I would let you in on my thoughts...

Never been surfing- I don't have the balance or coordination- that is a cool sport though.
Brother, I am not the brightest bulb in the ceiling fan- I was just being my normal opinionated sarcastic self- LOL.. I am didn't mean to come off as an ass. I don't know what happened.. but when they zoomed in.. I was like.. "oh I know what that crap is." When you run on it you can actually almost trip on the dead spots and sprain your ankle. It was good to talk to ya, I look forward to your posts every day, no disrespect is ever intended. I hope myth-busters actually does a segment on it, because there are no good videos on-line.

Same here. I hope you never take our 'disagreements' as disrespectful.

Aaaawweee guys - group hug ??