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If we knew from what height the ball, when dropped, would reach its terminal velocity, and if we knew the percentage of rebound the ball would give, we could then be certain. I can only guess that a Basketball will rebound approximately 75% of the height from which it is dropped, and if the height at which it would reach terminal velocity is maybe 300 feet, the ball would bounce back up to 225 feet. Just a guess! A basketball has an elasticity (or "bounciness") of about 56 percent.
I'm not sure there's a theoretical limit. In practice, of course, there would be one: when the velocity of the ball impacting the ground is so great the ball explodes rather than bouncing. But you'd have to fire it out of some kind of basketball cannon to get it moving that fast.
The official standard for ball inflation is that the ball should bounce roughly 75% of its drop height (specifically, between 49" and 54") when dropped from 6 feet. If you're referring to just the height a dropped ball could bounce and you're not throwing it down with some kind of basketball-downward-hurling machine, you could calculate the theoretical bounce height by figuring out what terminal velocity is for a basketball, calculating how high you'd have to drop it from (assuming no atmosphere) to achieve that velocity, and then multiplying by 0.75. I'm not going to do it for you, because I'm not actually all that interested in the answer, but that's how you could do it if you are.
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∙ 17y agoIf you are meaning while you are dribbling it then only up to your waist but if you are meaning when you drop the ball from above your head to test the pressure it should bounce to about your shoulders. Every person varies some people like the ball to bounce a little bit higher or a little bit lower. You will just have to figure out what you like the best.
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∙ 11y agoit depend on the name and brand of the Golf ball thgat you get. But a regular white golfball can usally bounce 3-4 ft. on putting grass. (about 10 0in. of the ground)
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∙ 16y agoThe basketball would bounce 25 in.
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∙ 12y ago300 feet
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∙ 11y agodepends
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How high does a basketball bounce when dropped from 5 feet with only 5 pounds of air?
2 meters
How high will a basketball bounce when dropped from above your head if it has 5 pounds of pressure?
It depends on your height.
How high will a basketball bounce if it is dropped 12 feet out of the air?
If properly inflated, it will bounce 8 times. Each bounce rebounds about 70%, so 14 feet on the first bounce, then about 10 on the second, etc. until the ball is bigger than the bounce.
Would an egg wrapped in clay bounce at the same as a basketball when dropped on top of it?
Answer 1 NO!NO!NO!
How high will a ball bounce when dropped from 5ft?
i think it will be 35inches
How does a basketball placed in the freezer for 24 hours bounce?
It doesn't. It will simply just sit there as if you dropped it on a carpet.
Does the size of a ball effect how high it bounces?
Not to any appreciable extent. Bounce is caused by the elasticity of the material comprising the ball and the surface on which it is bounced.For example, on concrete a basketball will bounce higher than a baseball, but a golf ball--How high it bounces depends on how much force you exert on it. If you only let it drop, it will not bounce higher that the point you dropped it from and every time it bounces, it will go less and less high. anyway, the bigger the ball, the more force you will have to exert on it to make it bounce higher than the point it was dropped, or "bounced" from.
Will a basketball or tennis ball bounce higher with more air?
i know that a basketball will because if it has nothing in it, it won't bounce. right? but when you put more helium in, it will bounce high. but if you put to much in it, it might explode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How high will a basketball bounce if you r 7 feet you in the air?
high , i think no gareentees :)
Why does a bouncy ball bounce higher when dropped from a high point?
It has more pressure
How long can a basketball bounce?
Several factors affect the bounce of a basketball including the height that it was dropped from. The bounce factor includes elasticity, air pressure, force applied to it, and how rigid the surface is that the ball is bounced on.
How high does a super ball bounce when dropped from 5 feet?
About 40 to 44 inches.
