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The outer cover is porous and absorbs water. Being that the tennis ball is also hollow inside, the water adds more weight to the ball and thus reduces its ability to effectively bounce.
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Why does a tennis ball bounces differently when the court is wet?
because the wet pitch makes the ball slow and wet by:ali
What falls faster dry tennis ball or a wet tennis ball?
Wet, because in has more weight on it. If a tennis ball is wet it can't bounce it just falls and stays on the ground.
Does a wet tennis ball bounce lower than a dry one?
It depends. If a tennis balls are hit with the same amount of force, then the dry tennis ball will travel faster and farther. However, if the two tennis balls begin traveling at the same speed, then the dry tennis ball will slow down more rapidly than the wet tennis ball. The reason is the added mass of water. It would take more force to make the wet tennis ball fly as fast as the dry, but the added mass also requires more force to slow down the wet ball.
Does water affect a tennis ball?
A wet tennis ball is a ruined tennis ball. It does not bounce as high. You can dry a tennis ball quickly by hitting it against a chain-link fence repidly for a little while. Once the ball is dry, then you can use it again.
How fast does a old tennis ball lose its bounce from a new tennis ball?
A new tennis ball will bounce higher. Old tennis balls are considered "dead."
How high will a soaking tennis ball bounce?
A soaking tennis ball won't bounce high because it has become water-logged
Does a tennis ball lose its bounce quicker when its wet?
Yes it does, the water accumulates in the ball, which causes it to get heavier and therefore doesn't bounce as high as a normal tennis ball. The ball also tends to slide on the courts when the ball hits the surface when hit with pace.
Will a wet tennis ball go faster than a dry tennis ball from being shot out of a catapult?
no, theoreticly speaking, it should be slower. the more weight, possibly the slower, the water would have little aero-dinamic quailities..
Which tennis ball bounce higher a frozen one or a unfrozen one?
Technically, a frozen tennis ball will not bounce well because of the temperature. The elasticity is one of the factors in which a ball bounces and when things are colder, there isn't as much elasticity, so it will not bounce as well. Therefore, a dry ball (as long as it wasn't frozen in a container) will bounce better than a frozen one.
How high should a tennis ball covered in Rootbeer bounce?
Historically, when the ball get's wet with any liquid, it will drop and dribble 2 or 3 times and then stay on the ground. The highest it will probably bounce is about half a foot.
How do you stretch a lacrosse pocket?
1. Get the Mesh (pocket) of the stick wet with warm water 2. Place a tennis ball or lacrosse ball in the pocket 3. Put a butter knife between the side wall and the mesh
What is the prevention of wet eye in cats?
dry there eyes that way it wont be wet :)
