‘Black people are hugely underrepresented in UK motorsport – something Lewis Hamilton has witnessed first hand throughout his career.’
Tag: Science
Why are Olympic swimming pools so fast?
Slight variations in water temperature or pool structure could be the difference between a podium finish or 4th place or missing out on a world record.
How did human beings become the best—and fastest—throwers on the planet?
Is there any stopping pitchers from faster throws?
Nicoline Sørensen on women’s soccer and engineering
The Everton and Denmark forward spoke to The Engineer about her engineering studies and how she balances the two disciplines.
The astrophysics hidden in sport
The cosmos has a lot more to do with sport than we think.
Vid2Player creates fantasy tennis matchups
With AI, 4 Stanford PhD candidates have created a remarkable tennis match system.
The basketball hoop that never lets you miss
Become a basketball champ with some maths, engineering, and a few pieces of plywood. Here’s how Shane Wighton made the basketball hoop that never lets you miss.
An elephant and a slam dunk walk into a seesaw
What would happen if a man with a basketball stood on a seesaw and an elephant stomped on the other end?
Jeff Bakalar puts rugged tech to the test with a heap of slapshots
How sturdy is an iPhone when it’s hit by a hockey puck? Jeff Balakar of CNET investigated rugged tech.
How to make a tennis ball: a video by Benedict Redgrove
The graphic designer created a video for Wilson showing the 24 different processes that go into making a tennis ball. Guess how many balls are used at Wimbledon every year. According to Wimbledon Debenture Holders, it’s over 54,000. That’s one ball for every seat in Nou Mestalla in Valencia with a few left over. But …
Móstoles Balompie is now Flat Earth FC and honestly why
The Spanish club went for a name change and anyone with even a passing interest in soccer is scratching their head. We already discussed funny sounding South American club names in a previous article but this one is the most peculiar for many reasons. Spanish club Móstoles Balompie won promotion to Spain’s fourth tier league, …
How Hard Can You Hit a Golf Ball?
Ever wondered how hard you can hit a golf ball? Read on & find out at speeds of over 500mph! Warning: a watermelon was harmed in the making of this experiment.