Tennis ball : sprayed and splashed – high speed photography

When you hit a wet tennis ball:

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Tennis ball and spray. High-speed photograph of spray produced as a wet tennis ball with backspin travels through the air. The rapidly rotating ball produces a centrifugal force that pushes water to the equator of the ball and then flings it outwards as a radial spray.

Tennis ball Splashed:

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Tennis ball and splash. High-speed photograph of the splash produced as a tennis ball bounces off a wet surface. As the ball impacts the ground, it deforms and displaces a ring of water, which rises up in the shape of a crown, or corona.

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Image Credits:
DR. JOHN BRACKENBURY / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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2 Responses to Tennis ball : sprayed and splashed – high speed photography

  1. Coretheory says:

    Cool visual impact, good job

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