How To Build A Better World Cup Ball
David Cassilo
at 09:22 AM Jun 3 2014
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Oh, balls.
Photograph by Sam Kaplan
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At the 2010 World Cup, Adidas debuted the Jabulani, the tournament’s official game ball. It flopped. Players lamented its tendency to break unpredictably in the air—a consequence of its smooth stitching (see “The Physics of Flying Objects,” below). With this summer’s Cup to prepare for, Adidas didn’t want to repeat its mistake...
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