Recent content by StefanArak

Yes vertices, you are correct, and I understand how spin works. However, I have already stated that the bats used were not capable of putting much sidespin on, not to mention the fact that even with spin, the ball would have to first travel outside the constraints of the table, then travel back...

Thanks, I shall try a 'physical' demonstration.

These are my sentiments exactly. Moreover, The ball was struck from well within the middle of the table, which means this is not even a borderline case. However, I am looking for ways to explain this to my friend which will make him believe it to be so: if anybody has any more ideas, please...

Well, yeah, wooden bats can put some spin on the ball but even if you were to slice the ball as much as possible with a wooden bat, the ball's path through the air is not changed very much; I have tried it. I have thought about the air current movement myself, as this is how the wobble from...

I'm not quite sure where to post this but it certainly isn't homework/coursework so I suppose here is appropriate. The situation is that a friend claims something which I believe to be physically impossible happened, and though it is a minute and pointless point to argue about, I want to...