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Old Thu Sep 13, 2007, 05:02pm
Mark Dexter Mark Dexter is offline
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Originally Posted by Jimgolf
Do they define "come to rest" anywhere? Technically, I suspect the ball always comes to rest on any dribble, but I didn't take physics, so I could be wrong here.

Do we count seconds, or is this "I know it when I see it"?
The velocity will often reach zero at the apex of a dribble, but it is instantaneous and we ignore it as long as the ball is being accelerated.
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