A Quality Toss-Up

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
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LOL, I actually got credit in a college science course for conducting an experiment where I IM'd three people in the southern hemisphere to verify that the water in the toilet bowl swirls the other direction down there. So perhaps if I tossed it at the equator... [/B][/QUOTE]Yup, if you tossed it right on the equator, it would go straight and not swirl. Little known fact about the toilet bowl swirl going different ways north and south. Also little cared.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
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JR:

Lighten up.

[/B][/QUOTE]Lighten up, Mark? You got me there. I was just commenting on my own personal experiences with jump balls. Nothing else. Didn't realize I was being heavy.

Btw, I think that I met Danny Doss many years ago. Didn't he end up as a supervisor of officials in a D2 league somewhere down around Tony?

[Mark Dexter]

Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
LOL, I actually got credit in a college science course for conducting an experiment where I IM'd three people in the southern hemisphere to verify that the water in the toilet bowl swirls the other direction down there. So perhaps if I tossed it at the equator...

I didn't realize DARPAnet had instant messaging capabilities.

[David M]

What makes the toss hard for me is going from a BV games to a G5th grade game.

[joseph2493]

Originally posted by David M
What makes the toss hard for me is going from a BV games to a G5th grade game.

It took me a long time to get it right in BV & GV games, when I go to a lower level game I will always get my partner to toss it up.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by rainmaker
Go to a park, or rec center, stand under the basket. Step an arm's length back. Now toss up through the basket. The ball should go straight up, just clear the hoop, and then come straight back down and through. Do about 10, then jog around the court, then do 10 more. Do this every day for a week. Doesn't matter what happens after that, you'll have it!

Here's Rainmaker getting ready to start her warm-up session:

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by Mark Dexter

I didn't realize DARPAnet had instant messaging capabilities.

Cute. But I'm not that old.

[Camron Rust]

Originally posted by Back In The Saddle

LOL, I actually got credit in a college science course for conducting an experiment where I IM'd three people in the southern hemisphere to verify that the water in the toilet bowl swirls the other direction down there. So perhaps if I tossed it at the equator...

You got lucky and owe that credit back to the teacher.

The direction of the swirl is due to the manufacturing geometry of the toilets...not the location of installation.

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by Camron Rust
You got lucky and owe that credit back to the teacher.

The direction of the swirl is due to the manufacturing geometry of the toilets...not the location of installation.

Thank you for pointing this out -- I'm amazed at the number of people who think that the change is due to the coriolis effect. The effect, while real, is way too weak to be seen in a toilet or a bathtub, unless the water is very still.

See, for example, http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.htm

[Damian]

From playing vball, I learned to set the ball to a spot in the air and allow the hitters to come get it. I used to have trouble getting the toss right until I started doing the same. The good news is that a lot of gyms have a beam directly over the midcourt line. So aiming straight up was easy. I just practiced throwing the ball up to a spot and it works. When practicing, see how many times you can get the ball to hit the mid court line.