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Old Tue Feb 19, 2008, 09:39am
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Yes it is....it is based on physics.

In general, you can use the following rules of thumb...

If the ball started on the left side of the backboard and stayed on the left side of the backboard, it hit the left side of the backboard.

If the ball started on the back side of the backboard and stayed on the back side of the backboard, it hit the back side of the backboard.
Hmm...if the ball started below the backboard, and ended up below the backboard, it could have still hit the top of the backboard.

I never was any good at physics.
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Old Tue Feb 19, 2008, 02:09pm
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Hmm...if the ball started below the backboard, and ended up below the backboard, it could have still hit the top of the backboard.

I never was any good at physics.
OK, the qestion that was implied was whether the ball hit the bottom or the back. I thought it was obvious that we were not talking about a ball going over the backboard.
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Old Tue Feb 19, 2008, 02:20pm
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OK, the qestion that was implied was whether the ball hit the bottom or the back. I thought it was obvious that we were not talking about a ball going over the backboard.
I know, I was just yankin' your lanyard.

I may not have been very good at physics, but I've been told I'm very good at being a smart-a$$.
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Old Tue Feb 19, 2008, 07:49pm
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Physics ....

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