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Well, isn't that a happy little question! Imagine all those tiny BBs or ball bearings snuggled up together inside a Basketball, creating a cozy little nest. Now, it's hard to say exactly how many would fit, but it would be a whole bunch, that's for sure! Just think of all the fun you could have counting each one as you fill up that basketball with love and creativity.
The volume of a sphere is (4/3)(Pi)r3. A basketball is 9.34 inches in diameter, while a BB has a diameter of 0.172 inches, so dividing the volume of a basketball by the volume of a BB, we get [(4/3)(pi) * 4.67^3] / [(4/3) pi * 0.086^3] = 4.673/0.0863 The calculation is left as an excersise to the student. * The above is based upon the assumption that the BBs will occupy the volume of the basketball with 100 percent efficiency. The trouble is, they won't, so the correct answer will be somewhat less than the above calculation predicts. Spheres typically pack with 60-75% efficiency. Since BBs are very small compared to the basketball, the efficiency should be closer to the high side of that range. If you filled the basketball with ping-pong balls instead of BBS, the efficiency would be lower. See more at http://mathworld.wolfram.com/SpherePacking.html or http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/spherepack.html. * This sounds like it could become a really interesting problem, because you would have to deal not only with the BB-to-BB packing issues, but also how efficiently they stack against the curved wall. A non-regular packing might turn out to be more efficient than a regular one. And what of the manufacturing tolerances on the BBs? If you were looking for a master's thesis topic, you might have found one.
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How much water needed to fill a basketball?
There are several methods for filling a basketball with water. One method involves carefully removing the plug from the inflation hole in the ball. Filling the ball, replacing the plug, and taping the entire ball to prevent leakage.
Can you fill a basketball with helium?
Yes, you can fill a basketball with helium to make it float. However, the basketball would not bounce normally because helium is lighter than air and reduces the ball's weight. Additionally, the helium would eventually leak out due to the porous nature of the basketball material.
How many teaspoons of sugar would it take to fill up a basketball?
7 teaspoons
Fill in the blanks 'basketball was first played with a round ball and two nailed to 10 feet high as goals?
Basketball was first played with a round ball and two peach baskets nailed to a 10 feet high elevated track. The game was developed in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith.
When should you fill up a basketball?
You have to squeeze the ball with your hands. if its hard to do that. Bounce the ball on the ground. If it bounces up to like 3 or 4 feet up in the air when you just drop it. Then you have enough air.
Which is not type or form of insulation loose fill foam in place ball batt?
Which is not a form of insulation loose fill foamed-in-place ball batt
What happens if you fill a basketball with helium?
It Floats, try it. It's hilarious.
How do you fill air in soccer ball without a pump?
Blow inside the ball through the hole!
Do it fill like a ball in your belly?
i need someone to help me
How many farts does it take to fill a soccer ball?
a lot soccer balls hold quite a bit of air if you can contain at least 50 farts, you will have more then enough to fill a soccer ball only fill until its 15 oz in weight
How did basketball get its name?
Because the ball is shot into a net.-Also, because the first hoop was a peach basket- hence 'basket'ball.A Canadian doctor, Dr. Naismith , first had the idea to create a game that would fill gymnasiums during wintertime. After long and deep thoughts, he found this principle: two teams must throw a ball into a basket. At the very beginning , the basket was not pierced but they rapidly decided to do so. (To make the game quicker)
What to fill a leaking portable basketball goal with it's filled with water now?
Sand is usually used.
