"Every time I see a goalie, I just... That's what I'm waiting for," he says. "I mean, whatever it is, it's not going to be far off from that number" The net area relative to the ball is 440 times larger than the ball,. Now, subtract the area occupied by the goalkeeper. If you're in the goalkeeper, if you're leaning the wrong way, I score 100% of the time.
What’s the fastest a car can accelerate? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore goal size to goal scoring ratios, the doppler effect, and the maximum acceleration for a car.
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