tombonneau
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It's provocative. It gets the people going.What does that even mean?
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It's provocative. It gets the people going.What does that even mean?
Use Gay-Lussac's law
P1T2=P2T1 where P is pressure and is Temp (in Kelvin)
P1 = 12.5
T1 = 70 degrees or 294 kelvin
P2 = X
T2 = 45 degrees or 280 kelvin
12.5 x 280 = P2 x 294
or
(12.5 x 280) / 294 = P2 = ~11.777 psi
The most interesting thing to see will actually be the league's response should they discover that nothing untoward did happen (and my gut reaction is that this "scandal" is BS and at worst NE had the balls at 12.5), because it does need to make a strong statement against baseless claims against opponents. Plus the NFL would then have to turn around and hand the league MVP award to A-Aron Rodgers who is on record saying he likes the ball with more air - as much as (gasp!) 14(!!) psi.
To this point this isn't even based on "we found an underinflated ball (or balls) below the minimum requirement" - It's just that someone thinks at least one ball had less air than others usually do. Maybe. And maybe that's below the 12.5 number. It's insane.
If they find that the Patriots violated some rule here, I think the punishment should simply be to give Indy's 2nd or 3rd round pick to NE. That prevents the Colts from trading the pick for a ****ty RB (positive for Colts). I would guess depending on their response or comments in the media regarding this several teams are being set up to have the game balls tested at multiple points during the game by BB next year while they get smoked on round 2 of the FU Road Show.
It's provocative. It gets the people going.
Boston College says this math is not possible. NOT POSSIBLE!Use Gay-Lussac's law
P1T2=P2T1 where P is pressure and T is Temp (in Kelvin)
P1 = 12.5
T1 = 70 degrees or 294 kelvin
P2 = X
T2 = 45 degrees or 280 kelvin
12.5 x 280 = P2 x 294
or
(12.5 x 280) / 294 = P2 = ~11.777 psi
Use Gay-Lussac's law
P1T2=P2T1 where P is pressure and T is Temp (in Kelvin)
P1 = 12.5
T1 = 70 degrees or 294 kelvin
P2 = X
T2 = 45 degrees or 280 kelvin
12.5 x 280 = P2 x 294
or
(12.5 x 280) / 294 = P2 = ~11.777 psi
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/20/brady-said-in-2011-he-likes-deflated-footballs/
Via CBS Connecticut, Tom Brady told WEEI in Boston more than three years ago that he likes deflated footballs.
“[W]hen Gronk scores – it was like his eighth touchdown of the year – he spikes the ball and he deflates the ball,” Brady said in November 2011. “I love that, because I like the deflated ball. But I feel bad for that football, because he puts everything he can into those spikes.”
On that same radio station, Brady scoffed on Monday about the investigation regarding deflated footballs, calling the suggestion that the Patriots deliberately let air out of the balls “ridiculous.”
Coincidentally, tight end Rob Gronkowski posted on Twitter after the controversy emerged a photo of him spiking the ball with the caption, “Warning: Gronking may cause deflation.”
unbelievable.
Let's not go all Doyel/Rosenberg, now...
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-.../4709543/gronkowski-td-spikes-will-get-bigger
Again, let me repeat a not-so-minor point.
Gay-Lussac's law requires the use of absolute pressures. The pressures listed here are gauge pressures—that is, the pressure above atmospheric pressure. When using Gay-Lussac's law you need to add 14.7 PSI to the listed pressures (that is, 12.5 PSI gauge = 27.2 PSI absolute).
God Bless Barstool with an EPIC almost realtime takedown of this clown within minutes of the tweet:
http://boston.barstoolsports.com/ra...y-going-real-emocryptic-on-twitter-right-now/
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Okay, let's (unlike Florio) look at the context.
Did Brady ever say that he prefers to pass an under-inflated ball?
No.
Per the espn article, it's all about how he likes to see Gronk score a touchdown, and Gronk's touchdown celebration.
"I didn’t see it. I mean, he spikes it every time he scores, so I don’t know if that’s flagrant or what," Brady said during his weekly call to Boston sports radio WEEI on Monday. Asked if he spikes the ball after a (rare) rushing touchdown, Brady added: "Yeah, which happens like once every three years. But when Gronk scores -- it was like his eighth touchdown of the year -- he spikes the ball and he deflates the ball. I love that, because I like the deflated ball. But I feel bad for that football, because he puts everything he can into those spikes."
Florio took a few words, took them literally, and came up with a headline that implied that Brady preferred to play/pass under-inflated footballs. If one looks at the full quote, it is clear that is not what Brady was saying.
I really wonder how this clown (Irsay) even got enough money to buy a football team? He comes off like holding a steady job as a french fry cook would be a challenge.