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I wonder if it will be peer reviewed.
The most important thing is to test everything experimentally! Do all the math you want but test it experimentally!
PBPF contacted the Columbia Professor about this and seems to have received a positive response. He will look at the HeadSmary video etc.. he said.
They should get the network to film the ball pressure before it goes outside and then film ball pressure at half. Too bad way too many people would think bill is a sorcerer at that point as science goes over their headI wonder how much consultation with these professors will involve finding ways of never letting this PSI fluctation happen again.
Pats always had next November in their back pocket to disprove these allegations further (take a ball from any cold weather game and guage it).
You need mit or caltech to do freshman physics.physicist from a 2nd rate institution? not impressed.
You need mit or caltech to do freshman physics.
My hope is Kraft would have an independent study on this subject with one of these two schools while the NFL conducts theirs with Columbia. Don't trust this process, too many personal agendas.
Mr. Kraft needs to win this PR war after the Super Bowl
What are they going to consult on? At this point it's a complete **** show.
Investigator: Hi, I'm from the NFL office of rules, regulations and blackmagicarry. Can you tell us if 12 footballs were deflated by a person?
Professor: Sure what were the starting pressures.
Investigator: Between 12.5 and 13.5, probably.
Professor: Okay, a little tougher with just a range, but as long as you tracked where each ball ended up I might be able to get a ball park figure.
Investigator: Oh yeah, got that, they ended up at less than 12.5
Professor: Exactly how much less?
Investigator: Some more than others, hard to say- didn't write it down.
Professor- So, you want me to tell you if a ball changing pressure from one unknown amount to a different unknown amount is tampering? How could I possibly say without knowing how much each ball changed?
Investigator: Bill Nye can. Look, is it possible that a ball with less air than it started with could have been tampered with or not?
Professor: Well, of course. It's definitely possible, but why assume that? It's even more possible the atmosphere lowered the pressure. You need numbers to say anything. It's possible we could get hit by an asteroid tomorrow but I have no evidence to think it's true.
The next day: The NFL has released its investigation. The Columbia Physics department has stated that based on the evidence they've seen, tampering is "Definitely Possible."