If You Read One Article About Gauges Today...

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

The pressure of the Patriots ball that had been intercepted by the Colts was separately tested three times and the measurements—11.45, 11.35 and 11.75 psi, respectively—were written on athletic tape that had been placed on the ball for identification.

the average of these three measurements is 11.52 psi

...using the most likely pressure and temperature values for the Patriots game balls on the day of the AFC Championship Game (i.e., a starting pressure of 12.5 psig, a starting temperature of between 67 and 71°F and a final temperature of 48°F prior to the balls being taken back into the Officials Locker Room), these equations predict that the Patriots balls should have measured between 11.52 and 11.32 psig at the end of the first half, just before they were brought back into the Officials Locker Room.

Thus this entire controversy was sparked by someone thinking
"11.52 is way way different then 12.5"

when, with a modicum of common sense, they would have been asking themselves
"Is 11.52 within the expected range of 11.32-11.52?"

practice test (for Colts fans):

This is a number line:

Question? Is the number 3 between 0 and 5?
Answer: Why...yes, I believe it is!

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[QuantumMechanic]

1) That's a great article.
2) Reading it just gets me super pissed off all over again at the NFL and Bobbie K.

 

[XLIX]

It angers me to no end how this whole thing is based on ignorance by the Colts, the refs and the league.

I admit that I didn't understand all the subtleties of the Ideal Gas Law before this nonsense happened (and I still don't) but for Pete's sake, haven't any of those people gone out to their cars on the first cold morning of autumn and had the Check Tire Pressure light on????

 

[Bobsyouruncle]

It angers me to no end how this whole thing is based on ignorance by the Colts, the refs and the league.

I admit that I didn't understand all the subtleties of the Ideal Gas Law before this nonsense happened (and I still don't) but for Pete's sake, haven't any of those people gone out to their cars on the first cold morning of autumn and had the Check Tire Pressure light on????

I think you're being generous by assuming ignorance. The team we routinely kick the s*** out of cried. It was a temper tantrum worthy of a five year old from the beginning and the only reason it wasn't treated as such was because the league filled with 5 year olds.

 

[Crazy Patriot Guy]

It angers me to no end how this whole thing is based on ignorance by the Colts, the refs and the league.

I admit that I didn't understand all the subtleties of the Ideal Gas Law before this nonsense happened (and I still don't) but for Pete's sake, haven't any of those people gone out to their cars on the first cold morning of autumn and had the Check Tire Pressure light on????

I'm amazed that Brady had McNally fly down to Texas when we had those cold fronts come through, take air out of my tires, and then re-inflate while I was at work and it warmed up outside. I mean I don't even know why he did that. He had to though, right? There's no other explanation.

 

[XLIX]

I think you're being generous by assuming ignorance.

That's an excellent point. There was certainly an element of malice mixed in there with the overall ignorance.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

A blend of ignorance and malice converted to 100% malice when the lie of "11 of 12 footballs" was leaked

The Colts may have been ignorant. Ditto the refs. But Kensil and Vincent had MOTIVATION. Ignorance is not motivating, but malice is.