Table Tennis & Physics

This past Wednesday at lunch, the second annual Iolani Ping Pong tournament was going down at the upper gym. I was playing in it, but I lost in the second round to "The Rubasch." There were a lot of people there, and they all played differently, like some people held it Chinese style, some people put lots of spin on the ball, and whatever. You may find yourself asking "How does all this relate to Physics?" and "How the heck did you lose to the Rubasch?" Well, physics has everything to do with ping pong. It's all about force and angles. See, if you hit the ball with a low trajectory, then it will bounce off the table at a low angle, making it harder for the other guys to get good hits. If you hit it at too high of an angle, the ball will go straight up and the other guy can SLAM IT!!!! Force plays a big role too, you don't want to hit it too soft, or the ball won't make it over the net. Not to hard either, or else it won't even hit the table. I'm sure we will learn about objects bouncing and trajectory later in the year. Good thing, so next year I can use my immense knowledge of Physics to beat the Rubasch. RUBASCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!