What would happen if you played basketball on a planet with less friction than earth?
85442
I don't know but the way the Bulls are playing it might help them rebound!! Be fun to watch the ball bouncing all over
30629
accoring to space.com, if the earth stopped rotating suddenly.Our atmosphere would still continue to rotate at aprox 1000 mph, obliterating everything on the surface, basically the entire earth would turn into a sandblaster.
131841
The seasons would be far milder. There probably still would be some seasonal variations because the earth is not always the same distance from the sun.\n\nAlso, it should be noted that even if the axis of rotation was oriented to be normal to the ecliptic, there is still a 435 day period Chandler Wobble to the earth's axis, caused by redistribution of mass on the earth's surface (and presumably within the earth as well) and the conservation of angular momentum.
920086
just get a basketball dribble it bounce it up and down and try to shooooot! and make it!111111 yes
895183
In the absence of friction, they would fall at exactly the same rate. In the real world, assuming the balls are the same size (which means the lighter ball is less dense) the heavier ball would be faster, because the drag would be similar but the driving force (the weight) would be different.\n\nThe reason they'd travel at the same speed when friction is neglected, is exactly the same reason they free-fall at the same speed; gravitational acceleration is uniform. Placing them on a ramp (or roller coaster track) simply dilutes the effect based on the sine of the angle to horizontal.
1016707
there is friction in space as said before but it is also because there is matter in space, just not very much, and eventually it would cause the object to stpo spinning
287697
The ball would execute simple harmonic motion in addition to being hugely affected by Coriolis "force" due to the spinning Earth. \nIf the tunnel were not spinning and the ball was dropped straight down the center, the equation governing the ball's motion would be ma = GM(r)m/r^2 where M(r) refers only to the mass of the solid sphere under the ball, since uniform spherical shells do not exert any force on objects inside them. Assuming uniform density p, we have M(r) = (4/3)*Pi*r^3*p, so a(r) = G*(4/3)*Pi*r*p. If we let k = G*(4/3)*Pi*p, which is a constant, we get the ubiquitous equation a(r) = k*r, or d^2r/dt^2 = k*r, which we all know the solution to as the simple harmonic oscillator r(t)=A*cos(Sqrt[k]*t + B) where in our case A is the radius of the Earth and B=0.\nTo complicate matters, due to the presence of some pretty dense air, it will be necessary to add dampening conditions to the differential equation, giving a damped oscillator.\nAlso, the Earth is spinning and since the ball is not rigidly connected to it, it experiences a Coriolis "force" towards the tunnel walls in addition to its oscillation, which will surely cause it to at least stop prematurely.\nIt is more likely the ball will be destroyed by hitting the sides of the tunnel at high velocity. ;)
442329
there would be many answers. a lot of combination of speeds and angles are possible to put the ball in the basket.
399579
It would screw up a lot of calculations and other assigned physical values. Since no friction at all is 0 you would be claiming less friction than none. It is set up the way that it is for much the same reason that there are limits to aerodynamic lift and other forces that are nonsensical when allowed to become either negative or larger than one.
12835
Friction occurs when two objects rub together, and is not dependent on gravity. So there would be friction even in outer space.\n\nProbably you are referring to air friction, which happens when objects move through the air. Since there is no air in outer space, there will be no air friction. That is why a moving spacecraft can turn off its rockets and keep moving forever in outer space (as long as it does not hit something or is pulled by gravity of a planet, moon or star).
743175
dribble the ball closely to ur feet...
1182139
If you're talking about some magical reversal without physical consequences, you already have several answers. But if you're talking about physical reality... the earth's mass is about 6.6 sextillion tons and its tangential velocity due to rotation is over 800mph at the equator. You can't just stop an object that massive, moving that fast without equally huge effects. The biggest effect would be friction. Energy is conserved and stopping the rotation of earth would convert the planet's entire momentum into heat. If the reverse happened quickly enough, the heat generated would probably boil the atmosphere and the oceans off into space. Everything on the surface would burn or melt. All life on the surface would end - everything would go up in smoke. \n\nIf the reverse happened slowly, we would lose the angular momentum of our orbit around the sun. Earth would leave its orbit and either fly off into interstellar space or plunge into the sun - either way would be pretty final.
142985
Ask someone who plays "extreme" basketball.
223615
if only you could bring planet to standstill then  it would surely hit sun.the movement of planet around sun create a centrifugal force resisting gravitational pull.
182304
great question - I wish I knew more but tides would be different. Also - the day would be shorter. The equatorial regions would be hotter, and the regions further away would be colder. The earth's rotation would be more stable with less wobble.
540447
Let's just talk about Earth. The earth's diameter is 12756 km. Its circumference is pi x 12756 = 40074 km. The earth spins 1 round in 24 hours. That's 1700 km/h, or 472 m/s. If it rotates in an OPPOSITE direction, it's like the Earth is rotating at 944 km/s and suddenly stops. What happens? You fly through the air at 944 km/s. All the houses fly through the air at 944 km/s. Whole forests fly at 944 km/s. Even whole mountain ranges and mountain tips fly at 944 km/s. The ocean's waters fly backward at 944 km/s. Talk about a uber tsunami. I don't know what the friction of air against these object would do to them. Can anyone solve that? Even the Earth's crust might become detached with its outer mantle, I think. Lava breaks out everywhere, global earthquakes... In short: All hell breaks loose. Man, that's even worse than the Death Star. Superman actually does that to Earth in one of his movies. He's a major nut!
704662
The theory is strong.  It should work that, if an athlete were to train under a progressively increasing gravitational pull, he or she would perform proprtionately better under in a lower-gravity environment.\n\nThe converse is true, as proven by astronauts that return to earth after long stints in micro-gravity.  They have been quoted as saying that a standard wrist watch becomes a bowling ball on after as little as 30 days in orbit.