2006-09-26 10:28:28 · 11 answers · asked by hope a 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
It's all got to do with the temperature of the air inside the basketball itself. When the air molecules inside the ball are warmer, they are more active, making the ball bounce higher. The cooler the air inside the ball, the less active the molecules, making it bounce not so high. But I find that if you pump the ball up at the place you're going to use it, instead of pumping it up before you go, the ball will bounce better.
2006-09-26 12:12:05 · answer #1 · answered by Brian P from Washington 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two reasons
1: the air pressure drops in the ball with temperature
2: the cold makes the casing less flexible
2006-09-26 10:31:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air compresses in cold which means a flatter ball
2006-09-26 12:59:51 · answer #3 · answered by Mike R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cold air--- contracts=
you can leave your ball in the car in the summer and it really bounces.
you can also warm your ball up in the microwave if you dont have a pump. not a flat one, just one that needs warmer air,.
dont do it for too long.
2006-09-26 12:02:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the colder chemicals make the ball actually go slower like when u swim in cold water u dont go as fast as warm water
2006-09-26 10:45:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cold air makes the air in the ball contract.
2006-09-26 10:29:49 · answer #6 · answered by gatesfam@swbell.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the rubber is colder, thus not as elastic as it would be in hot weather.
2006-09-26 11:12:08 · answer #7 · answered by Special nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well...the air is deflated out of the ball...so yeah
2006-09-26 11:22:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who the hell wants a boncey ball anyway?
2006-09-26 10:31:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what he said
2006-09-26 10:31:25 · answer #10 · answered by - 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋