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Scientists Say The NFL's 'Deflate-Gate' Isn't All Hot Air
Scientists Say The NFL's 'Deflate-Gate' Isn't All Hot Air
Being a Dolphins fan, I have to say I have no love for the Pats. The thing that bothers me is that the officials handle the football after every play, so how could they not tell that the ball was more deflated than normal?"Deflating the ball does give a team an advantage," says materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez, the author of Newton's Football, a book about the science of football. Ramirez says the slightly softer football improves the grip.
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