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Bowling has been reinvented many times over the past seven thousand years but especially in the last 30. This is the fascinating physics of balls, oil, lane and pins. A portion of this video was sponsored by Salesforce. Go to salesforce.com/veritasium to learn more.
Huge thanks to Steve Kloempken and all of Storm Bowling for letting visit and get a glimpse into the crazy world of bowling.
Huge thanks to legends Chris Barnes and Pete Weber for taking the time to bowl with.
Thanks to Ron Hatfield and James Freeman for their help with research. Check out their great book, Bowling Beyond the Basics: ve42.co/HatfieldFreeman
Thanks to the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) for their help with accessing archival data and footage.
Thanks to Bill Guszczo for giving the idea to make this video in the first place.
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References:
Freeman, James, and Ron Hatfield. Bowling beyond the Basics: What's Really Happening on the Lanes, and What You Can Do about It. BowlSmart, 2018. - ve42.co/HatfieldFreeman
N. Stremmel, P. Ridenour and S. Sterbenz. βIdentifying the Critical Factors That Contribute to Bowling Ball Motion on a Bowling Lane.β United States Bowling Congress, 2008. - ve42.co/BallMotionASQ
USBC Equipment Specifications and Certification Team. βBall Motion Study: Phase We and II Final Report.β United States Bowling Congress, 2008. - ve42.co/USBCBallMotion
Brettingen, Patrick, and Nicki Mours. βUSBC static weight limits remain relevant.β United States Bowling Congress, 2011. - ve42.co/USBCStaticWeight
Article on lane oil origins - ve42.co/OilOrigins
Luna, Richard. βBruce Pluckhahn says there's a little bit of bowlingβ¦β United Press International Archives, 1984. - ve42.co/BowlingHistory
Johnson, Brody D. βThe Physics of Bowling: How good bowlers stay off the straight and narrow.β St. Louis University. - ve42.co/JohnsonPhysicsPpt
Talamo, Jim. βThe Physics of Bowling Balls.β - ve42.co/TalamoPhysicsPpt
Thompson, Ted. βBreakdown and Carrydown - Then and Now.β Kegel. 2012. - ve42.co/ThompsonKegel
Frohlich, Cliff. βWhat Makes Bowling Balls Hook?β American Journal of Physics, vol. 72, no. 9, 2004, pp. 1170β1177., doi.org/10.1119/1.1767099. - ve42.co/FrohlichHook
Article on bowlingβs ranking in participatory sports - ve42.co/BowlingRank
Speranza, Dan, and Dave Nestor. βInitial Oil Absorption Results.β United States Bowling Congress, 2016. - ve42.co/USBCOilAbsorption
D. Benner, N. Mours, and P. Ridenour. βPin Carry Study: Bowl Expo 2009.β United States Bowling Congress, 2009. - ve42.co/USBCPinCarry
Hopkins, D. C., and J. D. Patterson. βBowling Frames: Paths of a Bowling Ball.β American Journal of Physics, vol. 45, no. 3, 1977, pp. 263β266., doi.org/10.1119/1.11005. - ve42.co/HopkinsPath
Normani, Franco. βThe Physics of Bowling.β Real World Physics Problems. - ve42.co/NormaniPhysics
Horaczek, Stan. βThe insides of pro bowling balls will make your head spin.β Popular Science, 2020. - ve42.co/HoraczekSpin
House shot oil pattern - ve42.co/HouseOil. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0.
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Written by Derek Muller and Emily Zhang
Animations by Mike Radjabov and IvΓ‘n Tello
Filmed by Derek Muller, Trenton Oliver, and Emily Zhang
Edited by Trenton Oliver
SFX by Shaun Clifford
Additional video supplied by Getty Images
Music from Epidemic Sounds
Produced by Derek Muller, Petr Lebedev, and Emily Zhang
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