I mean - he's got hops.
I dunno. That's an impressive leap, even if it's not to the top of the backboard. I'd bet his vertical leap is a above 34-36". There are high school kids in Nebraska with 34-36" vertical leaps. Just sayin..
Apparently, it runs in the family. Yesterday my six year old son asked, "Dad, When you cut a piece of paper in half with scissors, what happens to the little bit of paper right in the middle? Does it just disappear?"
Tell him that little missing bit is called the "kerf."Apparently, it runs in the family. Yesterday my six year old son asked, "Dad, When you cut a piece of paper in half with scissors, what happens to the little bit of paper right in the middle? Does it just disappear?"
I think this is an awesome question. I've actually spent time thinking about it myself, in the past. I mean, a pair of scissors isn't sharp at all at atomic dimensions. The scissors are really just making a fine, directed tear in the paper that appears to our naked eye as a straight cut. So when to two blade edges shear by each other, tearing the paper, I'm sure some molecules of stuff that make up the paper get scraped off and caught on the scissor blades. Then they probably rub off on the next piece of paper that's cut. Hey, it's something to think about.
Except that video is in no way 'forced perspective'. He touched the highest rung on the vertical leap device. The device doesn't measure any higher than that.
You assume that the vertical leap device was hung correctly
I will tell him. He already has a remarkable vocabulary for a six year old.Tell him that little missing bit is called the "kerf."Apparently, it runs in the family. Yesterday my six year old son asked, "Dad, When you cut a piece of paper in half with scissors, what happens to the little bit of paper right in the middle? Does it just disappear?"
I think this is an awesome question. I've actually spent time thinking about it myself, in the past. I mean, a pair of scissors isn't sharp at all at atomic dimensions. The scissors are really just making a fine, directed tear in the paper that appears to our naked eye as a straight cut. So when to two blade edges shear by each other, tearing the paper, I'm sure some molecules of stuff that make up the paper get scraped off and caught on the scissor blades. Then they probably rub off on the next piece of paper that's cut. Hey, it's something to think about.
It's not an illusion that he touched it. The question is how high is it above the floor.
Well there's a regulation basketball hoop directly behind the device in clear view that might be a pretty good indicator...