“Football,” Americas favorite sport and past time has for many years captured the attention of millions in the United States. Although teams compete in the most inclement frigid weather, it is a sport that has played an intricate role in uniting families as well as communities in friendly banter, while taking one’s mind off the pressures that may engulf them on a daily basis. And even though this holds true, occasionally, during the season one will experience an upset or a scandal that will rock the nation. The world has bore witness to these types of upsets where the environment; the temperature, had a major effect on the outcome of the game and the teams who were the victors regardless. Whether an upset like the -13 °F “Ice Bowl’ of 1967,
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“Deflate-gate!” Being accused of intentionally under-inflating 11 out of 12 of their footballs to 2.5 PSI’s under the NFL’s required levels, one should have considered the role that atmospheric conditions might have had on the footballs air pressure. Thus proving that when the temperature drops the air pressure of every ball will drop too. Since this scandal hit, many experiments have been conducted to prove that the atmosphere and all of its conditions have impacted the decline in pressure that is in question for the footballs utilized during “Deflate-gate.” As stated in the article, Deflation Experiments Show Patriots May Have a Point After All, “In the experiment, the deflation of the footballs was close to the larger, correctly calculated value. When Healy moistened the balls to mimic the effects of the rainy weather that day, the pressure dropped even further, close to the deflation of 2 pounds per square inch that the N.F.L. is believed to have found” (Glanz, 2015). Without considering the laws of gas and physics one might have concluded otherwise by attesting to the fact that the Patriots had …show more content…
Ideal Gas Laws helps to provide an explanation as to what happens to a gas once the temperature in the environment changes. For instance, whenever the temperature in an area is colder, the molecules inside that environment (in this case, the football) will slow down while decreasing the pressure that occurs inside of it. As in the game of football where the regulatory PSI should reflect that of 13.5 to 12.5, would show a decrease to at least 11.5 causing the gas to escape and therefore decreasing its pressure. On the other hand, providing the same rationale, if the temperature in any given area is warmer, this will increase the movement of the molecules, while increasing the amount of pressure that exist inside of the football. Hence, concluding that the football would remain in its constant inflated state. It is also interesting to note that the lower the temperature is, coupled with added precipitation within the environment will also help to further slow down the movement of a molecule while decreasing the pressure that may exist inside of it. “The National Football League rules stipulate that the pressure in the ball must be between 13.5 and 12.5 psi higher than the surrounding atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric pressure varies with the weather and other variables, but at the time of the game the nearby Norwood Airport reported the barometric air pressure as 29.63
“Deflate-gate!” Being accused of intentionally under-inflating 11 out of 12 of their footballs to 2.5 PSI’s under the NFL’s required levels, one should have considered the role that atmospheric conditions might have had on the footballs air pressure. Thus proving that when the temperature drops the air pressure of every ball will drop too. Since this scandal hit, many experiments have been conducted to prove that the atmosphere and all of its conditions have impacted the decline in pressure that is in question for the footballs utilized during “Deflate-gate.” As stated in the article, Deflation Experiments Show Patriots May Have a Point After All, “In the experiment, the deflation of the footballs was close to the larger, correctly calculated value. When Healy moistened the balls to mimic the effects of the rainy weather that day, the pressure dropped even further, close to the deflation of 2 pounds per square inch that the N.F.L. is believed to have found” (Glanz, 2015). Without considering the laws of gas and physics one might have concluded otherwise by attesting to the fact that the Patriots had …show more content…
Ideal Gas Laws helps to provide an explanation as to what happens to a gas once the temperature in the environment changes. For instance, whenever the temperature in an area is colder, the molecules inside that environment (in this case, the football) will slow down while decreasing the pressure that occurs inside of it. As in the game of football where the regulatory PSI should reflect that of 13.5 to 12.5, would show a decrease to at least 11.5 causing the gas to escape and therefore decreasing its pressure. On the other hand, providing the same rationale, if the temperature in any given area is warmer, this will increase the movement of the molecules, while increasing the amount of pressure that exist inside of the football. Hence, concluding that the football would remain in its constant inflated state. It is also interesting to note that the lower the temperature is, coupled with added precipitation within the environment will also help to further slow down the movement of a molecule while decreasing the pressure that may exist inside of it. “The National Football League rules stipulate that the pressure in the ball must be between 13.5 and 12.5 psi higher than the surrounding atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric pressure varies with the weather and other variables, but at the time of the game the nearby Norwood Airport reported the barometric air pressure as 29.63