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Let's say, hypothetically, that a basketball is twice the size of a volleyball. And, a volleyball is three times the size of a baseball. So, if a basketball has 12 pounds of air pressure, how much air pressure will a baseball have?
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A baseball doesn't need any air pressure. It has cork and rubber in the middle.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Haha, I fell or it, failed to notice the category.
Oh ace are you concerned with the pressure in a baseball? I'm not... I just want to know if it will move when I throw it.
It won't. I suck at throwing
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It won't. I suck at throwing
JK. Loved it
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Oct 15, 2012
The answer is 2 pounds of pressure (2*3=6)
that one got me confused!!!!!!
This is fun
Found the answer right from the start.
Found the answer right from the start.
Atlast my love of cutting things open has payed off.
The answer is one atmosphere (1 atm), to balance out the pressure from the outside.
Extreme, if there is a balance between the outside and the inside then there is no pressure.
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