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Clearly the hoop that minimizes shots is what exists at funfairs all over the world. Would making the backboard convex make it near-impossible to hit? What ab
by r00fus 7y ago
Clearly the hoop that minimizes shots is what exists at funfairs all over the world.
Would making the backboard convex make it near-impossible to hit? What about making the curve imperceptible so it's hard to notice it's helping/hurting?
- nbardy 7y agoThe carnival hoops I've examined all have ellipsis shaped rims. Impossible to distinguish from a circle when observed from the front, but clearly squished if you walk around and get underneath it.
- sxv 7y agoellipsis shaped rims... will leave you hanging.
- minhazm 7y agoThat's if you hit the backboard. But you don't need to hit the backboard and plenty of people can normally make the shot without it. Funfairs / carnivals probably are doing something with the hoop itself.
- DDR0 7y agoThey're also not standard basketball height, so if you're used to aiming at a standard hoop—
- JshWright 7y agoMark Rober (who is linked elsewhere in this thread for a dart board that does the same this as this backboard, but with active compensation) also did a video on how carnival games are rigged. Dart Board: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHTizZ_XcUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHTizZ_XcUM Rigged Carnival Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_ZlWJ3qJI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_ZlWJ3qJI (Bonus, in the theme of sports equipment that wins for you) Auto bowling ball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM5NHC97JBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM5NHC97JBw