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Why It’s Almost Impossible to Drive a Golf Ball 450 Yards

WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez looks at carry vs. total distance, breaks down the biomechanics of the tee shot, and gets tips from Dustin Johnson, one of the top drivers on the tour, to find out why it's Almost Impossible to drive a golf ball 450 yards through the air.




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Why It's Almost Impossible to Hit a 160 MPH Tennis Serve

Some of the best tennis players have incredibly fast serve speeds. The fastest official serve is 157 MPH, but could it be even faster? WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez looks into the science and skill of sizzling serves.




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Why It's Almost Impossible to Kick a 90-Yard Field Goal

The world record for a N.F.L. game field goal is 64 yards. But place kickers have sent the ball far further in practice. Is a 90 yard kick possible? To find out, WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez explores the physics of long kicks and gets a lesson from pro kicker Harrison Butker.




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Why It’s Almost Impossible to Convert a 7-10 Split in Bowling

The dreaded 7-10 split is by many accounts the toughest shot in bowling. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez went to the U.S. Bowling Congress to meet a pro bowler, an engineer, and a robot named Earl, to find out why it's actually Almost Impossible.




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Why It's Almost Impossible to Do a Quintuple Cork in Tricking

Tricking is a sport with roots in martial arts and elements of tumbling and breakdancing mixed in. The quadruple cork is tricking's ultimate feat: an off-axis backflip combined with four rotations in the air on a separate axis. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez spoke with some of the best trickers in the world to find out how they do it, what makes it so hard, and whether anyone will ever manage to pull off a quint.




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From the earth: world's great, rare and almost forgotten vegetables / Peter Gilmore ; photography by Brett Stevens

Browsery TX801.G55 2018




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Lights almost off in AP’s power sector; Centre’s help sought to switch them on

While electricity consumption fell by a fifth, the state saw a 80% fall in revenue collections during the lockdown period, with an estimated loss of Rs 2,500 crore in revenue collection during the June quarter following 3,200 million units of fall in consumption.




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Symphony in C: carbon and the evolution of (almost) everything / Robert M. Hazen

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You failed your math test, comrade Einstein [electronic resource] : adventures and misadventures of young mathematicians or test your skills in almost recreational mathematics / edited by M. Shifman




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When Lata Mangeshkar almost lost her voice

'Many thought it was the end for me,' Lataji told Subhash K Jha.'I just couldn't sing!'




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Hester Ringling Sanford Mansion with the west side construction almost done




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Almost a man, or, Winning his way to the top




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The Liberty Boys in a snare, or, Almost trapped




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Aerial photograph of an almost completed Mariott Hotel and revolving restaurant.




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Buildings and almost buildings: nARCHITECTS / Eric Bunge, Mimi Hoang

Rotch Library - NA737.N325 A4 2018




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Watch: Racing Point’s Sergio Pérez almost runs over marshals at Monaco GP




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Chris Froome says recovery almost complete as he waits out lockdown




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Rory McIlroy almost aces par-four en route to Mexico lead




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Joaquin Phoenix almost played Batman in Darren Aronofsky’s movie




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Maharashtra: Paying from pocket, some migrants almost home, others struggle for permission to travel




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Breaking Down News: Almost Bourne Identity




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Vin Diesel confirms Chronicles of Riddick 4 script almost ready




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Covid-19: Almost 50% of the dead are below age 60, up from 25%




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When Amitabh Bachchan and Muhammad Ali almost did a movie together




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Man almost lynched for raping girl in UP village