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00:00 Why are golf balls not smooth?
00:02 At first, it was up to the one who would make the smoothest golf ball.
00:06 At the end of the 19th century, research on the mechanics of fluids
00:10 showed that damaged balls could travel longer distances than smooth balls.
00:15 The first alveolar golf balls were patented in 1905 by the British engineer William Taylor.
00:21 The presence of alveoli limits the energy loss caused by air friction.
00:26 In other words, the effect of alveoli causes the air to cling to the golf ball
00:30 and allows it to go further, faster and be in the air longer,
00:35 which improves the performance of the players.
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