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【科学60秒】世界杯用球诡异“这不赖你”

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With the World Cup soccer ___1___ underway in South Africa, a couple of things for the science-interested audience to watch for. First, the games will feature a new ball, called the Jabulani, the Zulu word for “celebrate.” And some players think something foul is ___2___. They contend that the ball doesn’t behave the way a normal soccer ball should, that it even turns the wrong way in mid-air. Adidas, which makes the ball, claims that the players complaining all have contracts with Adidas’s competitors.
The Sports Technology Research Group at England’s Loughborough University designed the ball. The sections aren’t ___3___ together anymore. Instead, the seams are glued or ___4___. The group leader, Andy Harland, told the Telegraph newspaper, “We have created a ball that is almost perfectly round, and more accurate than ever before.” Well, millions of soccer fans will ultimately decide the latter.
Also watch for the effects of altitude. Some of the games in South Africa will be played at ___5___ over a mile high, which could make catching one’s breath the primary goal.