The head of physics at MIT said weather could not have been the factor in this case. And he’s in Mass. I’ll trust his physics on this one.
Weather - no. I totally agree.
Temperature - absolutely, as anyone who has ever tried to dribble a cold basketball on an outdoor playground will immediately attest. Cold effects the pressure of a gas in an enclosed space. Period.
Plus would have impacted both teams’ balls... ot just deflate-y Brady
“The head of physics at MIT said weather could not have been the factor in this case. And he’s in Mass. I’ll trust his physics on this one.”
That is NOT what he said. He said the drop could be 1 to 2 psi. I trust his physics on this one”
“If they had inflated the balls inside the building and put it to the minimum amount, and then brought it outside to temperatures that were about 30 degrees lower, that would drop the PSI by between 1 and 2,” Schmaltz explained.”
http://forums.hannity.com/showthread.php?2454813-MIT-Physics-Professor-Explains-Science-To-The-NFL