@@paniekentertainment1606 yeah I found the video, I could tell KJ was having trouble gripping it. They have a few kinks to work out but I think it would be cool.
I just watched this whole video expecting you to bounce this "basketball" but that didn't happen. I'm also curious about how it would sail through the air with all those holes.
@@nirajsharma8728I’m doing CFD for uni atm and might try to figure out how to render it as it spins through the air I have a feeling it’s going to behave a bit like a golfball in that the surface airflow will probably be moving too quickly to actually permeate internally (i.e. airflow only over the outside)
the concept of ball no longer need to be inflate again is genius. However, in terms of r&d, balls with so many holes will likely affect long range shooting.
The chaos of aerodynamic lift created by the holes will sink this design. It's cool, but a curiosity only. The benefit of air pressure in a stable vessel will never be replaced.
I can't imagine a more intimidating/exciting task than a company like wilson asking to to re-invent something as important as a basketball, and as your first job for them, no less. That's wild :D
I made something almost identical to this about 10 years ago using SLS Nylon for Olympic research. This would bounce, but nothing like a basketball! It’s not isotropic due to the layers, it’s round enough, but slippery plastic, so it won’t behave predictably like a traditionally made ball would, even if it’s made from TPU.
All true. I think what might be interesting is if you could come up with a new interesting game object using additive manufacturing though. Something that couldn't be made with non-additive techniques. I'm not enough of a sportsman to know what would be interesting to attempt to make in that fashion. Maybe a non-symmetrical game device with specific aerodynamics?
It’s the same resources at 10 years ago. The high end 3D printing technology has hardly changed in over 20 years. It’s just the applications that are changing and becoming so-called “world firsts”. Aerodynamics is also an issue, it’s can bounce fairly normally on that hard carpet, but throwing distance it will certainly move around unpredictably as any plastic balls generally do. When working with the Olympic committee on this, it never came anywhere near existing applications, but always made interesting and potential alternatives.
This is really cool that they 3d printed a ball. But is this a basketball ? I have so many questions. Grip, handling, weight and also the holes Does it swoosh through the air , whistles or howls ? Does it behave the same as a inflated basketball ? If you drop it in water does it float or sink ?
Saw some guy talk about it in a video and he mentioned that the weight and the grip of the ball would be the same. Can't say anything yet thought without further information
I dreamt about this last year when I was in Ghana and was made by my cousin in the dream, arguing if we’re to use it. But it was in a soccer bit basketball really
This is a very good idea, but a even better idea would be to make car tires made like this! No more tires popping or deflating it would solve so many problems.
Wonder how it deals with air resistance when thrown? A normal ball would have the air move around it. This one being full of holes would let the air pass through it. Does that create a bunch of turbulence and slow it down? Or maybe the other way around, the air passes it easier so you can throw it further?
What if we where to play with this ball out doors, and a peddle gets stuck inside the ball? I can't imagine that it would be fun to take out. I'd also imagine those tiny holes would drastically change the feel of the ball. Not a fan.
Curious to know how price per ball changes with the addition of a technology that is only used in one place around the world lol…excellent innovation. But not sure it’s a cost effective one for the market. But I also don’t se basketballs so what do it know…
@wilsonbasketball My real question is what will happen if someone that is 200 or more pounds falls on top of the ball? Would it cave in? Would it break? Would it be able to be fixed in a short amount of time after it breaks or caves in? What will happen?
Imagine in this ENTIRE WORLD everything that’s going on Life after death etc and the most important thing you have going in ur life is a airless basketball
In case anyone is curious, the airless ball is achieved with a material made from fungi sperm. The male fungi is subjected to a mature female king trumpet mushroom. The male fungi will erect and produce liquid-like endosperm. The ball will then be made with polymer lattice with 3d printers in China.
All this fancy tech, and development and investment, and not one video of someone passing or shooting the ball. Maybe because it sucks and air getting inside the ball changes the trajectory.
Removing the that powder from the ball without damaging the ball is kind of like a archeological dig? Its litteraly used for bouncing off the ground. How is it going to damage the ball?
This ball only works indoors otherwise it’s going to pick up dirt, rocks, etc and wind will play a huge factor. Even indoors air won’t move across the surfaces of the ball the way it does with current leather balls
Suggestions: 1) Balloon inside the ball that prevents entry of dust and solid particles. 2) Or design the holes that allow one-way going outside while maintaining internal air pressure. 3) Accessory vacuum cleaner equipment that cleans up the insides of the ball.
What about sweat? A normal ball can be wiped off and it's clean, or have a coating which helps stop sweat from accumulating but this ball will get full of sweat on the inside and deposit it all over the court
Check out The Wilson Airless Prototype - Off The Bounce: th-cam.com/video/0w1EBWAvSfI/w-d-xo.html
PLEASE RELEASE THIS
Can I please have one of these? I won't tell anyone where I got it from, it just looks super neat.
During that whole video I would of liked to see them dribble it or bounce it at least once
@@Mvsleeper123 the ball will always be the same that will make it way more EZ to shot
You saved me time, this the only reason I was going to watch it.
At 2:04 u can kinda see it bounce
They used it for 1 dunk in the last dunk contest
@@paniekentertainment1606 yeah I found the video, I could tell KJ was having trouble gripping it. They have a few kinks to work out but I think it would be cool.
Wuda been nice to see someone actually attempt to use the ball...
th-cam.com/video/zRoHKpmcRS0/w-d-xo.html
They used it at this year NBA All Star - Slam Dunk Championship. Can't ask for a better start.
I just watched this whole video expecting you to bounce this "basketball" but that didn't happen. I'm also curious about how it would sail through the air with all those holes.
I believe the holes nullify the air pressure or something. I dunno but there are videos of it bounce.
The real test: tossing it to 6 black guys to stop raping a white girl.
@@sagnikdas5243 Nope. An aircraft wing works because of surface variations. This ball has surface variations ad nauseum.
why's nobody mentioning the completely change in the aerodynamics of the ball
Yes it's the most important concern . Hope CFD may have answer to the air drag the ball may be facing.
Probably because this is just a prototype of the airless part the next step would be to skin it that would be the next phase of the test I would think
They'll probably put some sort of skin to it because it may cause grip problems compared to real basketballs
@@nirajsharma8728I’m doing CFD for uni atm and might try to figure out how to render it as it spins through the air
I have a feeling it’s going to behave a bit like a golfball in that the surface airflow will probably be moving too quickly to actually permeate internally (i.e. airflow only over the outside)
I'm not much into basketball, and I haven't played in years, but I'm looking forward to buying one of these when they become commercially available.
the concept of ball no longer need to be inflate again is genius. However, in terms of r&d, balls with so many holes will likely affect long range shooting.
Nice to know this time Wilson is talking to the players about changing the ball
I CAN’T WAIT TO YELL “AIR BALL!”
The chaos of aerodynamic lift created by the holes will sink this design. It's cool, but a curiosity only. The benefit of air pressure in a stable vessel will never be replaced.
I can't imagine a more intimidating/exciting task than a company like wilson asking to to re-invent something as important as a basketball, and as your first job for them, no less. That's wild :D
I want you to reinvent the basketball court
what i want to see how it is to throw with the holes will it work still have the same level control of a ball that is solid
th-cam.com/video/zRoHKpmcRS0/w-d-xo.html
Wiffle
I made something almost identical to this about 10 years ago using SLS Nylon for Olympic research.
This would bounce, but nothing like a basketball! It’s not isotropic due to the layers, it’s round enough, but slippery plastic, so it won’t behave predictably like a traditionally made ball would, even if it’s made from TPU.
what about the aerodynamics? I guess that would be awful too
All true. I think what might be interesting is if you could come up with a new interesting game object using additive manufacturing though. Something that couldn't be made with non-additive techniques. I'm not enough of a sportsman to know what would be interesting to attempt to make in that fashion. Maybe a non-symmetrical game device with specific aerodynamics?
10 years is a damn long time in terms of technology. I'm sure they can figure it out with the resources they have today 🙃🙃
That's nothing that can't be solved with a coating.
It’s the same resources at 10 years ago. The high end 3D printing technology has hardly changed in over 20 years. It’s just the applications that are changing and becoming so-called “world firsts”.
Aerodynamics is also an issue, it’s can bounce fairly normally on that hard carpet, but throwing distance it will certainly move around unpredictably as any plastic balls generally do.
When working with the Olympic committee on this, it never came anywhere near existing applications, but always made interesting and potential alternatives.
What is it made out of, what material? Can you release the .3mf file, I would like to print it myself.
Thank God for this. Inflating basketballs is absolute torture.
Airless tires will be out all over the world soon too... 👀
Bruh Michelin made airless tires in 2019 already you’re 4 years late
@@WhereToFind Considering how much of a breakthrough that was and how every car on the road now has airless tires, I think that was his point.
@@erikruser6047 it’s still being engineered lol…
@@erikruser6047 if “every car on the road now has airless tires” then why haven’t I seen a single one?
@@turbo_marc because if you did you wouldn't be alive today.
This is really cool that they 3d printed a ball. But is this a basketball ? I have so many questions. Grip, handling, weight and also the holes Does it swoosh through the air , whistles or howls ? Does it behave the same as a inflated basketball ? If you drop it in water does it float or sink ?
Saw some guy talk about it in a video and he mentioned that the weight and the grip of the ball would be the same. Can't say anything yet thought without further information
If you wanna see this ball bounce, one player used it in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. It bounced just like a normal ball 👍
I was like why is this coming up now then I remembered Martin pulled out that weied blqck bqll. Thats cool
What player and what dunk?
@@deezmixednutz6660 i think it was Kenyon Martin Jr
Nope it didnt
@@Saadbsth yes it did.
What an innovative project! And of course, great to see SLS becoming more popular 🤩
Do you have an office in India. If not please make one in India... We need affordable SLS machines in our country that many indian are ready to buy
hi
This is as cool as is it useless, I mean that in the best way possible. As if this will create any logical progression in basketball
It's only Generation 1, they'll improve on the design. Even the modern ball didn't start as it did.
This is the future
Really cool, and great to see a young engineer get this opportunity. Can't wait to see what's next?
I dreamt about this last year when I was in Ghana and was made by my cousin in the dream, arguing if we’re to use it. But it was in a soccer bit basketball really
Guys they obviously bounced the ball at 2:03. Stop asking so incredibly much from our content creators.
Shut up
That's Beautiful!
This is a very good idea, but a even better idea would be to make car tires made like this! No more tires popping or deflating it would solve so many problems.
When is it being released?
Wonder how it deals with air resistance when thrown? A normal ball would have the air move around it. This one being full of holes would let the air pass through it. Does that create a bunch of turbulence and slow it down? Or maybe the other way around, the air passes it easier so you can throw it further?
What about shooting the ball?
This would be cool to test out but I can't see it replacing a leather or composite leather ball. The feel of the ball makes a difference
how do you keep mud/ stones out of it.
I wonder if there is increased or reduced magnus effect
👀 Where do I get that crewneck tho?!! Drop a link!
What if we where to play with this ball out doors, and a peddle gets stuck inside the ball? I can't imagine that it would be fun to take out. I'd also imagine those tiny holes would drastically change the feel of the ball. Not a fan.
Good point
Can you make for soccer too?
When will you release it or give the link to print it?
That’s going to change the in flight physics of the ball. This would never be used in professional basketball.
Impressive, most impressive.
PLEASE RELEASE IT PLEASE
could this be done for a football??
Could you do the same thing with footballs?
Need to see the bounce, rotation, movement when passing, grip, and how the air actually impacts the ball.
When that one pebble gets stuck inside the basketball:
Whoever directed this video totally dropped the ball pun intended and didn't drop the ball and bounce it. I mean major oversight
What's if the ball get wet?
Could this be incorporated in trainers and still keep it's bouncablity
Adidas did this with shoes - Ultra 4D
Is that the one Kenyon Martin Jr used in the dunk contest
Can it bounce?
Curious to know how price per ball changes with the addition of a technology that is only used in one place around the world lol…excellent innovation. But not sure it’s a cost effective one for the market. But I also don’t se basketballs so what do it know…
Where is the designer from?
I wonder what type of material they are using.
SLS Nylon 11.
how about the transportation cost of the ball? it takes more space than a deflated ball. I want to know more of that aspect
Where can I buy one?
So can I have the stl files?
Can you send me one in the Philippines so i can test it?
My god PLEASE release it
Good I wish to see Jokic using this the ball
I'd love a prototype for my channel.
So..... does it bounce?
@wilsonbasketball My real question is what will happen if someone that is 200 or more pounds falls on top of the ball? Would it cave in? Would it break? Would it be able to be fixed in a short amount of time after it breaks or caves in? What will happen?
It looks as though she is reluctant to present her class project.
I'm just blown away that 3d printers exist. I still don't even fully understand how it's possible I mean I do but still.
I just printed one of these out today on my 3d printer
But can we buy one tho?😅
So when is it releasing ?
How many games of horse qualify as “rigorous”?
I feel that it will still take a long time to be launched as the official ball of the NBA
Amazing
Imagine in this ENTIRE WORLD everything that’s going on
Life after death etc and the most important thing you have going in ur life is a airless basketball
No more pumps 😂. If this goes into production in future, there will be endless designs on the ball and customizations for consumers!
This was used in the dunk contest! 😳
I see dirt grime and dust accumulating in the holes over time. I imagine that you'd have to clean it.
What about bouncing on different surfaces? The air pressure you can adjust to fit your preferences but this? Cool idea otherwise.
A whole video about a basketball, and not a single clip of it bouncing or going through a hoop!? How is that even possible???
Only problem i see right off is adjusting the bounce of the ball by adding more air or vice versa.
So big improvement with no example, yeah that's how I do things too😂
We just want to see it bounce.
Whoever is calling sus, y'all do know how legit Wilson is 😂
I'd believe them even if they make square basketball
Can we see it bounce already
In case anyone is curious, the airless ball is achieved with a material made from fungi sperm. The male fungi is subjected to a mature female king trumpet mushroom. The male fungi will erect and produce liquid-like endosperm. The ball will then be made with polymer lattice with 3d printers in China.
Awesome!!!!
Play with that basketball outside, you will be having little rocks get stuck in there. That ball will collect stuff. Play on clean courts.
Airless basketball before gta 6 is insane
The wilson airlines ball its not bad🎉and its also good😊😊😊 you guys
Did you know kaleb???
All this fancy tech, and development and investment, and not one video of someone passing or shooting the ball. Maybe because it sucks and air getting inside the ball changes the trajectory.
How would the holes in the ball not affect the trajectory of the ball say when a player shoots it?
This could potentially change other sports like an airless football or an airless baseball.
Removing the that powder from the ball without damaging the ball is kind of like a archeological dig? Its litteraly used for bouncing off the ground. How is it going to damage the ball?
Why not show how it bounces?
Cast Away 2
This ball only works indoors otherwise it’s going to pick up dirt, rocks, etc and wind will play a huge factor. Even indoors air won’t move across the surfaces of the ball the way it does with current leather balls
It looks good ... but that's all, they talked about technology and development, etc.
But I have a question, have you ever played basketball?
What happens if dirt and grime get inside? You'd have to buy a new one.
Nice sweater
Imagine extending this idea to car tires who ever has this idea will be set for 10 lifetimes
But does it bounce
Wilson has another vid that has a dude dribbling and one of the players at the all star game slam dunk contest did use one
how it bounce doe
Suggestions:
1) Balloon inside the ball that prevents entry of dust and solid particles.
2) Or design the holes that allow one-way going outside while maintaining internal air pressure.
3) Accessory vacuum cleaner equipment that cleans up the insides of the ball.
What about sweat? A normal ball can be wiped off and it's clean, or have a coating which helps stop sweat from accumulating but this ball will get full of sweat on the inside and deposit it all over the court
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