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What are the dimensions of a badminton court?

The game of badminton has been a popular backyard sport for generations. Badminton sets containing a net, shuttlecocks, or birdies, and rackets are generally inexpensive. Delineating the boundaries of the court is left to the players. The badminton net sets the center court line, with its top set 5 feet off the ground. Additional lines must be set for singles and doubles sidelines, for long and short service lines and to separating the right and left service courts.

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What is the physics behind soccer?

Newton's first law states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest unless an outside force is exerted on it. In soccer, the outside force is a player's foot or head striking the soccer ball. The first law goes on to say that unless an outside force intervenes, an object in motion tends to stay in motion. The outside forces on the moving soccer ball are friction from the ground and/or air plus Earth's own gravitational pull.\nNewton's second law determines the amount of force needed to move the soccer ball. An object with greater mass requires greater force to move. Forc..

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Where can I find a list of martial arts schools?

In addition to the sites UsaDojo.com and Dojos.info, you can also find lists of martial arts schools in your area in your local phone book. Practitioners of martial arts in your area may also be able to provide you with recommendations and descriptions of the different schools. However, the Internet is by far your best resource when searching for lists of martial arts schools in your area.

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What are some of the highest-valued sports franchises in history?

Other high-valued sports franchises include the Los Angeles Lakers and New England Patriots, each with a worth of $2.60 billion, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Redskins, each valued at $2.40 billion. According to Forbes, the average current value of a sports franchise is $1.75 billion, as of 2015. This is the highest valuation to date and represents a 31 percent increase from 2014.

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What is the history of the WWE undisputed championship belt?

While Chris Jericho possessed the title of Undisputed Champion, he still carried both the WWE and WCW belts to the ring. Triple H defeated Jericho at Wrestlemania 18 in March 2002 to gain the title, and a single belt was made to replace the individual belts. Hulk Hogan took down Triple H in April 2002 at the Backlash pay-per-view to become the third man with the Undisputed Championship. The following month at the Judgment Day event, The Undertaker used a steel chair and a referee distraction to beat Hogan and claim the Undisputed Championship belt. In July 2002 at Vengeance, The Rock pinned Ku..

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What role do college basketball rankings play in recruiting new players?

To understand the correlation, one can simply look at the relationship between the final USA Today Coaches Poll of a given season and the Rivals.com team recruiting rankings for the next year.\nFor example, the 2013-14 season saw 11 teams in the final top 25 poll ranked among the top 25 in team recruiting rankings for the next incoming class; very remarkable, considering that as many as 351 teams have competed at the Division I level in recent years.\nJust the same, in Rivals.com's class of 2015 team recruiting rankings, eight schools in that top 25 also finished the previous season ranke..

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What percent of NHL players are Canadian?

Currently, Canadians are the number one feeder in the NHL program, with more Canadians being drafted as first-round picks. However, in 2010, 11 of the 30 first-round picks were American and 72 percent of all picks were not American. The number of Canadians in the NHL began to fall steeply beginning in the 1970s due to an increase in players of other nationalities.

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What player has the most World Series rings?

Berra helped the Yankees to titles in 1947, 1949-1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 and 1962, before his induction into Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1972. Fellow Yankee Joe DiMaggio is in second place with nine rings won, while Bill Dickey, Phil Rizzuto, Frankie Crosetti and Lou Gehrig all spent parts of eight seasons on World Series-winning Yankee teams. Entering the 2014 season, Derek Jeter, another Yankee, leads all active players with five World Series rings.

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What is a spike in volleyball?

In order to legally spike the ball from the net, the player must be a front-row player. Back-row players can spike the volleyball from behind the 10-foot line, but this is much more difficult and is normally only done by skilled players. A spike is usually accomplished by taking several approach steps and jumping off with both feet before striking the ball.

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How do you take a boat from Dublin to France?

Traveling by ferry from Dublin to France takes between 17 and 20 hours. Most ferry companies allow travelers to take their cars with them for an additional fee. One company, Stenaline, offers passage for one person with a car beginning at a cost of 95 British pounds, as of October, 2015. Stenaline also allows passengers to bring their pets without charge. Eurail offers red-eye or overnight sails from Dublin to France, complete with a disco and other entertainment options.\nTo travel by private boat from Dublin to France, Ireland requires each boat to have enough life jackets for everyone on bo..

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