Video, 4 mins
Physics of Snooker
Jimmy White's impossible dump shot
22 Apr 2022 17:00
This snooker shot is completely impossible to play - but why? Professor Simon Goodwin from the University of Sheffield discusses the physics behind it, and how maths and mechanics start to unravel the answer.
Credits
The Film
- Featuring Professor Simon Goodwin, Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Featuring Jimmy White MBE
- Produced by Kieran Bentley