The math behind Michael Jordan’s legendary hang time - Andy Peterson and Zack Patterson

Discover the physics behind Michael Jordan’s legendary slam dunk hang time.

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Michael Jordan’s legendary slam dunk from the free throw line has been calculated at 0.92 seconds of pure hang time. But how many seconds could Jordan have gotten were he doing the same jump on Mars? Or Jupiter? Andy Peterson and Zack Patterson share the math equation behind hang time.

Lesson by Andy Peterson and Zack Patterson, animation by Oxbow Creative.

[iandavidson]

When a nerd and a jock have to do a group project

[ShawnRavenfire]

Okay, we have to make moon basketball a thing.

[Daedhart]

Ok, hang time explained. Now explain Hammer time.

[mooxim]

Someone needs to turn this into a game. Moon basketball sounds awesome!

[edgard]

Lets start a petition to get the NBA to schedule one moon game per season.

[cyrus]

Well now I really want to see a basketball game on the moon...

[pavanprecious]

Fun video, but even more impressive making, kudos to Andy and Zack, I hope you guys keep making more. The best thing that really stood out was the sound, kudos to whoever did it.

[thisjointisloose]

The reason why MJ looked like he was in the air for so long during jumpshots was his ability to throw the ball up while he was coming down plus the bending of his knees. It was an unstoppable shot. Simply the GOAT

[Prince]

Y'all remember that hang time at the end of Space Jam ? XD

[duckiebee]

*What goes up, must come down*
Flys into space
Stays away from celestial bodies
Stays up till the end of time

*wakes up*
What the hell?!

[radiotop]

*3:11* to *3:24* that beat production is CRAZY son

[SkyrimHod]

You probably should also have mentioned that for a small enough asteroid, he might not ever come back down and would instead end up in orbit around it or even achieve escape velocity and wind up in orbit around the Sun instead.  Would be interesting to calculate exactly how small it would need to be for that to happen.

[GreatBlueKnight]

Peterson and Paterson, a necessary distinction that eliminates the sudden suspicion I had that those two people were somehow related until further investigation.

[AmGroot]

I saw the title as "The man behind Michael Jordan's legendary hang time"...

[tobiaszb]

The equation is about center of gravity.
If MJ makes a shot while falling and he pulls up his legs then the jump is longer (in time and distance).

[arifahmad-]

**Ted_Ed : hang time**
**Newton :hold my gravity**

[ethanboyd]

Well that answers that -

We need to start rostering games on the Moon... it's as simple as that !

[thatnativeking]

“00:45 infamous dunk?” Do you know what infamous means?

[강민재]

수학과 멀게 느껴졌던 체육도 수학에 눈으로 바라보는 시각을 얻었습니다. 정말 재미있었습니다. 다른것에도 숨겨진 과학이 있는지 생각해 보기도하고 새로운 시각으로 바라보게 되었습니다. 재미있는 시간이 되었습니다. 감사합니다.

[moonprince]

Basically MJ maxed out his vertical for his height