What’s one small improvement you can make in your life?
They say bowling is a science, more precisely physics and this subject has never been my favourite.
I don’t think everyone who plays bowling is thinking science… or do they?
Actually, I like bowling but not the science behind it. And that’s probably why my score is so bad. Always.
Once, a zero score kept me company until halfway through the game. It was so embarrassing that I have to use the barriers; otherwise, I would have gone home breaking the zero-score record and collecting the first embarrassment medal in the history of bowling.
Was it lack of concentration?
No way, because I think of nothing but hitting those shiny, twinkling pins.
Was it the heaviness of the ball?
But I check all of them, and pick the lightest one.
Or was it the power?
Well… I don’t blow the ball; I actually throw it down the lane.
So why do you think I didn’t score much?
What’s wrong?
I throw the ball, but instead of rolling straight towards the target, which is the pins, it strays off, as if a magnet were pulling it away.
The only reason I can think of is… Newton.
Ever since that precious apple hit his head, his ideas have interfered with everything even in a simple bowling game.
Friction, gravity, and other physics concepts become part of the bowling game.
So probably, the more these concepts keep buzzing into your head, the more points you can score.
Perhaps I should really think science next time.
And that’s one of the simple things that needs urgent improvement in my life.
With physics-bowling thoughts,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 