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Table Tennis

Table Tennis, also known as Ping Pong, is a sport where two players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth with paddles. It originated from England in the Victorian era and was made an Olympic sport in 1988.

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When did Pong come out?

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Ralph Baer created Pong, as the first video game.

How do you play ping pong?

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You hit the ball back and forth over the net with another person. If the ball bounces twice on your side, you lose a point. Or if you can not return it and have it bounce once on the other persons side you lose a point. People play to different point totals.

How do you make your opponent use a shoe in Wii sports resort table tennis?

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You have to beat the champion then before a game starts press and hold 1 on the wii remote but remember YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE CHAMPION

What is the world record for keeping a ping pong ball in the air?

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The record for most laps walked around a table tennis table while bouncing a table tennis ball is 32 laps, according to the Universal Record Database.

The record for the most table tennis bounces in 30 seconds is 114 according to the Universal Record Database.

The record for the most consecutive table tennis ball bounces using alternate sides of the paddle is 117 according to the Universal Record Database.

How much money do rookie wrestlers make in one match?

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5,000 to 10,000 a week so 35,000 to 70,000 a month and a year is 260,000 to 520,000

What are the table tennis lines?

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If you are playing doubles(with another person on your side), then you and your partner decide who hits the balls that go in the left box and who gets the ones on the right.

Another use of the white lines is that when you practice hitting forehands, you hit the ball to the other person's right box. That goes on and it should work out fine. Same goes to backhands.

Why is the net on the table tennis table there?

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for without a net, the game would not be able to be played. You would not be able to tell who won the point. It is like tennis without a net, impossible to play a fair game.

How you can count points in table tennis?

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You play to 11. Only during the serve may you hit your side of the table, it must bounce twice, once on your side, once of their side. Afterwards, you must send the ball back to their table after it hits yours by the other player.

As long as the ball hits the other players table its in.

If your playing doubles you alternate hits and serve forehand diagonal, same points to 11.

The referee will do the calling in a tournament

Can a regular sized table tennis table fit on a regular sized pool table?

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There are also what is referred to as "conversion table tennis tops" made to fit over pool tables. They come in two halves. Each half is 4' 1/2" X 5'. A retail store, bumpernets.com, sells them on-line as well.

How many different games are there for playing on a ping pong table?

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The first person to score eleven points in a ping pong game is declared the winner unless both players score ten points then the winner will be determined by whoever scores an extra two points.

A representation of a salt crystal made out of table tennis balls?

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The answer to this question is a model

When were table tennis balls invented?

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Table Tennis originated as a sport in Britain during the 1880s, where it was played among the upper class as an after dinner game.

Therefore the balls would have been invented around the same time.

James Gibb was the first person to use celluloid balls in 1901.

How do you get a ping pong ball out of a pipe?

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if your ball gets in a hole you need to get a doctor who can take it out of it...just make sure that u are okay with people watching you

Why placing a dented table-tennis ball in boiling water is one way to remove the dent in the ball assume the ball has no holes?

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The hot water causes the air trapped inside the ball to expand and it may pop the dent out to the original shape.

Faults in table tennis?

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How to Recognize a Service Fault in Table Tennis

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Realize that in a proper serve, the ball must be struck behind the baseline of the table and in front of the server. It must also be struck above the table, and must bounce on the server's side before crossing the net2

Call a fault if the server's ball hand or paddle is beneath the table during the serve.

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Call a fault if the ball is struck either behind the server or over the table on the serve.

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Call a fault if the server spins the ball on the toss - spin may come only from the paddle.

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Call a fault is the server hits the toss while it is still rising.

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Call a fault against anyone who touches the table or hits the ball before it reaches his or her side of the table.

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Call a fault against the receiver if he or she attempts to distract the server by stamping his feet, talking or otherwise obviously attempting to disturb play.

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Call faults on double hits or hits with anything other than the paddle.

Tips & Warnings
  • Overhead obstructions, such a lamp or a low ceiling, are considered part of the playing field and should be played as is.

  • If a serve hits the net and goes over, it is a "let," and must be served again.

  • Although the ball may legally travel around the net, it may not go through holes or between the post and the net.

  • Fault rules are meant as generalities and should not be overscrutinized in friendly play.

Do you get points when your opponent serves in ping-pong?

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Yes.

You win points if you keep the rally going longer than your opponent.

It doesn't matter who is serving. It's not like badminton or squash where you only score points on your own serve.

Where is it possible to purchase a table suitable for a boardroom?

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One can purchase meeting tables by using an online website that sells meeting tables. The online websites that sell meeting tables include: Amazon, Ebay and Officemax. All have a variety of meeting table sizes.

What are the five musscels used playing table tennis?

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Forearm muscles, biceps, deltoids, abdominal muscles, and obliques.

How do you set up a ping pong net?

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Measure 5.3" up from the base.

You must screw it on the table. You want to make sure it is straight up and down and that it is right in the middle of the table.

What does table tennis officials wear?

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They usually wear

smart clothing like; a blazer and

Trousers. They are not allowed

to wear the same colour as the

table.

Which is the International Governing Body for Table Tennis?

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International Table Tennis Federation (www.ittf.com) is the name of the international organization representing ping pong.