8) Girl's Varsity Basketball Upsets Punahou on their Senior Night

     Yesterday night my sister and I went to 'Iolani Girls Varsity basketball game against Punahou at Punahou School--the city bus took forever.  The game was very exciting because of how close the score was towards the end.  Fortunately, 'Iolani humbly took the win from their opponents in the last three minutes.  Although Punahou had lost their senior night, which is sad, the 'Iolani girls played their hearts out and deserved to win.
     Basketball is an excellent example of Physics.  Especially when a player shoots for a three-pointer or basket.  When a player does that the basketball has projectile motion.  Here is another recap of this concept:  Projectile motion is the movement determined by an object's initial velocity and the constant acceleration of gravity.  During projectile motion the horizontal velocity remains constant, whereas the vertical velocity increases due to gravity.  Another note is when two objects are released at the same time, both objects will land at the same time despite the difference in their horizontal velocities.
     After the game my younger sister and I caught the bus to Pearl Ridge center to eat dinner and watch a movie.  That night was tiring, but also really FUN!!!

Here is a photo of 'Iolani vs. Punahou Girls Varsity Basketball: