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10/08/2003 02:39:00 PM | Brad Plumer

As simple as... Why is everyone always picking on missile defense? It's not as easy as it looks, and for the sniveling doubters out there, the Missile Defense Agency suggests you try it for yourself:

Imagine trying to hit a ball that has been thrown towards you with another ball in mid air. Better yet, TRY IT!

What you need:

  • Two, synthetic foam (or equivalent) soft-sided balls
  • At least one friend to help

    Directions:

    1. Decide which of you will be the target missile and which will be the interceptor.
    2. The person who is the target missile throws her or his ball into the air in an arch (as if it is a missile following the curve of the Earth) toward the other person with the interceptor ball.
    3. The person with the interceptor ball then needs to try and hit the target ball with the interceptor ball, knocking it away before the target ball is able to hit him or her.
  • I just tried this out in the library, using crumpled up paper balls instead of nerf. Sadly, no intercepts, but missile defense was quite a bit of fun...



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