A ping pong ball, found floating in a stream, becomes the source of wonderment for three young boys who live in the remote grasslands of Mongolia, a magnificent landscape little changed since the time of Genghis Khan. Bilike, the ball's discoverer, assumes it's a bird's egg. His wizened grandmother proclaims it a magic pearl. Unconvinced, the boys take the ball to the monastery, but even the grasslands' most knowledgeable inhabitants are stumped. When a television show (seen on the region's only set) reveals that the object is the "national ball of China," the determined young scouts decide to embark upon a journey to return the precious talisman to the Chinese capital 
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Follow the Bouncing Ball...
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Don't just phone it in... Image copyright Apple In the What will they think of next? category is this nifty product from Terranova Scientific, who have produced an iPhone application to measure the Coefficient of Restitution (COR) of table tennis balls, by "listening" to the
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Can the Server Catch the Ball?
Yikes - is that catching? Patrick Chila in a not so photogenic moment.
Photo by Ayoade Ademakinwa, by courtesy of the ITTF When asked by a reader whether the server could throw the ball up and then catch it again , for a second I wasn't sure whether it was a serious question. Surely
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Chinese Characters Part II
Wang Hao, another Chinese Character...
Photo © 2010 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. This time, the Chinese characters mentioned are the actual Chinese characters of the written Chinese language, being translated into English. While browsing Denis' table tennis forum
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Service Training Tips from the German National Coach
Australia's Simon Gerada demonstrating good serving form
Photo © 2006 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. In the January 2010 edition of the popular Butterfly News, German coach Richard Prause provides a number of useful tips on the basics of serving, along with accompanying
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Basement Ping-Pong Basic Strokes - The Forehand Counterhit
Basement =/= Bad
Photo © 2009 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. As part of my Guide to Basement Ping-Pong , it's time to take a look at the first stroke that I think new players using cheap paddles should master - the forehand counterhit . And just to show that the right
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