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How does Messi keep the ball close to himself

The science of how Messi keeps the ball close to himself photo credit: ZaleDesigns Messi is a magician with the ball at his feet. He's in my opinion the best player in the sense that he can control the ball so well, runs so fast with the ball & changes the direction at full speed like it's a walk in the park. For starters he started playing very early (at 3) which is crucial if you want to be a good player. In that aspect, he's God gifted as he had dribble skills which is genetic in my opinion. Height He is short which means a low center of gravity so it's difficult to push him off the ball. That's why we see that anyone rarely can topple him down, instead players much larger than him lose possession to him. So his short height suits his style of play & is a blessing in disguise. Change of pace Messi changes his pace really well. He starts slow and runs directly at the defender which means the defender has to stop & focus on him. When he reac...

classification of elements

Classification Of  Elements Introduction There are about 115 elements have been known to us till today. Based on their properties, all the elements are arranged in order, known as periodic table. Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, a German scientist, first attempted to arrange the elements in 1817. John Newlands, an English scientist, also attempted to arrange the then known elements (in 1866). John Newlands had followed the order of increasing atomic masses to arrange the elements. Newlands started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (such as hydrogen) and ended at thorium, which was the 56th element (at his time). Newlands’ arrangement of elements is known as “Law of Octaves,” as in his arrangement every eight element had the properties similar to that of the first. E.g. the properties of lithium and sodium were found to be the same. Sa (do) re (re) Ga (mi) Ma (fa) Pa (so) da (la) ni (ti) H Li Be B C N O F Na Mg Al Si P S Cl K Ca Cr Ti Mn Fe Co & N...

structure of atoms

Chemistry - Structure of the Atom Introduction By 1900, it was discovered that the atom was not a simple, indivisible particle, but rather it contains sub-atomic particles. J.J. Thomson  discovered the sub-atomic particle namely  ‘electron.’ J.J. Thomson was the first person who proposed a  model  for the structure of an atom. In 1886, E. Goldstein discovered the presence of new radiations in a gas discharge and named them  canal rays. Another positively charged sub-atomic particle was discovered with experiments of canal rays and named it  proton . Thomson’s Model of Atom Thomson proposed that an atom consists of a positively charged sphere and the electrons (negative charge) are embedded in it (as shown in the image given below). Further, Thomson said that the negative and positive charges are equal in magnitude. Thus, the atom as a whole is electrically neutral. Rutherford’s Model of Atom E. Rutherford is popular as the ‘Father’ of nuclear ph...