Dropping A Basketball From A Skyscraper 😮

If you dropped a basketball from the Empire State Building, it would only bounce back a few stories. But what if you wanted to bounce it all the way back to the top? Well, you would need a basketball three times the size of a hot air balloon. But since some energy is always lost, it would only bounce 80% of the way back up. To get it to reach the top, you would need a slingshot to add extra force. But if the angle was off even a little bit, it could launch sideways, crushing the Empire you would need a slingshot to add extra force. But if the angle was off even a little bit, it could launch sideways, crushing the Empire

State Building.