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Racquetball Experiment

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I decided to play racquetball with my father at the gym for this experiment. Racquetball is a competitive game where a group of players play tennis ball inside of a box, and they take turns hitting the ball with their racket onto the wall to travel towards the other players. I had an amazing time playing, and I learned a couple of interesting information about himself and I. During Labor Day weekend, I was spending quality time with my family in Pittsburgh, and one morning, I decided to play racquetball with my dad. This is because I would see if I 'm interested in it, and I knew that I needed to workout, since I haven 't in a while. I knew that he has been playing that sport for the longest time, and I have been greatly interested in

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