Most people know David Attenborough for being the voice of nature documentaries. But few know that he is the reason tennis balls are yellow.
Most people know David Attenborough for being the calming and authoritative voice of nature documentaries. But few know that he is the reason tennis balls are yellow.shared an illuminating story about how Attenborough was influential in changing tennis balls from white to yellow.. The traditional white tennis ball had been used for decades until Attenborough, then a young television executive, sent four color broadcast cameras to Wimbledon in 1967.
After the 1967 Wimbledon tournament had been completed, Attenborough suggested that a fluorescent ball would be more visible to the cameras with the aim of enhancing viewers’ experience.
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