Now, I'm sure some of you could see this coming (and shame on those of you who couldn't!), but I feel its time for some statistics on the website.
1. Table tennis is the fastest ball sport on Earth.
2. Table tennis is the second most participated in sport on the planet, after football.
3. Professional table tennis players react faster in a rally than human beings possibly can (making them either super human or very good at anticipating!).
4. When a player hits a shot the ball can rotate at over 3000 times per second.
5. When a ping-pong ball gets wellied the opposing player has only 6/100 of a second (or 0.06 secs) to react. OR as Matthew Syed put it :
"When a player hits a forehand smash it takes only 6/100 of a second for the ball to get to the other end of the table"
Above are some 'facts' about table tennis that I have either read or heard in the 10 years I've been playing. They are my weaponry whenever people start insulting our great sport (as they often do). I have no idea which are true (if indeed any are) and which are not.
That is where you come in. If you know whether they are true or not or if you have some table tennis related facts of your own, either email me on k.j.wilson@lycos.co.uk or leave a message in the guestbook. Over to you! 
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