I think the shuttlecock superiority in initial velocity has been general sports physics trivia knowledge for decades now.
I thought it was jai alai too. Seems jai alai is the fastest ball sport while badminton is the fastest projectile (not a ball.)
May I present Matrix ping pong
Impressive!
There’s also a ping-pong-on-the-moon scene in Over the Moon:
Maybe curious to compare it to “Balls of Fury”.
Three glorious minutes of the most edifying, whacked-out exhibition nuttery you’ll ever see.
