iBilib: Blow and don't let the ping-pong ball fall!

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Aired (December 15, 2024): The competition is ON! Shaira and Chris go head-to-head in a hilarious mini-challenge! Who can keep their ping pong ball floating longer by blowing air through a straw?    Watch 'iBilib' Sundays at 9:35 AM on GMA Network, hosted by Chris Tiu and Shaira Diaz.    For more iBilib Highlights, click the link below:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLYaldfT7P2Teh_NQfZBAjzvRkaF0KZuw

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00:00Shai, I have a ping-pong ball challenge for you.

00:03Can you hit the ball with this straw?

00:06You know, I think I can do it.

00:09Wow, go ahead.

00:13Wow, you're good.

00:15Why are you just like that?

00:16Go, go, go.

00:18Try to make it jump. Can you do it?

00:20Try to make it fly.

00:22I can't do it.

00:24I can't do it.

00:26Can you do it, Christine?

00:28Try it.

00:30Let's try it.

00:34Wow!

00:36Why did we decide to do this ping-pong challenge?

00:38Because our next trivia is about ping-pong or table tennis.

00:42Oh, I'm also curious about table tennis.

00:46Is it in China now?

00:48Let's find out in All The Answers.

00:52For those who love sports, get a paddle and let's play table tennis.

00:58Like its regular tennis brother, the opponent is standing on the other side of the table.

01:04And there's also a net between them.

01:06When a player serves the ball, they have to respond to it by hitting it.

01:12Until one of them misses.

01:14One point for the other.

01:16Fighting!

01:18Table tennis is a fast game and requires a split-second reaction.

01:22It was invented in England during the reign of Queen Victoria.

01:26But it exploded in the 1900s.

01:28In 1902, the first unofficial table tennis world championship was held in England.

01:34In the following years, it spread all over the world.

01:38There was a modern innovation in this sport in 1950.

01:43The Japanese used rubber on the paddles.

01:46It's called sandwich rubber.

01:49That's what it's called.

01:52If you use sandwich rubber or sponge rubber,

01:55it's easier to control the ball.

01:57It can also increase the speed or spin.

02:01In 1988, the game was included in the Olympics.

02:04Today, professional athletes play table tennis.

02:09People all over the world play table tennis.

02:12Whether it's in an arcade, basement, or anywhere else.

02:15Guess which country is famous for table tennis.

02:19Is it A, the United States?

02:23B, China?

02:25Or C, India?

02:28The correct answer is B, China.

02:31Because table tennis was so popular in China in 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics,

02:37China won all the gold medals.

02:41In 2020, China won all the gold medals,

02:44except for the mixed doubles that Japan won.

03:07For more UN videos visit www.un.org

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