r/SipsTea • u/Quenki • 15h ago

Gasp! Just American things

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u/ExpressThisBubbles 15h ago

Isnt Racket ball and Squash two different sports....?

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u/NoStupidQsExist 15h ago

idk why you’re being downvoted, but yeah they are. different courts and different rules

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u/uatme 14h ago

Different balls

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u/guitar_vigilante 14h ago

Believe it or not, different racquets too.

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u/maidentaiwan 13h ago

two entirely different sports in every aspect.

old boy needed to do a little bit more research before rolling this bit out.

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u/Eddieandtheblues 13h ago

In 2016, World Squash Federation began to 'rebrand' racketball as Squash 57, the 57 referring to the diameter of the ball in millimeters, in order to emphasize both its membership of the 'squash rackets' family

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u/LetsGoRed 10h ago

Why research when he can just make shit up for cheap laughs?

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u/Riyeko 12h ago

Also, squash is a veggie you eat too lol

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u/DatFunny 10h ago

That’s the case with a lot of these things. There are different types of glasses, bins, pavements… So being more specific is something to make fun of?

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u/GayRacoon69 11h ago

Not only that but racquetball was invented first

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u/KungFuJosher 10h ago

Racquetball was invented more than a century after squash.

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u/CanadianGrown 7h ago

Next you’re going to tell me that tennis and pickleball are different sports… get outta here!