Static Water Uptake Measurements for Leather and Synthetic Footballs

Supplementary image files for a scientific study investigating water absorption in association footballs. The dataset contains JPG files from wettability experiments on seven football types, including historical leather and modern synthetic balls. The data was published by Ieuan Phillips in 2026 under a CC-BY 4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze water uptake rates from wettability study images to compare leather versus synthetic footballs.
• Correlate visual data on contact angle changes with proposed absorption and ingress mechanisms.
• Use JPG images of ball specimens to validate historical anecdotes about mass changes in wet conditions.
• Compare static water uptake characteristics between stitched and stitchless ball designs using experimental imagery.

Strengths

• Data directly supports a peer-reviewed scientific investigation published in 2026.
• Experiments cover seven distinct football types, providing comparative analysis.
• Clear provenance with author attribution and CC-BY 4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Dataset is 72.2 MB, consisting only of JPG image files, limiting quantitative analysis without underlying numerical data.
• Sample size is limited to seven ball types, which may not represent all historical or modern football variations.
• The static water uptake measurements may not fully model dynamic, in-game conditions like rain or pitch water.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Ieuan Phillips.

Collection Method

Experimental data from static whole ball and specimen wettability measurements.

Time Range

Study publication date is 2026.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.