Eli5: What makes double-rimmed basketball hoops so incredibly unforgiving compared to single-rimmed ones?

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Eli5: What makes double-rimmed basketball hoops so incredibly unforgiving compared to single-rimmed ones?

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Double rims don’t flex. If you grab onto a double rim at an outdoor court it will be completely rigid. Single rims, ones generally found at high schools or rec centres, will flex when you pull down on them – then spring back up into place.

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