Welcome to the Science Mondays segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Science Mondays will feature stuff from the world of science and science related content. Our goal here at Geek Alabama is to hopefully have you learn something useful and fulfilling. Science is a geek’s best friend, and we love featuring science content here at Geek Alabama.
Why are bowling alleys across America replacing 2,000-pound mechanical pinsetters with nylon strings? I climbed on top of a 1960s Brunswick A2 free-fall pinsetter at Century Lanes in Hampton, Virginia, to understand why independent bowling alley owners are fighting to keep these 60-year-old machines alive. As the bowling industry undergoes a massive technological shift toward string pinsetters (string pins), I explore the engineering history, the physics of pin carry, and the secret mechanical transition happening inside your local bowling alley.
