Mail Shop - Yellow tennis balls, which look better on colour TV were the idea of David Attenborough when he was the controller of BBC2! But what colour did they used to
![TIL there is a disagreement about what color people say tennis balls are, with 52% saying green, 42% saying yellow and 6% saying "other" : r/todayilearned TIL there is a disagreement about what color people say tennis balls are, with 52% saying green, 42% saying yellow and 6% saying "other" : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/X9MNrj3H0yacWo9pBxh_nNkDsqhaJJwJ00Xu-G-iiM4.jpg?auto=webp&s=360ecf49593705bbe0e821d80fd72c39ea522005)
TIL there is a disagreement about what color people say tennis balls are, with 52% saying green, 42% saying yellow and 6% saying "other" : r/todayilearned
![Tajiel Urioh on Twitter: "Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. #TajDYK #DoYouKnow # Tajiel Urioh on Twitter: "Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. #TajDYK #DoYouKnow #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eo37_H5XcAM_erJ.jpg)
Tajiel Urioh on Twitter: "Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. #TajDYK #DoYouKnow #
![Diply FACTS! Image Credit: Tennis365 Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television, so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. - iFunny Diply FACTS! Image Credit: Tennis365 Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television, so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. - iFunny](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/8ebe8ab770b38dc7f114f926f9fd441905f5e2b53e98dcc57716cde9a028249c_1.jpg)
Diply FACTS! Image Credit: Tennis365 Tennis balls used to be white until Sir David Attenborough realized they'd be hard to follow on color television, so the sport created "optic yellow" balls. - iFunny
Why do some people perceive a tennis ball, which is yellow by the sport's rules and regulation, as being green? What makes some people think the ball has a greenish hue as
![Did famed broadcaster David Attenborough of BBC invent the yellow tennis ball? Why did the sport switch from white colored balls? Did famed broadcaster David Attenborough of BBC invent the yellow tennis ball? Why did the sport switch from white colored balls?](https://www.mediareferee.com/wp-content/uploads/David-Attenborough.-GettyImages-1241173121-89f9548-1200x793.jpg)