A perfectly placed penalty kick to the top corner is physically impossible to save.

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]A perfect top corner penalty is mathematically impossible to save. And physics proves why in 0.6 seconds. Human reaction time to a kicked ball is 0.6 seconds, the ball takes 0.4 seconds to reach goal. The ball travels at 29 m/s, covering 11 m before your brain finishes processing movement. Maximum human dive velocity reaches 4.2 m/s. But the top corner sits 3.7 m from starting position. Even a 2 m tall keeper with 90 semimeterous arms reaches only 2.8 m horizontally while airborne at peak extension.

[00:00:43]That leaves a 2.7 m unsavable zone in the upper corners, a target the size of three footballs wide. Which sport do you think breaks the laws of physics hardest? Drop your answer below and follow for more.