Is it out

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Rick is formed, ball is 50cm behind the back foot

Is it out ?
 

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I want to know who this Rick is who has a ball half a metre behind his back foot!?
 

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Is it moving? 'Coming out' is movement. 'is' is a positional verb.
not sure it makes a difference, but let's say it's moving

The answer is that the ball is both "out" but also only "coming out" depending on what happens next. It's a Schrodinger ball

6 comes round and picks it up .. that's OK because it's out
6 comes round and dives on it ... that's not OK because it was merely "coming out"

What if 6 asks "Is the ball out?" "Well..."
 

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It’s Schrodingers ball.
 
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