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Originally posted by baltassoc
That's because Bonds understands Newtonian physics.
KE=1/2 M x V^2
Or in English, Kinetic Energy (KE) is proportional to (one half, actually) the mass of an object (M) times the square of its velocity.
In short, the speed of the bat is more important than the mass; if additional mass slows down the bat speed, you end up with less total kinetic energy to transfer to the ball.
Strength certainly impact the ability to hit homeruns. Additional strength does not necessarily enable a person to swing a bat faster (which is controlled more by the ratio of slow and fast twitch muscles, as well as reaction times and eye hand coordination), but it may enable a person to swing a heavier bat at top speed than he would otherwise be able.
ETA: Curse you Atticus!!!
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so the boring baseball talk has changed to boring physics talk. and suddenly the nerds all come out of the woodwork. anyone care to explain the effect of gravitational forces on the ball next?
happy fucking Friday.
