What is the Magnus Effect? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains...

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What is the Magnus Effect? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the physics and aerodynamics of a spinning ball.
How does a rising fastball work? We discuss this perplexing phenomenon in baseball: Is the ball actually rising? Learn about how the height of the pitcher’s mound and the height of the pitcher impact the game. How does spin impact the atmosphere around it? Discover the Magnus Effect and the aerodynamics behind tricky pitches like curveballs and knuckleballs. Plus, a new pitch called the “Chuck Speed” pitch.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:34 - Rising Fastball
1:20 - Pitchers
4:09 - Curveball Physics
5:33 - Magnuson Effect
8:20 - Subverting Batter Expectations
10:30 - Sinking Fastball
11:34 - Chuck Speed Pitch
12:07 - Fast Pitches
13:37 - Knuckleball
15:37 - Closing Notes

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@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

What did you think of our special edition Sports Explainer?

@vito4889 Жыл бұрын

Table tennis is another good example

@pacaleary Жыл бұрын

Great idea. There are a lot of physics in sports. Football (soccer), volleyball, bow and arrow, there are a lot. I would appreciate, please.

@Nomphalos Жыл бұрын

The Randy Johnson fastball didn't disintegrate the bird. The puff of feathers obscures it and makes it look like it exploded, but if you look closely at a video of it you can see the bird fall to the ground on the left.

@philandeswilliams1975 Жыл бұрын

👍🏿You could expand to cover football spirals, soccer ball kicks that arc into the net, english on cue balls, bowling strikes and best trajectory to make them; and the list goes on!📜

@ayushmaanyadav5280 Жыл бұрын

I loved it! Short and quick. I appreciate the interesting physics behind everyday sports.

@PumpkinDefender Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait for the knuckleball episode. I’d love to see y’all get a retired knuckleballer like Tim Wakefield or RA Dickey to come on and help explain how it works and how they grip the ball.

@kar5431 Жыл бұрын

Chuck should have Neil attend his comedy shows. Neil’s laughter is contagious.

@veinybones5955 Жыл бұрын

hey, neil! i’m trying to learn about the CERN particle accelerator but it doesn’t make much sense to me. could you possibly do a video explaining it for us laymen? thanks!

@AceSpadeThePikachu Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an explainer on the aerodynamic affects of things like the dimples on golf balls or even the tail fins on arrows and darts.

@david_oliveira71 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@ugocoveliers7570 Жыл бұрын

Dimples on golf balls are used to create turbulent flow around the ball. This is done to prevent the airflow ‘separating’ from the ball as it flows over the ball (which it would do if it were fully laminar flow). Separation of flow is bad as it creates a low pressure zone behind the ball creating a force in the opposite direction that the ball is travelling. Very superficial explanation but thats the concept behind it.

@uncharted7againblackking256 Жыл бұрын

@@ugocoveliers7570 exactly now read the arrow and dart part lol

@Gina-ud2zd Жыл бұрын

I would also like to know what kind of disadvantage you have if every one of the golfers don't have the same clubs

@AceSpadeThePikachu Жыл бұрын

@@ugocoveliers7570 I saw the Mythbusters episode where they gave a care golfball dimples to see if it was more fuel efficient and it actually worked.

@blackdrug8771 Жыл бұрын

Explainer videos is my best series in this channel, thank you guys!

@fiusionmaster3241 Жыл бұрын

Same bro

@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoy them!

@mattevans-koch9353 Жыл бұрын

When I was very young I think Chuck and I would have both ended up playing right field together. My baseball career was very short. Thank you gentlemen for a nice scientific look into the sport of baseball.

@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@widehorizons325 Жыл бұрын

@@StarTalk can i contact you ?😊

@suelynch Жыл бұрын

The Australian KZfaq channel "How Ridiculous" has a number of Magnus effect videos. The lads drop basket balls and just about anything they can off dams and anything that is high enough for the effect to be seen. Their video's "EXERCISE BALL GOLF with MAGNUS EFFECT from STADIUM ROOF!", "CATCHING EXERCISE BALLS with MAGNUS EFFECT from STADIUM ROOF!", are truly fantastic to watch. There are numerous other Magnus video's on their channel.

@rpgroome Жыл бұрын

A couple of things that Neil got wrong here. 1) All overhand fastballs have backspin, the rotation on the sinker is not reversed. The difference is that rising fastball is held so that 4 seams encounter the air with each rotation, whereas the sinker only has two seams on each rotation. More seams means more friction, hence the magnus force is greater for the four seamer. 2) The knuckleball does spin a little, maybe 1/2-1 1/2 rotations to the plate. The slow spin creates negligible magnus force, but it breaks because of the Bernoulli force, due to the different airflow paths over the seams, not a breeze. These are both covered in The Physics of Baseball by Robert K Adair.

@brianschmitzer6722 Жыл бұрын

💯 correct

@TheFaarf Жыл бұрын

Interesting, thanks for the clarification!

@dotpace7284 Жыл бұрын

Love these explainers Neil! I remember the first-time I hit a baseball when I was up at bat..I swung a little high and made to 2nd base! I was in 3rd grade lol. So I'm very interested in this explainer! Thanks!

@fiusionmaster3241 Жыл бұрын

Impersive m8

@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

A natural from a young age, nice! Glad you enjoyed it :)

@goredzilla Жыл бұрын

The "up" curve blew my mind. The variables of the physics for each throw is insane.

@dunderwood4444 Жыл бұрын

Hands down one of the most entertaining baseball episodes this Yankee fan has ever listened to. Outstanding episode/topic #GaryO #LordNice #Dr.Tyson Outstanding episode Sir's. Brooklyn NY loves StarTalk Lord Nice, Gary O, and Dr. Tyson are well educated in the sport of baseball, multi talented intellectual men of mystery in my humblest opinion

@opsm4817 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the applications of science to motion mechanics in sports. Please cover tennis strokes and/or serves thanks

@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

That’s a great suggestion! That may be a StarTalk video coming soon…

@georgestewart8961 Жыл бұрын

One thing i learned from these two is Science and comedy goes together perfectly

@fiusionmaster3241 Жыл бұрын

Truly a genious combination.

@crazyfakar1 Жыл бұрын

@@fiusionmaster3241 *genius*

@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

Like peanut butter and jelly!

@kennethhicks2113 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the stiches (108 doubled) that magnify this effect due to drag/turbulence. Hope your team does well Neil and thanks for lifting us up ; )

@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that interesting addition!

@tristantknight Жыл бұрын

I hope you do more of these on baseball since I'm a fan! 😊

@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

Keep your eyes peeled 👀…

@311jbknight Жыл бұрын

Good subject. I have always wondered how or if the pitcher can control the effect at the plate consistently. Ball flying like 50 ft then breaking or dropping given the different speeds the ball is thrown.

@austinwiewel4043 Жыл бұрын

I grew up im AZ so i saw Randy Johnson destroy that bird live on tv. He did not vaporize it, it fell out of the air and rolled off to the side. And it was Bob Gibson who had an ERA of 1.09 for a season. They then lowered the mound from 15 inches to 12 inches.

@FlyingDwarfman Жыл бұрын

Close! I just checked and while it was Gibson, he had a 1.12 ERA (1968). In addition, that year, only 1 batter in the AL hit .300 (Carl Yastrzemski with .301) and only one other hit .290 (Danny Cater). As a result of these things, to start the next season, both leagues dropped the mound height and the AL introduced the DH.

@austinwiewel4043 Жыл бұрын

@@FlyingDwarfman was it 1.12? I was going from memory. And i hate the DH. Pitchers need to bat.

@rnklv8281 Жыл бұрын

@@FlyingDwarfman Was that the year when according to "baseball urban legend" Yaz said, "If I can't hit 300, I don't deserve the batting crown title". Yikes he just made it, with a .001 point to spare.

@aliarsal4082 Жыл бұрын

Great explaining. I wish Dr Neil explains shock wave, Mach Number, Supersonic and Hypersonic effects.

@SteveC38 Жыл бұрын

Nicely Done, Guys!

@TheBierp Жыл бұрын

Bob Uecker: "The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up."

@topbobscasinosecrets Жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment about the knuckleball when you addressed it. I eagerly await that episode of explainer sports. Another perhaps, How to Hit a Home run!

@rnklv8281 Жыл бұрын

Interesting presentation. How does air density come into play on the "sharpness" of a breaking pitch (thinking about Coors Field) . I read/heard that a batter might also step out of the batter's box to disrupt the "rhythm" of the pitcher. Of the few games I have watched (broadcast), the pitcher seems to have a advantage staying ahead in the count, like 0-2 or 1-2, sometimes making a hitter to swing "defensively" on the next pitch. I don't understand why a hitter does not choke up on the bat and just try to put the ball in play when facing a tough pitcher in that situation (0-2 or 1-2 count). Seems like all the hitters are trying to hit a homerun, which may not be required in every situation or a certain player not be capable of doing on a regular basis.

@bernieflanders8822 Жыл бұрын

Love these explainers

@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@bitthalyadav Жыл бұрын

The same effect is used quite a lot in the game of cricket (called reverse swing). And yes, similar to baseball, good batsmen learn to recognise the spin by observing the behaviour of the stitching line before the ball is bowled. And that's why the bowlers try to hide their grip as much as they can to surprise the batsman. P.S. This is only valid for fast bowlers and not for what we call "spinners" (slow bowlers). The spin there involves a different mechanism (friction through ground surface)

@amolmategaonkar3491 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation. Applies to cricket as well. There is another trick that fast bowlers use in cricket. They shine only one side of the ball by continuously rubbing only one side. This creates less friction on that side compared to the other side and results into swinging of the ball mid air. Many legendary fast bowlers made their careers using this technique.

@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

Thanks for relating it to cricket as well!

@FlyingDwarfman Жыл бұрын

Standard practice in baseball, as well. You constantly see pitchers rubbing the ball in an attempt to imbalance it even more (via shining, adding a wrinkle... applying a banned sticky substance...)

@Hilariumosis Жыл бұрын

How fitting as I've been on a How Ridiculous bench lately watching balls of various size and weight being dropped from towers and dams where the Magnus effect comes up a lot. I was already familiar with the term though.

@ginnyjollykidd Жыл бұрын

I love "How Ridiculous"! Those Aussies are a scream! 😂😂😂

@StarTalk Жыл бұрын

Glad this was up your alley!

@Joonzi Жыл бұрын

I know you did an explainer on light and color. Can you do another one? It can be broader or deeper. Thank you 💙

@chastitunatea7426 Жыл бұрын

I love you neal! U make everything more interesting and I'm going too start watching more cus I knew of ur Jedi mind warp powers but stopped clicking . I am binging the 2 years I've missed!

@grandpachas1267 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic stuff Neil!

@nicholasloftus7421 Жыл бұрын

Startalk a Very nice edition💯💟❤️love watching 🕵️‍♂️ u guyz👀soccer⚽🏈⚾

@davegrox3150 Жыл бұрын

i have a question does the spin technically create lift? like an airplane wing?

@Minty_Fresh8 Жыл бұрын

that's what I got from the explanation. (for rising fastball) Like there is more pressure under the ball then above it. It's Bernoulli's Principle. Airplane wing is flat at the bottom and curved on the top. The air moves from front to back of wing, over the top and under the bottom. Since the distance ( width ) of wing is fixed, and it takes the same amount of time for air to move thru it, the air on top moves at a faster speed. Faster speed creates lower pressure. The higher pressure at the bottom moves the wing towards the lower pressure direction, creating lift.

@stevenwongso66 Жыл бұрын

Hi StarTalk, could I ask Professor Tyson, when is the season 4 of Cosmos? Has it start shooting?

@goldiswhereyoufindit Жыл бұрын

You should have had Veritasium on for this one. He did a fantastic video on the magnus effect.

@nisarabro5585 Жыл бұрын

Honorable Neil Degrasse Tyson is my Most Favorite Scientist since very long. Apart from the Cosmology, he is Blessed with the Great Knowledge in the Various Profile. He is a Scientist / Philosopher and a Great Thinker. But very unfortunate I am feeling a little bit difficulty in understanding him in the STAR TALK FORMAT. Is there any Alternative Forum where I may listen the same Talk Easily.

@future83rt Жыл бұрын

So how fast would you have to throw it, in order for the ball to rise?

@nicholassadaka6330 Жыл бұрын

Star Talk should get Sig Mejdal on. Orioles analytics ace who was also a former NASA engineer. I would love to hear that interview!

@richw5971 Жыл бұрын

I like your NEW marketing team, I am guessing you didn't have one before. New format is much better. Keep up the good work!

@georgeh6856 Жыл бұрын

I have never seen an impression of a knuckle-ball before. Brilliant. Most sports using balls use spins. I play tennis. When I can sweep my racket up across the tennis ball as I hit it, I put topspin on the ball. That way, I can hit it much harder. The topspin makes it sink faster, it drops at or just before the baseline, and is much more difficult to return. Unfortunately, my eyesight is not very good so I cannot do other spins like most other tennis players can do.

@kenqb5450 Жыл бұрын

The split finger fast ball has the backspin that drops right before the plate. Bruce Sutter was one of the best, maybe the first one, throwing that pitch, at least not to Ryne Sandberg on on particular Saturday afternoon. The off speed pitch is typically held closer to the palm, fka palm ball, but thrown with the same finger grip and the same arm speed.

@brianschmitzer6722 Жыл бұрын

SO happy that you made this video! I cannot count the number of times I have had to argue with morons who think that there is such a thing as a "riseball". Haha It's completely absurd to think that a pitcher on a hill, throwing downward, can make a (relatively) heavy ball go up. Now, instead of wasting my time and energy, I can just refer them here and drop the mic.

@sharizabel2582 Жыл бұрын

I remember using this concept from the outfield in order to get the ball quicker from deep center to the plate. I could do that without using a cutoff because it didn’t drop as quickly.

@jamesjellis Жыл бұрын

And yet statistically it is faster/more accurate to use a relay. A relay throw has the benefit of traveling a straighter line which makes it quicker given throws of equal strength. A straighter line also means less drag slowing the ball meaning it will be traveling faster over the entire distance. Also any minor flaw in the throw will be exponentially greater the farther it travels.

@sharizabel2582 Жыл бұрын

The statistics are based on how all players capabilities. I could throw it straight using this method and did so many times. Did I always … no.

@brianschmitzer6722 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesjellis That is complete nonsense. There is no statistic that says it is better to hit your cutoff. How could there be, when every throw is different? Is it better to use a relay from the warning track, rather than throw a giant rainbow all the way to the plate? Of course. But what if your cutoff man is only 50 feet away from you? Unless you've got a complete rag arm, it is ridiculous to suggest that you should throw it to him, rather than throw it all the way... And that's not even taking into account the strength of each individual's arm... Each situation is different. Only a very small mind (and someone with a poor arm) would think that it is always best to hit your cut.. A lot of times it is. And a lot of times it isn't.

@k7iq Жыл бұрын

So, related to how an air foil works. More pressure on the bottom and less on the top so it rises ? Lift ?

@michaelccopelandsr7120 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, guys.

@longlostkryptonian5797 Жыл бұрын

The “Chuck” speed pitch sounds a lot like a “Prince” speed pitch! You’re killing me man.

@ridetheapex Жыл бұрын

12:35 He is not wrong. I have heard this as well. Yah, it is only a brief moment, but the batter can tell as the ball leaves the pitchers hand what direction the sticking is moving. Thus adjust accordingly.

@elck3 Жыл бұрын

Yeah and Neil and Chuck were such a holes to him about it.

@gariko Жыл бұрын

How about non-spherical balls? At different speeds, would the pressure around a spinning egg near the same as a sphere?

@madpingui5007 Жыл бұрын

What would be the necessary rotation speed to be able to fight against gravity and actually rise the ball?

@DeBitcher Жыл бұрын

Depends on the mass/size/sufrace of the ball. Look at the small airsoft bbs as an example.

@ForwardLooking832 Жыл бұрын

I want you to explain the swing on a cricket ball. Bowlers shine one side of an old ball to get that effect, but a new ball that's shiny on both sides swings even more!

@munkeybutt Жыл бұрын

Would love to suggest a video on Mystery Spot locations. The places in the world where the laws of physics seem to be all wonky.

@FusionDeveloper Жыл бұрын

A Knuckle Ball is crazy too. The forces are equal on all sides, so the ball moves randomly. It also looks crazy, coming towards you without any spin.

@michaelccopelandsr7120 Жыл бұрын

Neil and Chuck for 2024!

@legit123456 Жыл бұрын

Great batters do actually observe the stitching. Tony Gwynn used to do this. They don't count the stitches, per se, but they can tell the pitch based on the pattern. For example, if the batter sees a red dot, they have a good understanding of what pitch it might be.

@valardohaeris2125 Жыл бұрын

What about “submarine” pitchers? Would those pitches not have the same properties?

@omarandi5124 Жыл бұрын

Now I understand my golf slice so much better :)

@ChannelShug Жыл бұрын

It's all about spin. It literally makes the world go round

@coffeeshangarworkshop8051 Жыл бұрын

Got a question for you Neil. Would this apply to a bowling ball as well? Bowling balls curve viciously and I'm wondering how much if any of that is due to Magnus effect versus friction from spinning on the surface of the bowling alley. What are your thoughts on that?

@ginnyjollykidd Жыл бұрын

As massive as a bowling ball is compared to the mass of the air around it, I don't think air has got any chance to move it more than a vanishingly small amount compared to the momentum of the ball. Remember that the ball's mass is so much greater than the mass of the air, so much so that air momentum is nothing compared to momentum of the ball. Momentum = mass * velocity. P =mv And since Force F = ma (mass times acceleration), the force of a bowling ball moving ate the same velocity as air is much greater than air due to mass. It's hard to see on any ball, and a bowling ball has no stripes or stitches, but it's the twist a person puts on the ball that makes it go wider like that. Professional bowlers can start a ball in the middle of the lane and make a wide curve toward the gutter which comes in again and makes a strike, all because of the twist they put on the ball. And it's so easy to inadvertently twist the ball because your arm is twisted 180° from resting position.

@uncle_buck_that9546 Жыл бұрын

As to reading the stitches; that IS a real thing. For example, a slider gives the ball an appearance of a white steady dot in the middle while the stitches spin around the central facing part of the baseball.

@bolee1728 Жыл бұрын

Love this

@scotthodgins7975 Жыл бұрын

The only time you can get a 'rising fastball' is if you throw a ping pong ball. But that doesn't really work for baseball. Also the physics in baseball is amazing. A book I read, I think the name was either "Butter side up" or "The rising Fastball" (can't remember) had a crap ton of interesting facts about sports and other things that used physics and math to describe various phenomena. One that I remember is: A third baseman throwing the ball to the first baseman is actually 'aiming' at a point about 16' above the first baseman's head.

@Eunicepmb Жыл бұрын

Chuck, the basketball arena IS just across the street from the baseball field.....I grew up in the Phoenix area.

@joshualevine8345 Жыл бұрын

A good hitter can recognize a slider because the rotation of the ball will create a red circle or dot that they can recognize. Keith Hernandez used to be able to do that in his day.

@Julie-uo3ml Жыл бұрын

Im patiently waiting for the james webb telescope episode ❤️

@kylevanzijl9418 Жыл бұрын

Unrelated question (really enjoyed the sports talk though thank you) been wondering about sound on like a planetary scale, we're all affected by sound and im pretty sure everything is affected by the vibrations that are constantly everywhere. My question is to do with whale songs very moving and enchanting sounds and its said that before the height of human noise in the ocean blue whales could communicate pole to pole. So there was (and still is) a network of messages and frequency constantly buzzing through the ocean in the rocks and sand and all the other creatures who don't even perceive those frequency like a radio wave band almost I'm pretty sure (just a guy feeling) that even humans and animals far inland are still somewhat minutely affected by this (my question is if this is possible) obviously now though with all the human sound pollution it's vastly different than it was before we almost emptied our oceans of the producers of these ocean wide frequencies.

@W22lker Жыл бұрын

I love your videos you are a great role model but I haven't know about you for long but I have been for 3 years loosely learning about space and trying my best to under stand it from different surfaces and Trusted websites I am still young and could change my mind but I hope I don't, I want to go to collage when I'm older for either Astronomy or Astrophysics although I do not know much about collage and if they are the same or different courses. I would like to ask you what you did in collage.

@PrehistoricMeatEater Жыл бұрын

Bobby Jones did his Georgia Tech thesis on the physics of golf, if I remember correctly. Would luuvv to get into that :)

@fc-qr1cy Жыл бұрын

triple threat. LOVE THESE THREE.

@FlyingDwarfman Жыл бұрын

re: Knuckleballs having "no spin" With the advent of better video technology in recent years, those researching knuckleballs have actually been able to disprove this commonly held idea. Rather than knuckleballs having no spin, they spin a frequency the human brain can't detect, thus giving the *illusion* of no spin. To pitch tracking cameras, knuckleballs have a very consistent flight path. We humans are just blind to it. I think it would be great if, at some point in the future, you guys get someone from Statcast (the most authoritative body on baseball physics) on the show who can speak more deeply about pitch movement, the unique athletic skills needed (reaction time, rotational power in pitching and hitting) in baseball, ... whatever in baseball physics. There are a handful of very well-spoken current and former athletes who may be available as interviewees or guests, including R.A. Dickey who is the most recent highly successful knuckleballers.

@hsotnicam Жыл бұрын

This explanation would predict force in the opposite direction of what is observed. Higher air speed causes lower pressure. Bottom of the ball is faster so ball should sink with back spin. Magnus effect is caused by surface drag. In the case of a rising fast ball, the bottom side of the ball rotates into the wind and drags air molecules with it. This causes slower relative speed between the surface and the air, which creates higher pressure and pushes the ball up. Stitches plays a big role on this, too. 4 seam causes more turbulence. More turbulence is higher pressure, amplifies magnus effect.

@gmailaaaa Жыл бұрын

You should check bowling in cricket, with swing, top spin, reverse swing, so much of physics in it.

@SanjaySingh-uu8zf Жыл бұрын

it explains each topic

@C64Queeg500 Жыл бұрын

Dear Neil and Chuck, I hope you guys can answer a question that’s been bugging me of late. Given the very small part of the spectrum that humans are aware of, do the infra red and ultra violet ends of the spectrum go on forever or are they finite? Thank you

@notarealperson87 Жыл бұрын

"Take the energy from a Randy Johnson fastball and deposit it into a pigeon" might be my favorite Neil-ism of all time

@LEDewey_MD Жыл бұрын

Isn't this Magnus Effect similar to the Bernoulli effect? (What allows airplanes to fly.)

@sadananda-pokhrel-100 Жыл бұрын

gravity cricket balls throughout like wave ~ sine like which conditions you throughout

@Iwantamansonguitar Жыл бұрын

Isn't it possible to add enough backspin (with a mechanical pitcher) so the ball does rise up?

@rsteeb Жыл бұрын

I've seen table tennis balls curve upward with sufficient backspin; seems possible!?

@MaryAnnNytowl Жыл бұрын

Oh, ohhhhhhh.... Neil, Neil, Neil, that blue is simply _gorgeous!_ It's just a few shades lighter than my very favorite color, Midnight Blue! And when you move just right, that hat IS Midnight Blue! Then again, depending on color wheels, it could be termed Cetacean Blue, too. I mean, color isn't as exact a science as some you work with, LOL! I mean, just consider the numbers for the color, too! It could be #001a33, #000133, #000d1a, or something much different, depending on your monitor or even the color swatch you're using, too. 😄 Nope, color is definitely not the same kinda critter as the sciences you deal in, Neil. 😄 But I still love the shirt and hat, man, and I love this channel! ❤️❤️

@andythrush3341 Жыл бұрын

Can't throw a good curve ball in Denver either. Ask the Rockies:-). Wind and humidity also affect any thrown ball too. Grip on the ball does crazy things too.

@AKprime051 Жыл бұрын

That same backspin effect is used on/in airsoft guns to extend the range of the bb.

@corporalcaine287 Жыл бұрын

I thought the knuckle ball was the same principle as smooth bore vs adding rifling to barrels. Could be wrong.

@GXG420 Жыл бұрын

the best way to decribe how gravity works is a magnet. they it pulls metal towards it. gravity is the same concept but pulls everything. i have a question about magnets. could we use electro magnetism to travel in space.

@ColinBache Жыл бұрын

Chuck never fails to be a breath of fresh air! 🆒🥰🤩🥰😍

@bluesinsation Жыл бұрын

Getting back to baseball on the moon (no atmosphere). What if baseballs for moon games had “weight blocks” offset from the center just like a bowling ball has? I bet one could throw some very deceptive pitches.

@thomascarey2941 Жыл бұрын

It wasn't a pigeon; it was a mourning dove.

@msmith53 Жыл бұрын

The Mate is certainly “Mourning”...

@olencone4005 Жыл бұрын

More of a... fowl ball 😅

@jeremyswalley8625 Жыл бұрын

I remember Justin Verlander throwing a 107 mph fastball! You have a like 1/32 of a second to swing!!

@joewatson6178 Жыл бұрын

Would be good if they expanded this to cricket, where the ball is spinning and then hits the ground and completely changes direction

@hughmccurdy3348 Жыл бұрын

The mound was not lowered in the 1970s. It was lowered after the 1968 season because of Bob Gibson's 1.12 ERA in 1968.

@donstorro Жыл бұрын

Lower resolution of recording dr. might gain some fps .

@CrashBashL Жыл бұрын

7:15 In football. You know....that game where you hit the ball with your feet.

@inspyral02 Жыл бұрын

12:33 The stiches can help tip the batter off on what type of pitch is coming based on the way the ball spins. For example, many pitchers' sliders will spin the ball in a way that makes the red stitches look like a single dot on the ball. Other pitchers who are able to throw their sliders without this "dot" (Sergio Romo) have the advantage of disguising their sliders to make a batter think they're getting a fastball.

@jacobg9262 Жыл бұрын

That’s just a myth. There’s no way a batter can see the laces, process the significance, and adjust accordingly in time to make contact. The brain just can’t process that.

@thejurydoctor6097 Жыл бұрын

Just like an airplane wing. The difference in pressure between top and bottom is different which creates lift of the wing or in this case the baseball.

@eddy2561 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget bat speed....Barry Bonds bat speed was phenomenal!

@davep8221 Жыл бұрын

I've never understood this. According to Bernoulli, faster fluid flow causes lower pressure. That's why the curve of a wing is on the top. The air stream on the top moves faster, so there's lower pressure on the top and we get lift. Faster on top, slower on bottom --> lift. With backspin "on top," we get slower on top, faster on bottom and that also causes lift. I don't know what I'm missing.

@FlyingDwarfman Жыл бұрын

It's not actual lift, just slower decline giving the illusion (flaws of human perception versus measured reality) of lift. A 4-seam "rising" fastball still falls a good amount; just not as much as the batter expects it to -- and definitely less than a pitch intentionally moving more downward (eg: curve, split-finger, forkball).

@rishikeshkumar5084 Жыл бұрын

You might not be so familiar with cricket, but there bowlers (pitchers) keep one side of the ball smooth and shiny and other side as rough. They use this to swing the moving ball left or right. Also they try to hide from the batter how they have positioned the ball before throwing.

@kiwipro1972 Жыл бұрын

This one thing, right here, has me baffled, and defies logic to me. In an aerofoil, the air passing the outside of the curve (faster over the surface), has less pressure, so creates the "pull" if you will. The slower moving air, around the inside, has more pressure, so also creates a slight "push". Which would logically make a topspin ball rise, and a backspin drop. My explanation, which was apparently good enough for the uni moderators, is that the air is being dragged around the back side of the ball, through the "dead zone" and exhausting at an angle to the direction of travel. I'm gonna watch this again now, see how my analysis changes when the kids aren't distracting me.

@nichiniker Жыл бұрын

Could you spin a ball fast enough for the lift to overcome gravity and travel upwards?

@ronvosick8253 Жыл бұрын

I've seen a gulf ball move 6' for 50' then climb 45' into the air.

@SuperKingNNN Жыл бұрын

Yeah the baseball machines with the wheels can throw a baseball that curves up when maxed out power

@bobbyagee3796 Жыл бұрын

Gravity had yet to be fully identified or understood, correct? Is it possible that what perceive as gravity is actually atmospheric pressure produces by a culmination of planetary gases? Which could explain the relationship between matter and the orientation or effection to its planetary body.

@ridetheapex Жыл бұрын

Thus a flat earf?

@bobbyagee3796 Жыл бұрын

The closer one gets the core of a solistrial body the greater the pressure. The greater the pressure the increase in temperature. Temperature increase being an indicator of energy discharge.

@jeremyswalley8625 Жыл бұрын

Requires crazy back spin!!

@jeremyswalley8625 Жыл бұрын

A delayed back spin at that!