How Do Curveballs Change Direction in Midair?
It's amazing how professional baseball players can throw very fast curveballs, but do you know how do curveballs change direction in midair? Hosted by: Stefan Chin ---------- Support SciShow...
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It takes about a quarter of a second for the average person to react to something they see. That’s how long it takes for a signal to travel from your eyes to your brain and then back down to your muscles. A quarter of a second might not seem very long, but that lag time actually makes some things, like hitting a baseball, really complicated. At the professional level, it only takes half a second for the ball to get from the pitcher’s mound to home plate. So to hit the ball, you have to start swinging when it’s only halfway to the plate. Your brain can make up for this by predicting where the ball will go before it actually gets to you. But that means a pitcher who can throw the ball so that it curves a few centimeters away from where the batter is ...
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It takes about a quarter of a second for the average person to react to something they see. That’s how long it takes for a signal to travel from your eyes to your brain and then back down to your muscles. A quarter of a second might not seem very long, but that lag time actually makes some things, like hitting a baseball, really complicated. At the professional level, it only takes half a second for the ball to get from the pitcher’s mound to home plate. So to hit the ball, you have to start swinging when it’s only halfway to the plate. Your brain can make up for this by predicting where the ball will go before it actually gets to you. But that means a pitcher who can throw the ball so that it curves a few centimeters away from where the batter is ...
