StarTalk SoundBite: Baseball Bat Density
Is wood density an important factor in choosing a baseball bat? Listen as former Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia tells Chuck Nice and Gary O'Reilly why he chose to use heavy bats in his major league career. Plus, hear Charles Liu talk about the physics of hitting a ball out of the park. If you like this StarTalk SoundBite, be sure to listen to the full Playing With Science episode, "Baseball: Physics at the Plate (Repeat)" at https://soundcloud.com/startalk_playing-with-science/baseball-physics-at-the-plate-part-1-repeat
Playing with Science · StarTalk Playing with Science & Gary O’Reilly, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice
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Is wood density an important factor in choosing a baseball bat? Listen as former Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia tells Chuck Nice and Gary O'Reilly why he chose to use heavy bats in his major league career. Plus, hear Charles Liu talk about the physics of hitting a ball out of the park. If you like this StarTalk SoundBite, be sure to listen to the full Playing With Science episode, "Baseball: Physics at the Plate (Repeat)" at https://soundcloud.com/startalk_playing-with-science/baseball-physics-at-the-plate-part-1-repeat
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