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Tons of links to disprove the myth
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Originally Posted by Emperor Ump
Mythbusters busted the "rising baseball" myth in their baseball special a while back.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim C
I saw the Myth Busters piece.
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I saw it too. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=A1VClnk3l-k
Forgive the Wikipedia links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBus...ising_Fastball :
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Myth statement: A fastball (pitched overhand) can lift itself higher into the air.
Status: Busted
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastball#Rising_fastball :
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Such a pitch is known to be physically impossible, due to restrictions of gravity, conservation of momentum, and air density. It has been explained as an optical illusion.
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http://www.popularmechanics.com/outd...81.html?page=2
http://www.sie.arizona.edu/sysengr/s...ngFastball.ppt
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