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Old Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:47am
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Phew! For a moment there, I thought you were going to ask what would be the call if a fly ball hit the back of the fence that is leaning in toward the field and then caromed beyond it...
Ha! Or, hit the back of the fence that is leaning in and then caromed back onto the playing field!

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Old Tue Jun 17, 2014, 08:43am
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Would defy all laws of physics, but I'd love to see it!
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Old Tue Jun 17, 2014, 08:49am
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Would defy all laws of physics, but I'd love to see it!
The fence is leaning in, it could hit the attached support and bounce back
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Old Tue Jun 17, 2014, 11:23am
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Ha! Or, hit the back of the fence that is leaning in and then caromed back onto the playing field!
I expect you to report the physics calculation of spin that it would take at various heights on the back of the fence at various leaning angles.
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Old Tue Jun 17, 2014, 11:57am
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I expect you to report the physics calculation of spin that it would take at various heights on the back of the fence at various leaning angles.
Well, if we can have TWPs, why not PUPs? (parallel universe plays)
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