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StarTalk SoundBite: Why Is It so Hard to Hit a Home Run?


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What is a batter thinking about in the 4/10ths of a second it takes a pitch to reach home plate? Listen as Professor Alan M. Nathan and Chicago White Sox legend Geoff Blum tell Gary O'Reilly and Chuck Nice about why players have a short time to decide when to swing their bats. If you like this StarTalk SoundBite, be sure to listen to the full Playing With Science episode, "Baseball – Home Run Physics" at https://soundcloud.com/startalk_playing-with-science/baseball-home-run-physics


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Playing with ScienceBy StarTalk Playing with Science & Gary O’Reilly, Chuck Nice, Neil deGrasse Tyson