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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?

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What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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    Arguably you don’t, considering your matter will likely undergo a fusion reaction with what could nominally be called the ball, you and the ball will make a form of contact

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      So … hit by pitch?

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        That is indeed what Randal concludes in the video

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