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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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 · 1 month ago
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A careful reading of official Major League Baseball Rule 6.08(b) suggests that in this situation, the batter would be considered "hit by pitch", and would be...
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    The batter would be eligible to move to first base.

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