#ICYMI - Baseball - Home Run Physics
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The Science of the Sweet Spot
The sweet spot is the location, whenever the bat vibrates, that represents energy that the ball transferred to the bat and therefore less energy for the ball to have on its way out. Professor Yu: Is there a reason why there's a certain sound that a home run makes? Jeff: I don't know if it happens because you're in the ballpark at the time or just an association with leaving the park.Professor Yu: You need to be an expert in timber and lumber and grain. Now go ahead.
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