how do baseball bats not break more often when 100 mph baseballs are being thrown at them?
In: Physics
The wood absorbs and reflects the force. The ball absorbs the force and is driven in the opposite direction. The harder object wins. The baseball also compresses when it strikes the bat, absorbing the force and then redirecting the other direction. If the baseball weren’t so elastic, then yes, bats would break. FYI, a home run hit generates 3500lbs of force.
Latest Answers