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Title: SUPERSONIC BASEBALL Cannon (World's Fastest Baseball) - Smarter Every Day 2
Post by Sarosh on Sep 6^th, 2020 at 4:45pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqidD7kVnxY

just in case you missed this

Title: Re: SUPERSONIC BASEBALL Cannon (World's Fastest Baseball) - Smarter Every Day 2
Post by Kick on Sep 6^th, 2020 at 4:59pm

I love really hard science and maths and physics being employed for crazy things. It's always awesome.

Title: Re: SUPERSONIC BASEBALL Cannon (World's Fastest Baseball) - Smarter Every Day 2
Post by Albion Slinger on Sep 6^th, 2020 at 6:23pm

Ever since I saw a super sonic ping-pong ball cannon (powered by vacuum), I've been wondering what sort of power could be generated if high pressure and negative pressure were combined with Venturi nozzle, etc. What they created was exactly that, and it was fantastic. Their high pressure release mechanism is ingenious to me.
Only problem is that a baseball is not a perfect sphere, and thus there are inefficiencies associated with that. A greased lacrosse ball would probably be better.

I would now like to see the very same design scaled down to fire golf balls, potatoes, etc.

Title: Re: SUPERSONIC BASEBALL Cannon (World's Fastest Baseball) - Smarter Every Day 2
Post by Rat Man on Sep 7^th, 2020 at 3:10pm

Obviously people with too much money and time on their hands but just the same a fascinating video well worth the watch. Who wouldn't want to see a 1300 mph baseball pulverize itself?

Title: Re: SUPERSONIC BASEBALL Cannon (World's Fastest Baseball) - Smarter Every Day 2
Post by Bill Skinner on Sep 24^th, 2020 at 10:00am

It's a bunch of engineers pursuing their hobbies.

Most of the funding comes from YouTube and donations. Along with some sponsors. But the rest comes out of their own pocket.

You've never wasted money on a hobby? ;D

I wish I could say that I never have.