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  • THERE ARE NO METERS IN FENWAY!

  • Baseball is measured in feet, not meters.

  • @RantVideoPhone science and math use metric. and this is a physics video. 

  • this if fucking brilliant -- using real world scenarios to illustrate physics!! LOVE YOU KHAN!

  • why do you write Displacement as S? What does the S stand for?? Why not write D?

  • I'm actually curious IF 45 degrees is the ideal angle. In this case, the angle comes into play both to clear the green monster and to counter gravity. Though, as we know from ballistics, at a high enough velocity and a target close enough less force is required with a flatter trajectory. I'm quite sure that with some proper optimization the actual angle would be closer to 40. Of course, that is still not considering any spin the ball may have.

  • so boring....wow sports

  • i'm so glad i'm a poly sci major

  • @hitch4645 until you try to find a job

  • @LuckyCharms432 touche

  • Khan, you forgot to add a randomization factor (beta/alpha) that takes into account the additional force due to the use of STEROIDS by athletes. 

  • @Cascade3891 lol.

  • ahh fenway. made learning a bit more interesting but still when does a baseball player ever think of all this when he's hitting? haha anyways good video

  • First time Ive ever fallen asleep watching youtube :)

  • I hope that once you finish with these new elementary classical physics videos that you move to more advanced classical mechanics.. and maybe even quantum mechanics?

  • @Zellonium Yes, I could have very much used the help!!

  • Would humidity play any real role in the calculations? Would you need more force to hit the ball as far if the humidity was 90% compared to 10%?

    Just wondering if there is a significant difference in the amount of energy needed to hit the ball the same distance.

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  • 8:00 you didn't write delta t *trollface*

  • @mnmmoose14 LOL @ "trollface" ahahahah

  • I think this is a simplified example. 45 degrees is NOT the optimal angle in this case.

    45 degrees is only optimal when you are maximising range over flat ground.

    I think you could hit the ball a little slower and still clear 'the green monster'.

  • go soxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • I never knew the Green Monster was that high! Would the same ideas apply if I was, say, shooting free throws or kicking field goals?

  • @UltraMaXAtAXX Yes they would, but when shooting free throws, the optimal angle is not 45 degrees because its better to have arc on the ball

  • who cares sox suck (go yankees)

  • So if I knew the exact position acceleration and velocity of every particle I could with a super computer know the future?  You have to do some videos on chaos and uncertainty. You're great I have to donate!

  • @cosmosgato you should look up "Laplace's demon" on wikipedia!

  • @cosmosgato Heisenberg uncertainty principle, so no.

  • Nice video. Maybe you should add captions with links to these "previous videos" you mention, so people can find them easier? :)

  • I try to hate Fenway because I hate everything Red Sox, BUT THIS IS STILL A GREAT VIDEO.

    I am a motorcity man and I hope that Detroit keeps this AL Central lead, but we'll see after All-Star break, you never know with Detroit during that time.

  • wooo!

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