Learning on ScreenHow to Curve a Baseball or Swing a Cricket Ball
- Synopsis
- In baseball and cricket the best pitchers and bowlers know how to make the ball move due to the effects of aerodynamics. If one side of the ball is rough, the ball swings towards that side because turbulent air ‘clings’ to that side of the ball and is deflected. Although baseballs and cricket balls appear symmetric, they can be made to fly through the air with a smooth or rough side by judicious angling of the seams combined with the axis of rotation. (4 minutes)
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia
- Year of release
- 2011
- Year of production
- 2011
- Subjects
- Physics; Sports science
- Keywords
- aerodynamics; cricket; Baseball; balls; Bowling
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-3jnOIJg4k&list=UUHnyfMqiRRG1u-2MsSQLbXA&index=10&feature=plcp
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed
Credits
- Director
- Derek Muller
Production Company
- Name
Veritasium
- veritasium@gmail.com
Distributor
Record Stats
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