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Re: [Phys-l] TV technology, the World Series and physics



I agree. But uniform park size would be a start.

The 1968 Olympics were in Mexico City, which has one of the lowest
gravities on Earth. Many men's and women's track and field records were
broken. So to level the playing field, maybe the Games should always be in
the same city. But who would want this?

Life is not fair... :)



Forum for Physics Educators <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu> writes:
Hi!

You would need all the parks closed like the stadium in Phoenix Arizona.
Always with air conditioning, pressure and temperature controlled.

See the next paper


International Journal of Sports Science and Engineering
Vol. 03 (2009) No. 02, pp. 109-128
Effects of Altitude and Atmospheric Conditions on the Flight of a Baseball
A. Terry Bahill 1, David G. Baldwin, and John S. Ramberg


Arnulfo Castellanos Moreno




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[mailto:phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Anthony
Lapinski
Sent: Jueves, 20 de Octubre de 2011 10:58 a.m.
To: phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] TV technology, the World Series and physics

Interesting, maybe. Using aluminum bats would also make the game
interesting. But who would like this if only a few teams could use them?

The fields for football, hockey, basketball, soccer, and tennis are all
uniform. Baseball is different and unique in this regard. But along the
same lines, it is unfair and makes batting statistics meaningless.

Didn't mean to ramble on about this non-physics topic. We can discuss more
off list.


Forum for Physics Educators <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu> writes:
On 2011, Oct 20, , at 09:21, Anthony Lapinski wrote:

But to really make the game of baseball more fair, all parks should be
the
same size. Baseball statistics are inherently not very meaningful.


But does this variation not make the game more interesting?

bc thinks the data can be normalized for the purpose of comparison?
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