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Re: [Phys-L] sports physics



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On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:46 PM, Anthony Lapinski <Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org> wrote:

Just saw this interesting clip on Yahoo news. Guy catches a line drive.

yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/marlins-adeiny-hechavarria-makes-incredible-jump-snag-liner-180906842--mlb.html

Good physics -- the leap is very high! Now check the slo-mo replay around
33 s. The guy twists his body around to land face down. It reminded me of
videos showing a cat dropped upside down. The cats twists to land feet
first.

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