baseball

The physics of baseball (and the bat marimba!)

September 11, 2008

The Exploratorium has done a lot of fun stuff with the physics of baseball, including a whole website devoted to the science of baseball (where’s the sweet spot on the bat? What are baseballs made of?). One of our senior artists, Dave Barker, has also created the Bat Marimba (photo above). I’ve just posted a [...]

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Science of baseball

July 14, 2007

Hey baseball fans — the all-star game was just last week in San Francisco, so the Exploratorium did a whole bunch on the science of baseball. Fun stuff. How does a curveball work, and what makes a sinker? Here are some links: KQED Quest show on baseball (about 20 minutes) including our Teacher Institute director [...]

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