Frederic Bertley

And so if you are playing baseball in a place that has warm air where the air is less dense, the speed of that pitch coming to you will come faster. And what comes in fast? Guess what? Goes out fast. So your capacity to hit the ball out the park metaphorically and literally is that much better with climate change because the air is warmer. The ball that you hit will travel faster and further.

Traditionally, fastballs are better at triggering home runs. Okay. Why? The faster the ball comes to you, when you hit it, you know, with Newton's law, you're going to transfer in the exact opposite direction. the ball is going to travel. And so the faster the ball comes to you, the better chance you have at hitting a home run. So that's number one.

Traditionally, fastballs are better at triggering home runs. Okay. Why? The faster the ball comes to you, when you hit it, you know, with Newton's law, you're going to transfer in the exact opposite direction. the ball is going to travel. And so the faster the ball comes to you, the better chance you have at hitting a home run. So that's number one.

Traditionally, fastballs are better at triggering home runs. Okay. Why? The faster the ball comes to you, when you hit it, you know, with Newton's law, you're going to transfer in the exact opposite direction. the ball is going to travel. And so the faster the ball comes to you, the better chance you have at hitting a home run. So that's number one.

However, depending on certain curveballs and depending on how you actually hit the curveball, you can trigger a certain spinning of the ball through the air and that might make it carry it further upwards or further downwards.

However, depending on certain curveballs and depending on how you actually hit the curveball, you can trigger a certain spinning of the ball through the air and that might make it carry it further upwards or further downwards.

However, depending on certain curveballs and depending on how you actually hit the curveball, you can trigger a certain spinning of the ball through the air and that might make it carry it further upwards or further downwards.

And so whether you're taking a basketball shot from the foul line or anywhere in the court or hitting a baseball, the ball will travel in what we call that parabolic shape. So think of kind of an upside down U or a mountain-y shape. It's going to arc upwards. Then it's going to hit a specific height. And because of gravity, it's going to slow up until it hits that height.

And so whether you're taking a basketball shot from the foul line or anywhere in the court or hitting a baseball, the ball will travel in what we call that parabolic shape. So think of kind of an upside down U or a mountain-y shape. It's going to arc upwards. Then it's going to hit a specific height. And because of gravity, it's going to slow up until it hits that height.

And so whether you're taking a basketball shot from the foul line or anywhere in the court or hitting a baseball, the ball will travel in what we call that parabolic shape. So think of kind of an upside down U or a mountain-y shape. It's going to arc upwards. Then it's going to hit a specific height. And because of gravity, it's going to slow up until it hits that height.

And there's going to be a moment of... very, very fraction of a moment where it literally is going to be still in the air. Yep. And then it's going to follow the exact opposite parabolic arched kind of flow right back down. So to your point, you can have a parabola that looks really steep. So if you imagine Mount Everest, you can have a parabola that's really shallow.

And there's going to be a moment of... very, very fraction of a moment where it literally is going to be still in the air. Yep. And then it's going to follow the exact opposite parabolic arched kind of flow right back down. So to your point, you can have a parabola that looks really steep. So if you imagine Mount Everest, you can have a parabola that's really shallow.

And there's going to be a moment of... very, very fraction of a moment where it literally is going to be still in the air. Yep. And then it's going to follow the exact opposite parabolic arched kind of flow right back down. So to your point, you can have a parabola that looks really steep. So if you imagine Mount Everest, you can have a parabola that's really shallow.

Imagine a bunny hill and a ski slope, and you can have everything in between. Well, if you're trying to get a ball from home plate by hitting it over the wall for a home run, you want to make sure you've optimized the angle of where you hit the ball. Does it shoot off exactly at 45 degrees off the bat?

Imagine a bunny hill and a ski slope, and you can have everything in between. Well, if you're trying to get a ball from home plate by hitting it over the wall for a home run, you want to make sure you've optimized the angle of where you hit the ball. Does it shoot off exactly at 45 degrees off the bat?

Imagine a bunny hill and a ski slope, and you can have everything in between. Well, if you're trying to get a ball from home plate by hitting it over the wall for a home run, you want to make sure you've optimized the angle of where you hit the ball. Does it shoot off exactly at 45 degrees off the bat?

That might be the best, and that also depends on a different field, which we may talk about that in a minute, a different ballpark. But do you hit it and leave your bat at 45? Is it slightly shallower and it leaves your bat at 30 degrees? That will be optimized to get that ball out of the park.

That might be the best, and that also depends on a different field, which we may talk about that in a minute, a different ballpark. But do you hit it and leave your bat at 45? Is it slightly shallower and it leaves your bat at 30 degrees? That will be optimized to get that ball out of the park.

That might be the best, and that also depends on a different field, which we may talk about that in a minute, a different ballpark. But do you hit it and leave your bat at 45? Is it slightly shallower and it leaves your bat at 30 degrees? That will be optimized to get that ball out of the park.

That's exactly right.