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To: lifeisgood who wrote (25991)	12/29/2002 12:55:31 PM
From: Fred McCutcheon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62568

<<Here is another mind bender question. Is it possible for a baseball to travel further backwards after it has been ticked by the bat than it could travel had it not been ticked by the bat?>> Yes. If it ticks off the top of the bat it acquires topspin which gives it added lift in its further flight. Also it has a higher angle of departure from the batting area which increases distance travelled and can more than offset the energy transfer to the bat.

To: lifeisgood who wrote (25991)	12/29/2002 1:00:59 PM
From: rgood2002	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62568

"P.S. Here is another mind bender question. Is it possible for a baseball to travel further backwards after it has been ticked by the bat than it could travel had it not been ticked by the bat? " sure, why not? if the pitcher throws the ball and at the instant the ball passes the hitter (who is facing the same direction as the pitcher), the hitter strikes the ball to push it further on it's original trajectory. i'm assuming there's no fences in the way.

To: lifeisgood who wrote (25991)	12/29/2002 4:03:13 PM
From: Cage Rattler	Respond to of 62568

Depends on the pre- and post-tick velocity and vector of each. The answer is, absolutely -- particularly with a sinker :^) S = 1/2 at^2 + C

To: lifeisgood who wrote (25991)	12/29/2002 7:31:37 PM
From: Tony McFadden	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62568

ahem, I beg to differ... The engineer says the glass is 50% too large. refers to the whole glass not the 50% that is filled I have 2 glasses, one that holds 250ml and one that holds 500 ml. I fill both with 250ml of water. The 500ml glass is only half full, and is too large for the quantity of water placed in it. In fact, it is 100% too large, since the appropriate glass for that amount of water is 250ml. A 500ml glass is 100% larger that a 250ml glass. And I am an engineer. But it pays to pay attention to the english used in the problem. The quote is referring to the relative difference in size of glass required for the contents of the glass. Cheers, and Happy New Year