💪With engineering, we were able to shatter existing home run distance records in baseball.
🔥We built an apparatus to spin the bat at crazy velocities and achieve exit velocities of 240 mph.
🚀The baseballs we hit traveled at speeds reaching 190 mph, double the average for major league baseball.
📐We measured the bat tip velocity at 240 mph, resulting in astonishing home run distances.
🏆We broke records set by Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, and Joey Meyer, with home run distances exceeding 600 feet.
How did you achieve such high exit velocities and home run distances?
—We built an apparatus involving a three-phase generator and a pulley system, allowing us to spin the bat at crazy velocities. This resulted in high exit velocities and incredible home run distances.
What were the previous home run distance records you shattered?
—The previous home run distance records we shattered were set by Mickey Mantle (565 feet), Babe Ruth (575 feet), and Joey Meyer (582 feet). We achieved home run distances exceeding 600 feet.
How fast were the baseballs traveling after being hit?
—The baseballs we hit were traveling at speeds reaching 190 mph, which is double the average for major league baseball.
What was the bat tip velocity you measured?
—We measured the bat tip velocity at 240 mph. This high velocity contributed to the incredible home run distances we achieved.
What were the key engineering principles behind your apparatus?
—Our apparatus involved a three-phase generator hooked up to a huge motor and a pulley system that provided the right gear reduction for spinning the bat at crazy velocities. This, along with other engineering considerations, led to our record-breaking results.
00:00Introduction and setting the goal of breaking the home run distance record in baseball using engineering.
01:57Explanation of the apparatus built, including a three-phase generator, pulley system, and bat spinning at high velocities.
06:02The first successful home run hit, exceeding existing record distances.
09:32Increased power and breaking of bats, leading to even longer home run distances.
12:27Comparison of our record-breaking distances to previous home run distance records set by Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, and Joey Meyer.
