Baseball fired out of cannon at 1000 mph - GIF

[Altair]

Baseball fired out of a cannon at 1000 mph.




Previously:

Baseball glove steamer - photo
Physics of baseball/bat collision - GIF
Baseball testing machine - photo
Baseball foul line painting tool - GIF
How a baseball is made - GIF
Hitting a water-filled balloon with a baseball bat - GIF

[Jon]

[Karl_H]

So maybe we should stoop saying "that center fielder really has a cannon."

[rdarrylb]

Ricky, give 'im the heater!

[Floradawg]

Jethro Bodine can't even throw it that hard. Even with possum fat.

[Frank S]

Would that be called a bird strike or a striked bird

[piper184]

What was the Umpire's ruling on that pitch? I have forgotten.
IF the ball went through the bird it would be a hole in one?
In aviation the slower and less maneuverable has the right of way so bird slower but ball not maneuverable at that point.... Was the NTSB called to investigate?
Was the ball a natural born killer or was the bird suicidal? Those who knew the bird said he was a nice guy but was quiet and kept to himself. No note was ever found.
Was Johnson ever questioned by the FBI or have his bank records seized and searched for large unexplained deposits?
Was there possibly another pitcher involved, say behind a nearby grassy knoll?

[bruce.desertrat]

Original source

Lots of engineering details included...

[BuffaloJohn]

So that 1k mph baseball went through all nine gloves, which means that the entire team lined up in a row couldn't stop that ball, even though is was shedding mass as it went...