I can guarantee you will blow up if you keep up this high quality production and information. Watched this whole video thinking you were one of those multimillion subscriber channels, until realizing you only had 20k. Keep putting in the excellent work and it will pay off.
Interesting, in Ireland we have a sport call Hurling. Once described as a mixture between hockey and murder. The hurls (bats) are made with ash and they are all hand made to follow the grain of the wood. Same science different sport. Although it's probably better that the hurls break when they hit a player....great video Grady
Wooden hockey sticks were made of thin layers of wood, so grains were never parallel. Instead they made the stick stronger and allowed more flex without breaking. So, I must wonder why baseball bats are made of one solid piece of wood, instead of several layers or thinner columns glued together.
The temperature of the part and hot end during printing is critical to getting proper fusion between the layers. It can make a surprising difference to material strength.
Person Man roblox already has that name, i played as a joke, also why tf you defending a guy with a fortnite profile pic, he stole your roblox players and bought them to fortnite
Cool video! Most of the time I see a piece of wood break, it's because the grain was crooked. I've come to look out for it when selecting wood for a project.
+Matthias Wandel Thanks. There's a cool chart in the USDA "Wood Handbook" that shows the loss of strength as slope of grain increases. I forgot to put it in the video!
+Practical Engineering That is very interesting. So are there any bats still made from riven wood? It seems like the old way would be a safer way to make bats.
Well explained, great vid. My local broadcaster is always going on about how old players went through just a couple of bats a year where as a present day player is lucky to get through the week with the same bat.
Thank you, that was interesting. I've watched cricket all my life and baseball for about the last 10 years. It has always struck my how many bats break in baseball, something that almost never happens in cricket and when it does, it's caused by the handle separating from the rest of the bat - the wood doesn't split. It was interesting to see why this happens so often with baseball bats.
I’ve been having a Grady Engineering Renaissance this week. As a carpenter/construction guy/engineering and baseball super fan I feel like I haven’t been watching your videos with the diligence I should be, given how much I enjoy them. This one was enough to drive me to add a “TH-cam comment” which is not normally a community I’d pridefully consider myself a part of. The comments usually drive me mental. But I’d like to show my appreciation for your channel. Sooooo Thanks bud I’ve learned quite a bit from you
Awesome video! The wood grain orientation is taken very seriously in bow making for archery. In pro/competition level, often composite materials are used. But in traditional archery, the orientation of wood grain is considered paramount in bow making.
really nice to watch the bat being made while you talked. really cool. i'm going to be an engineer myself but not of civil engineering, i'm going for a computer hardware engineer.
Another problem would be elasticity, Ash is a very tough and elastic wood while maple isn't. In Europe most bows were made out of riven Ash because it's the best common wood for that use. A bat well made of Ash should be unbreakable, however it's elasticity means a portion of the energy in swinging it will be lost when striking the ball because of the deformation. Maple on the other hand is a very dense, brittle and inelastic wood. This makes it great for musical instruments for instance because it'll transmit sound waves easily without dampening them, and when striking an object it's inelasticity makes it transmit the full force of the blow. Maybe the ideal bat would be a composite, made out of an ash or hickory core with maple sides.
Yeah, Mythbusters did a test on it. Aluminum bats are so superior that, if the pros weren't limited by their wooden bats, the sport wouldn't work anymore.
I thank TH-cam for the timing (Dodgers just won the 2020 World Series), and I especially thank you for your wonderful video posts. Grady, you convey information concisely and with a general sense of ease. I appreciate your posts, old and new. -Cheers
I just found this channel the other day from the yoyo despin video posted on reddit, and I've got to say, it has quickly become my favorite! Keep up the great work!
Should you find yourself in Louisville, Kentucky go to the 'Slugger' factory. It is great for baseball people and the bouquet is as intoxicating as the local Bourbon.
this is very interesting. i just turned a kids sized baseball bat for my son to play with. i turned it without even looking at regulations or size requirements. it's heavy, thicker than usual, shorter, beech instead of ash or maple and it looks awesome (with a bit of spalting in the wood). I don't think he's gonna break it, but if i ever turn another one, i'll pay closer attention. My video of the turning process will be up later this month.
these are some seriously high quality videos. as an engineering student and a woodworking enthusiast these hit me in all the right places :D thanks for all your hard work in producing these!
The time and effort it must consume to make this and I'm shocked to see you don't have the subs you deserve.. Keep up the good work..I learnt a lot from your videos. Thank you for great content.
Can you make a video explaining how the grid fins on The Falcon 9 work? and the physics and engineering that comes into play when landing a first stage?
*Harambe* because its not like using a metal bat or roids or a corked bat tar on the ball or something. its still a wood bat that with flaws and perks that has to be practiced with and learned. its bat preference. the same reason everyone isn't required to use the same glove or same cleets even though through testing you could probably prove a few are way better than the rest.
You bring out the important part of wood and it's structure. As a carpenter by trade I noticed in the early 80's the same failure in wooden tool handles. The same as Ash with a bat is the same forces of say a hammer handle or shovel but thankfully when either of those break there is a significant less chance of injury, unless you rank frustration up there too. This became so common I stopped buying wood handled hammers and use steel shanked handles. In the old days of wooden wheels on wagons and early automobiles a wheelwright who make the hub, spokes and rims all with a keen eye as to how the grain in the wood was used, this made wheels stronger and less likely to fail. I blame automation for this as it put wheelwrights out of work and replaced then with less skilled workers who were just used to feed machines and paid little attention to grain strength. I use grain as well as color and uniformity in all cabinets and furniture I make and turn on a lathe. Paying attention to the wood and it's grain makes for a more stunning and quality product in the end.
Another awesome and interesting video! Thanks for this! Is there any recommendation on how far from the center should be the wood blank? - blanks further from the center will have growth rings in almost parallel planes.
+Cactus! workshop Thanks. That's a really good question. In my research I didn't find anything related to the radius of curvature for the grain, but I would guess it is at least a consideration when grading the blanks.
interesting look at bats G. great job the best part in my opinion is that you made yer brother a handmade gift..... thats the kinda thing not often seen in todays world.... love yer channel thanks from Arkansas and another Grady.... lol
These concepts apply to Bokken (Wooden practice Japanese swords). No wonder knock off cheap manufacturers have huge failures, while in Japan only a few old multi generational Bokken craft specialists make great quality items, even though it's the same wood.
Why not coat the handle and neck (weakest points) of the bat in a rubber/plastic/fabric mesh to try and hold onto the broken shards once the break occurs?
Bats can be engineered to be relatively break resistant by re-inforcing the inside with carbon fiber. A central section is garnered with a tubular pc. embedded the length ....breakable? Probably not.
or just a carbon wrap around the outside. it can't be a problem that's all that hard to solve. Hockey players switched to composite, and it's well time baseball does too.
Great work as always. I’m a long time subscriber and as of today 2022.02.07, I am starting your channel from the beginning and going all the way to the present. How many videos it will take for me to get to one I’ve already a seen? Seen or new to me, how long will it take for me to binge watch your channel? What do you know about space elevators? So many questions, the world may never know.
Further proof how engineering is in everything and for good reason. Never gave it a thought with a baseball bat. I have done woodworking as a hobby and I still don't understand all the "with the grain" talk.
There is another reason bats break. A bat is basically, a lever . The fulcrum is where the bat and ball meet. If the fulcrum is too close to the handle, the bat wants to fold at that point. Hitting with the extreme end of the bat, will also cause it to break. The best way to prevent the bat from breaking, is to hit the ball with the sweet spot. (Hitting the ball, at either extreme will also be quite painful.) steve
I wonder where laminated hardwood comes into play here. They probably already thought of this, tested it and determined it doesn't work, but I wonder if a structured laminate might mitigate some of the issues with solid hardwoods...
Practical Engineering Grady, what do you use for a microphone or equipment for recording your videos. Your voice is completely different when you are narrating the videos and it sounds so great. Could you please let me know all that you use for the recording of your videos? With all these subscribers I hope you actually read and answer questions. I really need that information. Please
I enjoy your videos so much. I look forward to each one and know I will learn something and be smarter from it. BTW I'm in college for civil engineering. Thank you for your videos.
In my experience, when ash breaks it shatters, maple and hickory, made bats make spears and shrapnel. Probably due longer kiln time it takes to get a wood as dense as hickory down to weight. What do we do in 5 years, when there will not be any substantial ash trees on this continent?
You have an awesome channel and one new subscriber. I'm a mechanical engineer by training, so I love that you go into more depth in your topics, yet you find a way to explain things in theoretical terms without tons of math or rarefied jargon. Between you and Applied Science, my youtube science video needs should be covered!
If you're doing civil engineering, can you do one about how traffic lights are timed? I've always been curious about this. I know there are a different systems, but an overview would be really cool
Let me be the first lamewad to say you "Hit it out of the park again!". I found this video to be very interesting but I'm a woodworker. I'm gonna "pitch" it to some of my coworkers though who are huge baseball fans and not woodworkers and see what happens. I think they'll enjoy it too. Any chance of maybe a behind the scenes to see how you create some of your infographics for TH-cam? I would think it might help other science/education channels step up their game a bit. Your presentation is really top notch.
+FirworksYT Excellent puns! I would definitely consider that if there was more interest, but I'm sad to say that it's mostly just frame by frame stuff using Gimp!
Why not have a hybrid baseball bat? Sadly I'm not into baseball science however things like alternating or helix arranged grain could create new properties. (But players just want to play good and not a unbreakable bat)
+Practical Engineering please tell me what you think of a wooden bat drilled from edge to edge with a rubber or other flexible material insert.... my theory is when it brakes it will hold both halves and not fly off...kinda like a laminated glass....
I thought one of the reason maple was used was also because ash trees were in danger? Also, weren't maple bats being used more before replacement causing more stress before catastrophic failure?
In observing many broken bats. As clear as television is now. Most batters ignore keeping the label or dot up. Reason is simple. They get more spring out of the contact. Thus more distance. Watch a batter break a bat over his thigh. Label is up. When you see them try it more than once. The label is not up.
I can guarantee you will blow up if you keep up this high quality production and information. Watched this whole video thinking you were one of those multimillion subscriber channels, until realizing you only had 20k. Keep putting in the excellent work and it will pay off.
This exactly!
give it time. his subscribers apparently quadruplicated in two months' time.
mfw 2 months ago he was at 20k, now is over 90k.
You are definitely going to earn a multi-million sub page. Great job and thanks for educating!
+1 subscriber here. Channel is picking speed
Interesting, in Ireland we have a sport call Hurling. Once described as a mixture between hockey and murder. The hurls (bats) are made with ash and they are all hand made to follow the grain of the wood. Same science different sport. Although it's probably better that the hurls break when they hit a player....great video Grady
+Real Engineering Very cool. I hadn't heard of Hurling!
Awesome! The only sport I've seen that is as good as hockey, thank you!
Wooden hockey sticks were made of thin layers of wood, so grains were never parallel. Instead they made the stick stronger and allowed more flex without breaking. So, I must wonder why baseball bats are made of one solid piece of wood, instead of several layers or thinner columns glued together.
Ok so I looked up some videos of hurling and all I can say is
It's so awesome
Like you should watch it
It's like when a Englishman introduced the Irish to field hockey and then tried to teach them rules
The Irish were like
RULES . THIS IS IRELAND
Fun fact: 3D printed materials also work similarly to wood when it comes to “Grain”
Fun fact: bread too!
@@zachnerdydude6605 not really, alsp, bread is not used as material to build
@@daanm3869ny devito
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The temperature of the part and hot end during printing is critical to getting proper fusion between the layers. It can make a surprising difference to material strength.
My brain- *sees title*
Me- *they break because they hit hard balls*
Mr.Slipz same bruh
sorry your opinion doesn’t matter since you have a fortnite profile picture
@@fatjewishjude3990 look at your channel kid! You are the people that give roblox a bad cringe name!
Person Man roblox already has that name, i played as a joke, also why tf you defending a guy with a fortnite profile pic, he stole your roblox players and bought them to fortnite
@@fatjewishjude3990 when did I say I was defending him?
Cool video!
Most of the time I see a piece of wood break, it's because the grain was crooked. I've come to look out for it when selecting wood for a project.
+Matthias Wandel Thanks. There's a cool chart in the USDA "Wood Handbook" that shows the loss of strength as slope of grain increases. I forgot to put it in the video!
+Practical Engineering That is very interesting. So are there any bats still made from riven wood? It seems like the old way would be a safer way to make bats.
Fancy seeing you here Matthias! Two of my favorite TH-camrs in the same place.
i love your videos. keep it up
collab!
Well explained, great vid. My local broadcaster is always going on about how old players went through just a couple of bats a year where as a present day player is lucky to get through the week with the same bat.
we should film a bat break at 1000 -2000 fps 4K
+Warped Perception Please do it! You have the setup now!
Why don't you just go break one? It's fun.
soooooo did ya?
Why did i click on this video and how did i get here and why did i just subscribe
my thoughts exactly!!!
Because this channel is epic.
same
Cuz cheeki breeki iv damke
Чики брики и в дамке
really nice series you have, very well explained
+Warped Perception Thanks!
3:41 Batman-ufacturers
Aww man, I thought I was original
LOLOLOLO
How’s life going after 4 years
I thought bonds broke the record with a needle.....
goober pea looked like a popsicle stick to me.
Awesome video, and great woodworking!
+Samm Sheperd (SNRS) Thanks Samm!
+Practical Engineering It's nice to see that level of craftmanship! I've got a carpenter's degree an I approve!
Hey! Make more videos
+Zachary Taylor finishing up school is consuming all my time! Lots in the works! Follow my Instagram if you want
Thank you, that was interesting.
I've watched cricket all my life and baseball for about the last 10 years. It has always struck my how many bats break in baseball, something that almost never happens in cricket and when it does, it's caused by the handle separating from the rest of the bat - the wood doesn't split. It was interesting to see why this happens so often with baseball bats.
Monty Python Villager: "Because they're... made of wood...?"
Bedevere: "Good!!"
Why have I not seen this channel before? It's right up my alley.
My goodness, what a wonderful channel this is!
4:03 - I broke a bat when I was 7 playing little league in 1991. It broke exactly like that.
I’ve been having a Grady Engineering Renaissance this week. As a carpenter/construction guy/engineering and baseball super fan I feel like I haven’t been watching your videos with the diligence I should be, given how much I enjoy them. This one was enough to drive me to add a “TH-cam comment” which is not normally a community I’d pridefully consider myself a part of. The comments usually drive me mental. But I’d like to show my appreciation for your channel. Sooooo Thanks bud I’ve learned quite a bit from you
Low key flex at the end.
Awesome video! The wood grain orientation is taken very seriously in bow making for archery. In pro/competition level, often composite materials are used. But in traditional archery, the orientation of wood grain is considered paramount in bow making.
"...bat manufacturers..."
"...bat man..."
batman
thank me for watching? thank you for creating
Another home run video. Good audio quality and continuity. Really a pleasure to listen to.
I wonder how much the broken bat number has gone down since the ink dot 🤷♂️
really nice to watch the bat being made while you talked. really cool. i'm going to be an engineer myself but not of civil engineering, i'm going for a computer hardware engineer.
Another problem would be elasticity, Ash is a very tough and elastic wood while maple isn't. In Europe most bows were made out of riven Ash because it's the best common wood for that use.
A bat well made of Ash should be unbreakable, however it's elasticity means a portion of the energy in swinging it will be lost when striking the ball because of the deformation.
Maple on the other hand is a very dense, brittle and inelastic wood. This makes it great for musical instruments for instance because it'll transmit sound waves easily without dampening them, and when striking an object it's inelasticity makes it transmit the full force of the blow.
Maybe the ideal bat would be a composite, made out of an ash or hickory core with maple sides.
If you really don't want the bat to break, just make it out of aluminum.
in that case all hits will be homeruns
+scasny Is really that much of a change?
Finn El Humano dont know dont care dont watch
Yeah, Mythbusters did a test on it. Aluminum bats are so superior that, if the pros weren't limited by their wooden bats, the sport wouldn't work anymore.
And who in their right mind would be a pitcher. 60' 6" away from a powerhitter with an aluminum bat... that would be a horror movie waiting to happen
Excellent video! Loving the channel.
I thank TH-cam for the timing (Dodgers just won the 2020 World Series), and I especially thank you for your wonderful video posts. Grady, you convey information concisely and with a general sense of ease. I appreciate your posts, old and new. -Cheers
I am glad to see a video about wood for a change.
I work in the branch in sales
I just found this channel the other day from the yoyo despin video posted on reddit, and I've got to say, it has quickly become my favorite! Keep up the great work!
+Benjamin Child Thanks!
Watching the way he's sculpting that wood bat is soooo satisfying...
Should you find yourself in Louisville, Kentucky go to the 'Slugger' factory. It is great for baseball people and the bouquet is as intoxicating as the local Bourbon.
@@hugh-johnfleming289 thank you sir for the great recommendation. Maybe one day when I'll visit your side of the world.
this is very interesting. i just turned a kids sized baseball bat for my son to play with. i turned it without even looking at regulations or size requirements. it's heavy, thicker than usual, shorter, beech instead of ash or maple and it looks awesome (with a bit of spalting in the wood). I don't think he's gonna break it, but if i ever turn another one, i'll pay closer attention. My video of the turning process will be up later this month.
+Willem Kossen Very cool. If he ever breaks it, you can just turn a new one!
Really great information, Grady! I enjoy the engineering side of woodworking just as much as the woodworking it'self.
OK this is my second video of yours, but I am going to have to subscribe now. This is really great content!
My stomach turned when I saw your hand on the wood spinning. Great topic, and extremely entertaing.
Very interesting, thanks
i really like the way you edit just your face into the end of your videos. really helps to see a smiling face behind the videos.
these are some seriously high quality videos. as an engineering student and a woodworking enthusiast these hit me in all the right places :D thanks for all your hard work in producing these!
+MrVardig Thanks!
I love this channel !
Thank you. I've learned something new.
The time and effort it must consume to make this and I'm shocked to see you don't have the subs you deserve.. Keep up the good work..I learnt a lot from your videos. Thank you for great content.
Loved the video. Well done!
Can you make a video explaining how the grid fins on The Falcon 9 work? and the physics and engineering that comes into play when landing a first stage?
+Dragic Cool idea! I will put it on my list.
+Practical Engineering Amazing! Thanks :D
Why not use Oak?
Yoah Cat the ball springs off the bat better with maple. oak is heavy and dense.
PC MasterRace so if maple gives an advantage, why not just force all bats to be ash
*Harambe* because its not like using a metal bat or roids or a corked bat tar on the ball or something. its still a wood bat that with flaws and perks that has to be practiced with and learned. its bat preference. the same reason everyone isn't required to use the same glove or same cleets even though through testing you could probably prove a few are way better than the rest.
It wouldn't be oaky to do that.
They should use iron tree.
best youtube channel. Shout out from Iceland
Very informational. Thank you!
it's so satisfying to watch that bat making process..
Loving the channel!
Loved the video. Keep it up!
solid metal core rod may help, plus you wouldn't get the compression/spring benefit that aluminium bats give.
You bring out the important part of wood and it's structure. As a carpenter by trade I noticed in the early 80's the same failure in wooden tool handles. The same as Ash with a bat is the same forces of say a hammer handle or shovel but thankfully when either of those break there is a significant less chance of injury, unless you rank frustration up there too. This became so common I stopped buying wood handled hammers and use steel shanked handles. In the old days of wooden wheels on wagons and early automobiles a wheelwright who make the hub, spokes and rims all with a keen eye as to how the grain in the wood was used, this made wheels stronger and less likely to fail. I blame automation for this as it put wheelwrights out of work and replaced then with less skilled workers who were just used to feed machines and paid little attention to grain strength. I use grain as well as color and uniformity in all cabinets and furniture I make and turn on a lathe. Paying attention to the wood and it's grain makes for a more stunning and quality product in the end.
+James Stanlake Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Hickory is the handle of choice in axes and hammers. The long fibres generally keep the head flying off with a breakage, not that I've ever had one.
I have been following a lot of videos of yours you are very creative and handy
Your a bloody good craftsman.
I learn more from this channel than school
I truly didnt understand the entire middle part of the video, but I still liked it. Good stuff!
Very interesting, Grady. Nice bat too.
Another awesome and interesting video! Thanks for this! Is there any recommendation on how far from the center should be the wood blank? - blanks further from the center will have growth rings in almost parallel planes.
+Cactus! workshop Thanks. That's a really good question. In my research I didn't find anything related to the radius of curvature for the grain, but I would guess it is at least a consideration when grading the blanks.
interesting look at bats G. great job the best part in my opinion is that you made yer brother a handmade gift..... thats the kinda thing not often seen in todays world.... love yer channel thanks from Arkansas and another Grady.... lol
I don't know why but lathes are so satisfying to watch
Saman wood should be great for this. It is actually stronger along the grain as it is across, which is also quite strong.
These concepts apply to Bokken (Wooden practice Japanese swords). No wonder knock off cheap manufacturers have huge failures, while in Japan only a few old multi generational Bokken craft specialists make great quality items, even though it's the same wood.
Your videos have the best music
I'd like to see you do something on wooden compression posts, such as deck posts or building piers.
can you do a comparison video on the strength of various building materials and how they are further reinforced?
Awesome video bro! 👍👍👍
This was crazy helpful. Count me in as a sub. Fantastic work! Can't wait to poke around your channel some more!
It's so satisfying to watch the bats being made
Why not coat the handle and neck (weakest points) of the bat in a rubber/plastic/fabric mesh to try and hold onto the broken shards once the break occurs?
topic for a vid please
why dose kitchen scrubber pad scratch steel sinks if the nylon is softer then then steel
hard particles trapped in the nylon?
That is exactly correct. Those scrubbing pads are generally impregnated with abrasive material to improve their effectiveness.
Bats can be engineered to be relatively break resistant by re-inforcing the inside with carbon fiber. A central section is garnered with a tubular pc. embedded the length ....breakable? Probably not.
or just a carbon wrap around the outside. it can't be a problem that's all that hard to solve. Hockey players switched to composite, and it's well time baseball does too.
Fascinating!
Interesting. Thanks for sharing !
Great work as always. I’m a long time subscriber and as of today 2022.02.07, I am starting your channel from the beginning and going all the way to the present. How many videos it will take for me to get to one I’ve already a seen? Seen or new to me, how long will it take for me to binge watch your channel? What do you know about space elevators? So many questions, the world may never know.
they dont break they just multiply
Holy shit, this channel is amazing. Thank you for making it. Insta-subscribe.
Interesting
Further proof how engineering is in everything and for good reason. Never gave it a thought with a baseball bat. I have done woodworking as a hobby and I still don't understand all the "with the grain" talk.
There is another reason bats break.
A bat is basically, a lever
.
The fulcrum is where the bat and ball
meet. If the fulcrum is too close to the
handle, the bat wants to fold at that
point. Hitting with the extreme end
of the bat, will also cause it to break.
The best way to prevent the bat from
breaking, is to hit the ball with the
sweet spot. (Hitting the ball, at
either extreme will also be quite
painful.)
steve
I didn't understand any of this, but it sure sounded smart!
I wonder where laminated hardwood comes into play here. They probably already thought of this, tested it and determined it doesn't work, but I wonder if a structured laminate might mitigate some of the issues with solid hardwoods...
Practical Engineering Grady, what do you use for a microphone or equipment for recording your videos. Your voice is completely different when you are narrating the videos and it sounds so great. Could you please let me know all that you use for the recording of your videos? With all these subscribers I hope you actually read and answer questions. I really need that information. Please
I learn stuff I was never even aware of existing everytime I visit this channel
Awesome video ! 👍🏽
I enjoy your videos so much. I look forward to each one and know I will learn something and be smarter from it. BTW I'm in college for civil engineering. Thank you for your videos.
In my experience, when ash breaks it shatters, maple and hickory, made bats make spears and shrapnel. Probably due longer kiln time it takes to get a wood as dense as hickory down to weight. What do we do in 5 years, when there will not be any substantial ash trees on this continent?
That is a damn fine bat, nice work :)
Nice work!
What would sctually be the best wood for baseball bats? Maple, ash, oak, chestnut...?
this is actually so cool
You have an awesome channel and one new subscriber. I'm a mechanical engineer by training, so I love that you go into more depth in your topics, yet you find a way to explain things in theoretical terms without tons of math or rarefied jargon. Between you and Applied Science, my youtube science video needs should be covered!
If you're doing civil engineering, can you do one about how traffic lights are timed? I've always been curious about this. I know there are a different systems, but an overview would be really cool
+Jay Carr Very cool idea!
Hey man I really enjoyed your video what's your opinion on the karate guys punching bats in half? Just curious
Let me be the first lamewad to say you "Hit it out of the park again!".
I found this video to be very interesting but I'm a woodworker. I'm gonna "pitch" it to some of my coworkers though who are huge baseball fans and not woodworkers and see what happens. I think they'll enjoy it too.
Any chance of maybe a behind the scenes to see how you create some of your infographics for TH-cam? I would think it might help other science/education channels step up their game a bit. Your presentation is really top notch.
+FirworksYT Excellent puns! I would definitely consider that if there was more interest, but I'm sad to say that it's mostly just frame by frame stuff using Gimp!
I like your videos.
Thanks.
Why not have a hybrid baseball bat? Sadly I'm not into baseball science however things like alternating or helix arranged grain could create new properties. (But players just want to play good and not a unbreakable bat)
+Practical Engineering please tell me what you think of a wooden bat drilled from edge to edge with a rubber or other flexible material insert.... my theory is when it brakes it will hold both halves and not fly off...kinda like a laminated glass....
Really useful info
I thought one of the reason maple was used was also because ash trees were in danger? Also, weren't maple bats being used more before replacement causing more stress before catastrophic failure?
In observing many broken bats. As clear as television is now. Most batters ignore keeping the label or dot up. Reason is simple. They get more spring out of the contact. Thus more distance.
Watch a batter break a bat over his thigh. Label is up. When you see them try it more than once. The label is not up.