Fabricating the ultimate baseball bat

May 08, 2007 2 Replies

Hello and thanks for checking out my posting - i am reposting this message.



I am doing research for an engineering type project and want to test the rule why there are no corked or aluminum bats allowed in game play. I plan to study if the ball really goes further with a corked / metal bat.



Here's my question to the forum:



What material would be best for the Ultimate (and illegal for play) Bat. Aside from any material that is fit for NASA or is radioactive - what commonly available material or manipulation (like corking) would work best?



I plan to actually test this theory in a stadium for part of a demonstration. If you have the knowledge and skills to put this together, let's talk about the possibility of appearing on an upcoming FSN program.



thanks - E



The "why" is because it is believed to give an unfair advantage.

It travels about 0.9 mph faster.

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fails after about the third use.

That should be your project, then.

- the world's first composite material, cellulose fiber in an epoxy matrix (aka: wood")

- aluminum

- graphite epoxy composite.

I am not photogenic, and have a full time job.

David A. Smith

amorphous metal or metallic glass

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