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MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I’m not physicist, but I’d imagine the force required to propel the ball to that speed would also disintegrate the ball itself?

The shape of the ball would exert the force over a relatively large area compared to a bullet, and the ball material is much weaker than metal objects that would blow through people (is cannonballs).

So the force required would increase due to larger surface area, but then the ball would break apart from said force. The solution is a metal baseball propelled by a railgun.

Now to just find ~~victims~~ test subjects to trial it.

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LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
That might be okay though. The ball doesn’t necessarily have to be intact when it hits the pitcher - if it becomes a stream of smaller particles they still might be energetic enough to do the job.

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- MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It definitely stretches the definition of “a baseball”, but, on the otherhand that does make it easier to penetrate with smaller projectile. Hrm…
  
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  - LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    IMO if it was a baseball when you launched it, you used a baseball.
    
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Bongles@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
A railgun feels excessive, we had cannons.

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- MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  True, but also, go big or go home. We’re already talking about murdering someone by accelerating a baseball through their body. Might as well make their body turn into a fine mist, same jailtime.
  
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