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Story: Scientists Explore Physics of Baseball Feats, 7/12/07
1. How long does it take a 90-mile-per-hour fastball to cross home plate?
2. At what angle does a batter want the bat to hit the baseball? Why?
3. What does San Francisco Giants player Barry Zito use "3-D, high-speed, infrared, eight-camera motion analysis" for?
4. What kind of motion does physicist Linda Shore compare pitching to?
5. At what point during a pitch is the baseball moving fastest? Why?
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