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Retractable Glass Roof
A glass dome certainly looks cool, but the players and spectators will be in deep trouble if anyone hits a fly ball!

Retractable Roof + Glass = Wrong

The Char County Flames have some star hitters on their team. If one of their players hits a fly ball into the roof when it's closed, shards of glass will rain down on players and spectators! Ouch! Plus, a curved glass roof acts like a giant lens on sunny days. None of the players would be able to catch a fly ball because the glass would smear the sun into a blinding wall of light!

You don't want to injure the players or the spectators. Try another dome option.

Keep the retractable roof, but try another material Try a rigid roof
Keep the retractable roof,
but try another material
Try a rigid roof

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