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What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light? (www.youtube.com)
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[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Arguably you don't, considering your matter will likely undergo a fusion reaction with what could nominally be called the ball, you and the ball will make a form of contact

[–] remon@ani.social 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So ... hit by pitch?

[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That is indeed what Randal concludes in the video