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[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Die.

*checks video*

Die very quickly.

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago

You, the pitcher, catcher, umpire, both teams, everyone in the ballpark, and most of the people in the city.

[–] railwhale@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 month ago

The batter would be eligible to move to first base.

[–] _NetNomad@fedia.io 6 points 1 month ago

to think all the money and effort we've wasted trying to create fusion in a lab when what we really needed was a really, really, really good pitcher

[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] 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)
[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That is indeed what Randal concludes in the video

[–] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago