A Routine Fly Ball? (IMAGE)

Brown University

A Routine Fly Ball?

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Researchers at Brown tested the three theories explaining how outfielders judge fly balls. It turns out to be a matter of optical acceleration cancellation.

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David Silverman/Brown University

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