The Illusion of a Curveball

One of my favorite things in this world is the game of baseball. I love the game, and I love my team, the Toronto Blue Jays. I was reading one of the many Jays blogs I follow, The Mockingbird, catching up on the posts I’ve missed since I left for Toronto to see some friends and catch a few games this past weekend when I came across this post.

The physics behind baseball (all sports really, but especially baseball) are simply fantastic, and I thought this optical illusion of how a curveball may be even more deceptive due to it’s spin and how the human eye percieves it. Simply facinating and just another thing to love about baseball.

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