Why can't MLB use aluminum bats?

Essentially to save the game of baseball. Aluminum bats are the same size as wooden bats, but are significantly lighter. Studies have shown that lighter bats allow the batter to develop more ba…

Top stories for Long   Why can't MLB use aluminum bats? Steven Haddock, studied at York University • Answered November 23, 2020 Essentially to save the game of baseball. Aluminum bats are the same size as wooden bats, but are significantly lighter. Studies have shown that lighter bats allow the batte... Read more » 1.7K 197   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   If you run a gasoline engine indefinitely with unlimited fuel, what will be the first cause of failure? OpenBlueprint • Updated June 10 An engine given unlimited gasoline won't die from mechanical wear and tear. Instead, in roughly one month, it will quietly run dry of an entirely different fluid and litera... Read more » 282 49   What field of medicine is considered “ultra hard” by most doctors? Rollins Panma, Worked in American Hospitals • Answered June 20 I have once posed this question to several of my physician friends while enjoying our beers. Without much discussion, it took no more than a second for them to give a clear... Read more » 513 58   How do prisoners get so muscular with a mediocre diet? John Hirst, former Bouncer at Nightclubs (2011-2016) • Updated August 5, 2020 In the US? Take a look at the line up of any 100m Olympic final in the last 60 years. Now compare their musculature to the prisoners you have seen. Notice anything? The othe... Read more » 6.7K 407   Could any of the fastest NFL players realistically compete in the Olympics, or is the gap between NFL speed and Olympic sprinting just too big? HalftimeLedger, Sports analysis and commentary • Updated June 10 When DK Metcalf—widely considered one of the NFL's fastest players—entered a pro 100-meter dash, he ran a freakish 10.36 seconds. Against Olympic-level sprinters, he finish... Read more » 492 56   Why is it so hard to sell a house with solar panels? MetroDispatch • Updated June 10 A house that generates free electricity sounds like a buyer's dream. Yet, rooftop solar panels routinely derail home sales, forcing sellers to pay tens of thousands just to... Read more » 1.6K 243   What one adjustment dramatically improved your golf swing? Danny Morrison, Partial Owner at Family Owned Business • Answered August 2, 2018 So glad to see this question as the ah-ha has happened to me in the last two weeks after playing for 30yrs. It’s so freaking simple but literally changed everything in my s... Read more » 144 21   Why does mayonnaise work so well for getting a perfect sear on steak, and does it really leave no taste behind? MosaicPalate • Answered May 15 Smearing a premium steak with mayo sounds like a culinary crime. But at 400°F, this humble sandwich spread becomes a chemical cheat code for a professional-level crust. Whil... Read more » 230 16   Why do we need an escape velocity to lift a rocket into space? Can't a rocket just fly up at a constant low speed i.e. 60 mph and eventually reach space? NovaPrism • Updated June 10 It is a myth that rockets need "escape velocity" to reach space. A rocket could cruise straight up at a constant 60 mph, if not for a brutal trap called "gravity drag." Esca... Read more » 251 11   The Hunt for Red October (1990 movie): Is it true that if one submarine comes in behind another submarine's propeller "he's deaf as a post"? Babus Abus, former Lt Cdr (S) (SM) at Royal Navy (1971-1996) • Answered August 2, 2018 I was serving in nuclear submarine during the era the film was shot. Whilst operating off the Azores in company with a hunter killer SSN we actually had our towed array cut... Read more » 1.3K 56   What exactly happened in the tragic Lauda Air accident involving the B-767, and what lessons were learned from it? SepiaGlyphs • Updated June 10 When a Boeing 767 tore itself apart in mid-air, the manufacturer blamed the crew. It took Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda fighting a simulator to prove the pilots never had a... Read more » 778 23   How often should you ideally change and wash bed sheets, and what actually happens to your skin and health if you don't wash them weekly? VitalSign, Answering your health questions • Answered May 26 Every night, your resting body sheds 15 million dead skin cells, quietly serving a microscopic feast to uninvited bedfellows. When sheets are left unwashed for extended peri... Read more » 99 8 Read more in your feed

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Is there anything a MacBook can't do that a Windows laptop can do?

Quite a few things: This is the big one for me, which a lot of people unfortunately have no idea about. It’s the sole reason I stopped buying MacBooks after 2012. That picture is of a removable…

Top stories for Long   Is there anything a MacBook can't do that a Windows laptop can do? Eugene Chia, Military history/equipment buff • Answered February 8, 2023 Quite a few things: This is the big one for me, which a lot of people unfortunately have no idea about. It’s the sole reason I stopped buying MacBooks after 2012. That pictu... Read more » 4.6K 598   Why do Boeing 777s often last longer in service compared to other aircraft types? OpenBlueprint • Updated June 10 A commercial airplane rarely goes to the scrapyard because it falls apart—it goes because it stops making money. The Boeing 777 outlasts its peers by refusing to do either. ... Read more » 169 6   How do cemeteries stay in business? If you think about it, they’re not burying people every day, and though it’s not cheap to bury someone, it’s not as if they collect rent on graves. MetroDispatch • Answered May 20 Cemeteries sell a plot exactly once, but are legally bound to mow the grass and pave the roads forever. To survive this paradox, they don't collect rent—they collect intere... Read more » 897 90   Did big HiFi speakers became obsolete? I don't see people who own them much anymore. There was a time when everyone had a pair of big speakers. Sifcell LeNoir, studied at University of California, Berkeley • Answered July 24, 2024 Well, I’m not sure what you mean by big HiFi speakers, so I’m going to assume you mean things like these floor-standing things that range from 3 - 5 feet tall: If so, then y... Read more » 1.5K 421   Is there any Tesla owner who swore to never own one again? Why so? Thomas Lewis • Answered October 27, 2025 Oh Yes. I considered myself a loyal Tesla customer, 3 teslas over 6 years. A year ago, I moved from Illinois to Florida a month after moving to Florida. I had a problem wit... Read more » 2.5K 238   Why does the string around the Earth problem seem so difficult when the solution is actually simple and surprising? NovaPrism • Answered June 21 Wrap a string tightly around the Earth, then add just one extra meter. It will lift off the ground by the exact same amount as if you added a meter to a string around a ten... Read more » 188 29   Why is Hiroshima habitable now when the half life of uranium-235 is 700 million years? Doug Hensley, PhD Analytic Number Theory & Probability, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (... • Updated January 27, 2020 Because the half life of U235 is 700 million years. Think about it. Assume that half* the uranium was split during the chain reaction, leaving the other half to just be extr... Read more » 8.4K 742   What field of medicine is considered “ultra hard” by most doctors? Rollins Panma, Worked in American Hospitals • Answered June 20 I have once posed this question to several of my physician friends while enjoying our beers. Without much discussion, it took no more than a second for them to give a clear... Read more » 411 40   Why does mayonnaise work so well for getting a perfect sear on steak, and does it really leave no taste behind? MosaicPalate • Answered May 15 Smearing a premium steak with mayo sounds like a culinary crime. But at 400°F, this humble sandwich spread becomes a chemical cheat code for a professional-level crust. Whil... Read more » 230 16   How do prisoners get so muscular with a mediocre diet? John Hirst, former Bouncer at Nightclubs (2011-2016) • Updated August 5, 2020 In the US? Take a look at the line up of any 100m Olympic final in the last 60 years. Now compare their musculature to the prisoners you have seen. Notice anything? The othe... Read more » 6.7K 405   Why would some players choose to fold AA on the first hand of the WSOP, and what are the potential benefits of doing so for those playing just for the experience? HalftimeLedger, Sports analysis and commentary • Answered May 14 In Texas Hold'em, folding pocket Aces pre-flop is a mathematical disaster. Yet, on the first hand of the World Series of Poker, throwing them in the trash might be a brilli... Read more » 37 11   What exactly happened in the tragic Lauda Air accident involving the B-767, and what lessons were learned from it? SepiaGlyphs • Updated June 10 When a Boeing 767 tore itself apart in mid-air, the manufacturer blamed the crew. It took Formula 1 champion Niki Lauda fighting a simulator to prove the pilots never had a... Read more » 775 23 Read more in your feed

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