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When watching a baseball game we often hear the bat hitting the ball after we actually see the hit. Why?
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∙ 12y ago
The speed of sound is about 350 m/s (about 400 yards/second). If you are 400 yards away from the batter, then it could take about 1 second for the sound to reach you in the more distant stands
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