Open Question: Does this description accurately demonstrate impulse (physics)?
It centers around two sports commentators at a baseball game.
Bob: Helloooo, baseball fans! Today the Blue Jays are hosting the New York Yankees! Man, I am pumped for this game. You know, Bill, I happened to read online last night the physics behind baseball, and ---
Bill: . . . . Bob, you said you wouldn't---
Bob: Did you see that pitch?! Beautiful! The batter has a chance to knock the ball from the park --- oh! So close!
Bill: *murmur* Tell me about it. I thought you were going to get into one of your physics moods---
Bob: *interrupts* Well, the batter can only apply so much force, but it's possible to magnify the impulse greatly by increasing the amount of time of which the force is delivered.
Bill: . . . .
Bob: That --- I mean impulse --- is th change in momentum, Bill. The batter must cause a significant amount of impulse.
Bill: *sigh* Why, Bob? Give us baseball fans a physics lesson.
Bob: Why? Well, the greater the impulse, the greater chance the batter has at getting a home run.
Bill: . . . Really. . . .? *thinks:* He's going to jinx the game. . . . We'll be lucky if we get one run in now.
Bob: And would you look at that! A home run!!! Way to go, Bautista!
Bill: Haha! Yes!! So, the increase in the time interval resulted in a more powerful impact!
Bob: That's the spirit! Plus, the baseball and bat are colliding head-on in a relatively elastic situation!
Bill: . . . . Okay, that's enough physics. Let's just watch the game!
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