Baseball players have a finite amount of power throughout the year before they can recharge in the winter via hibernation.

 

Except for Giancarlo Stanton, his power is infinite.

So first off, I completely botched the first set of numbers. I know you're all very disappointed in me. I am going to turn in my physics badge and potato gun immediately. I don't know where I went wrong -- probably trying to use my phone's calculator -- but the true answer to my first attempt was:

 

Ball speed: 131.5 mph

Height: 578 feet

 

Not nearly as implausible.

 

Given Q's parameters, that should shave ~1.5 seconds off the required hang-time if they're a sprinter-caliber runner...so that would give us:

 

Ball speed: 115 mph

Height: 443 feet

 

Still not possible because a) air resistance selectively dissipates energy from the beginning of the ball's flight path and b) even Albert Pujols' best HR exit speed in 2009 was 119 mph, and you can't replicate that type of swing straight up.

 

Anyway, the point is that Balta should rescind his hug and you should all be terribly ashamed of me.

 

 

Can i have your potato gun ? I'm Irish.

Except for Giancarlo Stanton, his power is infinite.