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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 2009

Page

5

Muzzle velocity of a major league fastball

A baseball fastball reaches about 100 mph to the plate, with measured pitches like Bob Feller's 98.6 mph suggesting a muzzle velocity around 107 mph when adjusted for travel. The ball arrives in roughly 0.4 seconds, making it hard to track due to rapid angular motion.

Robert Adair Bob Feller Robert Watts Terry Bahill

Flying fish and mirages and dizzying children wonders

A lighthearted survey covers Exocoetidae flight behavior with fish gliding up to 600 feet under favorable winds, then explains hot air mirages including water on roads and Fata Morgana towers. It notes dizzying spins used in cultural rites and amusement rides as common sources of altered perception and laughter.

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Aiken Community Playhouse Presents It's a Wonderful Life The Musical

The Aiken Community Playhouse stages its musical adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life with shows on Nov 28 Dec 4 5 11 12 at 8 pm and Dec 6 at 3 pm Tickets run 20 for adults 18 seniors 60 plus 15 for students and 9 for children 12 and under Details at 648 1438 or www. aikencommunityplayhouse com The Aiken County First Steps 4K Committee meets Nov 24 at 12 30 pm in the Byrd Learning Center Graniteville Call 663 5604 for info

The Aiken Community Playhouse Aiken County Byrd Learning Center Graniteville

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