Okay, so, I was messing around with this whole “frozen baseball” thing. First off, I grabbed a regular baseball from my garage – you know, the one I used to play with back in the day.
Getting Started
I decided to see what happens when you freeze it solid. I stuck that ball in my freezer, right next to the ice cream and frozen peas. Left it there for a good 24 hours, just to make sure it was frozen through and through.
The Waiting Game
Waiting was the boring part, to be honest. I kept checking on it, like a kid waiting for Christmas morning. I mean, it’s not every day you freeze a baseball, right? I wondered if it would crack or something, or maybe just turn into a solid ice ball.
Experiment Time
After a whole day, I took the baseball out. Man, it was hard as a rock! I tried bouncing it – nothing. It just thudded on the ground, no bounce at all. It was like the energy just got sucked out of it. I guess that’s what they call elasticity, or lack thereof in this case. This made me think about kinetic energy, you know, energy in motion.
Hitting It
- I got my old bat and tried hitting the frozen baseball.
- I was super careful, I didn’t want to break anything.
- It felt weird, like hitting a stone.
- The ball didn’t go far at all.
- It made a weird sound when I hit it, like a dull thud.
What I Learned
So, what did I learn from all this? Well, freezing a baseball totally changes how it behaves. It loses all its bounciness. The elasticity thing, as some folks call it, is gone. I guess it makes sense. It is not like baseball is made to be frozen solid. Also, it got me thinking about how things are made and how they work. This whole thing about kinetic energy and stuff, it’s pretty wild when you start digging into it.
In the end, it was a fun little experiment. Not something I’d do every day, but hey, it was cool to see what happens. Maybe next time I’ll try something different, like, I don’t know, freezing a football? Who knows! But for now, I’m just glad I didn’t break my bat or anything.
