By Katherine Gallego
There's a reason behind why these baseball players are able to tag out a player at such a quick time! Running while throwing a ball increases the distance of the throw because it increases the horizontal component of the ball's velocity without changing the time of flight. The ball's horizontal velocity component is increased by an amount equal to the speed of the runner. Since the velocity of the runner is horizontal, the vertical velocity component is unchanged therefore the time of flight of the ball is unchanged.
Yes, if you throw a ball while running, the ball will have the speed of the throw + the speed you are running at! Keep this in mind if you are ever biking and want to have a water balloon fight.
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