What does a Gong Sound Like when Hit with a 1189mph Baseball? - Smarter Every Day 267

Baseball shatters gong

A baseball traveling at 1189 mph shattered a gong. The impact created a visible bulge and ripped the metal, but the gong remained mostly intact.

• 💥 The baseball's impact caused the gong to deform significantly, resembling a liquid bulge before ripping.
• 💨 The supersonic baseball was traveling at Mach 1.54 (1189 mph) when it hit the gong.
• 🔬 The experiment aimed to characterize the performance of a custom-built supersonic baseball cannon.
• 🛡️ The team took extensive safety precautions, including shields and distance, due to the extreme velocities involved.
• 🤔 The video also explores the behavior of non-Newtonian fluids like silly putty and the disintegration of sprinkles at supersonic speeds.

A baseball is shown mid-flight, about to impact a large gong, with text overlaying the image asking 'WILL IT BREAK?' and stating '1,000 MPH GONG HIT'.