“Of all escapes from reality,” wrote mathematician Giancarlo Rota, “mathematics is the most successful ever.”
Math lets us imagine the impossible. Don't believe me? Let's explore:
What would happen if you pitched a baseball at 90% the speed of light (604,000,000 m.p.h.)?
Here is your answer
What would happen if you pitched a baseball at 90% the speed of light (604,000,000 m.p.h.)?
Here is your answer
Now you know. Not because you did it, but because you imagined a scenario then followed to its logical conclusion.
Another question. Can you make a jet pack out of downward firing machine guns? Hmm
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