Barton L Smith
@themagnuspi.bsky.social
Mechanical Engineer, Amateur critic, beer maven, seam tamer, http://baseballaero.com. MLB Team Consultant.
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Barton L Smith
@themagnuspi.bsky.social
· Sep 20
Baseball Aerodynamics
The fluid dynamics of baseball pitches
Baseballaero.com
Baseballs break because of spin, or the Magnus force. They also break because of differences between the air flow around them on two sides due to seams, which we call Seam -Shifted Wake. If you would like to learn more about it, check out baseballaero.com/2020/12/23/c...
Pros:
1) it rides so high, you can work on it without lifting it (and you'll need to)
2) Compression is so bad, if you fuck up the timing belt, no harm done
3)Tires are cheap?
Cons:
She's not going to be impressed, especially not after that David Spade Geek/Spaz/Dweeb sketch.
1) it rides so high, you can work on it without lifting it (and you'll need to)
2) Compression is so bad, if you fuck up the timing belt, no harm done
3)Tires are cheap?
Cons:
She's not going to be impressed, especially not after that David Spade Geek/Spaz/Dweeb sketch.
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
(I'm unlikely to get away)
(I'm unlikely to get away)
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Pros:
1) it rides so high, you can work on it without lifting it (and you'll need to)
2) Compression is so bad, if you fuck up the timing belt, no harm done
3)Tires are cheap?
Cons:
She's not going to be impressed, especially not after that David Spade Geek/Spaz/Dweeb sketch.
1) it rides so high, you can work on it without lifting it (and you'll need to)
2) Compression is so bad, if you fuck up the timing belt, no harm done
3)Tires are cheap?
Cons:
She's not going to be impressed, especially not after that David Spade Geek/Spaz/Dweeb sketch.
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
(I'm unlikely to get away)
(I'm unlikely to get away)
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
(I'm unlikely to get away)
(I'm unlikely to get away)
New favorite slide ever presented in class
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
New favorite slide ever presented in class
If you spend enough time in the lab, someday you'll see something no one has ever seen before-- Manooch Kootchesfahani
I've had about 5 of these.
I've had about 5 of these.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
If you spend enough time in the lab, someday you'll see something no one has ever seen before-- Manooch Kootchesfahani
I've had about 5 of these.
I've had about 5 of these.
Reminder for my friends in academia
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reminder for my friends in academia
Reposted by Barton L Smith
"Looper" (2012)
A Michigan man named JD Vance was sentenced for threatening to kill JD Vance. www.fox5ny.com/news/michiga...
Michigan man who shares same initials as JD Vance convicted of threatening to kill president, vice president
A Michigan man named JD Vance was sentenced for threatening to kill JD Vance.
www.fox5ny.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"Looper" (2012)
If you see this, share a western
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you see this, share a western
Reposted by Barton L Smith
rfk jr moaning in olivia nuzzi's ear
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
rfk jr moaning in olivia nuzzi's ear
I've been attacked
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I've been attacked
Reposted by Barton L Smith
I think the universities didn’t convey clearly enough to Larry Summers and Laurence Krauss that they were expected to get sexual harassment PREVENTION training
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I think the universities didn’t convey clearly enough to Larry Summers and Laurence Krauss that they were expected to get sexual harassment PREVENTION training
What’s your favorite song about the rain? youtu.be/BdtdHqwBBhE?...
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
What’s your favorite song about the rain? youtu.be/BdtdHqwBBhE?...
Camptown Races for a walkup
Lucas Duda
1B-RF-LF
Debut: 2010 - Retired: 2019
KCR - NYM - ATL - TBD
1B-RF-LF
Debut: 2010 - Retired: 2019
KCR - NYM - ATL - TBD
Lucas Duda at baseball-reference.com
Career stats of Lucas Duda
baseball-reference.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Camptown Races for a walkup
This one is going back a few years. He's got my rhythm.
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This one is going back a few years. He's got my rhythm.
I'm watching Death by Lightning and I gotta tell ya, Michael Shannon is a REALLY under-rated actor. Excellent in all the tiny movies you haven't seen him in.
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I'm watching Death by Lightning and I gotta tell ya, Michael Shannon is a REALLY under-rated actor. Excellent in all the tiny movies you haven't seen him in.
Black saison. Winner.
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Black saison. Winner.
It isn’t practical to question all established facts. But when you find so-called facts that are tied to nothing— no paper, no experimental evidence, there’s a good chance someone made up a plausible explanation and it simply gets repeated until everyone thinks it’s a fact.
Put that on my tombstone
Put that on my tombstone
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It isn’t practical to question all established facts. But when you find so-called facts that are tied to nothing— no paper, no experimental evidence, there’s a good chance someone made up a plausible explanation and it simply gets repeated until everyone thinks it’s a fact.
Put that on my tombstone
Put that on my tombstone
Decided to check it out in person, and it did not disapoint.
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Decided to check it out in person, and it did not disapoint.
Northern Lights pretty far South, Logan, UT. Can't see it, but my phone can!
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Northern Lights pretty far South, Logan, UT. Can't see it, but my phone can!
Reposted by Barton L Smith
Remembering Kurt Vonnegut, born on this date in 1922
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Remembering Kurt Vonnegut, born on this date in 1922
My dean nominated my wife for USU Veteran of the Year, and I'm attending the lunch in honor of her and others today. She usually hates this stuff, but for once, it's an award she didn't apply for and she's really proud. I'm proud of her. Happy Veteran's Day.
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My dean nominated my wife for USU Veteran of the Year, and I'm attending the lunch in honor of her and others today. She usually hates this stuff, but for once, it's an award she didn't apply for and she's really proud. I'm proud of her. Happy Veteran's Day.
Had occasion go be in the REALLY tiny town of Newton, UT today and spied the nicest little ball field I've seen around here, right at Center and Main, as it should be.
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Had occasion go be in the REALLY tiny town of Newton, UT today and spied the nicest little ball field I've seen around here, right at Center and Main, as it should be.
Getting my mind around "cracking like dogs"
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Getting my mind around "cracking like dogs"
I was very fortunate back in 2018 that a mutual friend introduced me to Ron Jeffries, who gave me a tour of Jolly Pumpkin in Dexter, MI. Very sadly, Ron passed away last year. We lost a true original. Raise a glass to Ron and to Michigan beer, best in the USA IMHO.
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I was very fortunate back in 2018 that a mutual friend introduced me to Ron Jeffries, who gave me a tour of Jolly Pumpkin in Dexter, MI. Very sadly, Ron passed away last year. We lost a true original. Raise a glass to Ron and to Michigan beer, best in the USA IMHO.
This was 6 years ago, thinking about spinning the ball around a seam. not the right part of the seam, as it turned out, but still.
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This was 6 years ago, thinking about spinning the ball around a seam. not the right part of the seam, as it turned out, but still.
This is my fav from these guys so far. I commented that I was happy they brought it back. They explained that they had to make old beers because new labels have to be approved by the feds, who are closed.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is my fav from these guys so far. I commented that I was happy they brought it back. They explained that they had to make old beers because new labels have to be approved by the feds, who are closed.