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Post by justdamwin on May 12, 2017 13:07:51 GMT -8
Not true. That's a common misconception. See here. I didn't see cold and humid = Corvallis Hot and humid = SEC land The True misconception, Baseball isn't played in the northwest.
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Post by beavermd on May 12, 2017 14:15:36 GMT -8
Humid? Balls don't fly in cold damp air my friend. Not true. That's a common misconception. See here. I guess I should emphasized the "cold" part of my statement. Baseballs hit in warm air travel farther than baseballs hit in cold air. And the humidity we have in the northwest is nothing compared to what they see in the south/east. diamondkinetics.com/how-much-effect-does-temperature-have-on-home-runs/ |
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Post by beavermd on May 12, 2017 15:21:49 GMT -8
the PNW frequently has very high humidity..but it's almost never when it is hot. Cool and humid is comfortable. Hot and humid = SEC At this posting Corvallis is 69% humidity. Tuscalossa is 63%. It's also 77 degrees in Tuscaloosa.. Fair point. So humidity really isn't the issue then. It's the cold temperatures that keep the ball in the ball park in the northwest. |
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Post by jdogge on May 12, 2017 15:44:48 GMT -8
the PNW frequently has very high humidity..but it's almost never when it is hot. Cool and humid is comfortable. Hot and humid = SEC At this posting Corvallis is 69% humidity. Tuscalossa is 63%. It's also 77 degrees in Tuscaloosa.. Fair point. So humidity really isn't the issue then. It's the cold temperatures that keep the ball in the ball park in the northwest. Well, we know that's what you want it to be so you don't have to walk back your inaccurate statement. But, I'll be charitable and post this. |
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Post by beavermd on May 12, 2017 16:06:24 GMT -8
Fair point. So humidity really isn't the issue then. It's the cold temperatures that keep the ball in the ball park in the northwest. Well, we know that's what you want it to be so you don't have to walk back your inaccurate statement. But, I'll be charitable and post this. Right, but your original point was that we should hit more home runs because of the humidity in the northwest. My point was that the cold air essentially cancels out any benefit the humidity has. The article you linked essentially confirmed that the ball travels further in warm air. You don't have to admit you were wrong though because I'm charitable as well. |
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Post by jdogge on May 12, 2017 17:43:42 GMT -8
Well, we know that's what you want it to be so you don't have to walk back your inaccurate statement. But, I'll be charitable and post this. Right, but your original point was that we should hit more home runs because of the humidity in the northwest. My point was that the cold air essentially cancels out any benefit the humidity has. The article you linked essentially confirmed that the ball travels further in warm air. You don't have to admit you were wrong though because I'm charitable as well. Um, yes and no. I never said anything about cold air. However, humidity causes the ball to go farther, cold -- less far. So, I guess ftd is right --- it doesn't matter. I'm not going to argue if the cold offsets the humidity, because, as far as I can tell, no one has measured it. But, the two articles I posted seem to indicate that humidity has a larger influence than cold. |
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Post by justdamwin on May 12, 2017 19:57:51 GMT -8
Right, but your original point was that we should hit more home runs because of the humidity in the northwest. My point was that the cold air essentially cancels out any benefit the humidity has. The article you linked essentially confirmed that the ball travels further in warm air. You don't have to admit you were wrong though because I'm charitable as well. Um, yes and no. I never said anything about cold air. However, humidity causes the ball to go farther, cold -- less far. So, I guess ftd is right --- it doesn't matter. I'm not going to argue if the cold offsets the humidity, because, as far as I can tell, no one has measured it. But, the two articles I posted seem to indicate that humidity has a larger influence than cold. [ Except we play at 450 feet which means both elevation and temp way override humidity. An understanding of humidity and the relationship of temperature to the water the air can contain will help you too. |
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Post by jdogge on May 12, 2017 21:23:19 GMT -8
Um, yes and no. I never said anything about cold air. However, humidity causes the ball to go farther, cold -- less far. So, I guess ftd is right --- it doesn't matter. I'm not going to argue if the cold offsets the humidity, because, as far as I can tell, no one has measured it. But, the two articles I posted seem to indicate that humidity has a larger influence than cold. [ Except we play at 450 feet which means both elevation and temp way override humidity. An understanding of humidity and the relationship of temperature to the water the air can contain will help you too. Um, no. Corvallis is 92' above sea level. So ... |
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Post by dK on May 12, 2017 21:46:13 GMT -8
Corvallis is about 235' above sea level so.... Salem about 153, Portland about 50.
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Post by justdamwin on May 13, 2017 8:30:43 GMT -8
Corvallis is about 235' above sea level so.... Salem about 153, Portland about 50. CVO Corvallis airport is 250ft Point is the same it is nearly sea level. My mistake had wrong airport in mind again point is low elevation |
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