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

Summary by Krater

The creator uses a supersonic baseball cannon to fire baseballs at silly putty, a gong, and a mirror, tracking velocity versus pressure data.

From the video

Answers: What happens when a baseball is fired at supersonic speeds from a cannon?

• supersonic baseball cannon
• non-Newtonian fluid impact
• gong impact at supersonic speed
• mirror reflection physics with high speed cameras

What it concludes

• Silly putty behaves like a solid when hit rapidly by a baseball fired from the supersonic cannon.
• A supersonic baseball fired at a metal gong creates a shockwave that redirects the ball and shatters the gong.
• Firing a baseball through a mirror setup demonstrates complex optical alignment and reflection mechanics at supersonic speeds.