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HELL-azear @lazear.bsky.social · 20h

Bad bunny has the potential to do the funniest troll ever by performing "proud to be an American".

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 21h

lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy

“Lee Greenwood for Super Bowl halftime show!” says the idiot

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 1d

😬😬😬 www.cdc.gov/outbreaks/in...

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 1d

Yes, bring back manliness like the 1790s
- wigs
- tights
- frills
- powder
- filler
- rouge
- hips out
- legs crossed

George Washington dancing, in tights and heels, powdered wig, frilly lace sleeves.

Return of George Washington painting with washington's coat flicked back, hand on his hip like a manly man. All powdered up. Bunch of men sitting in front with their legs crossed

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 4d

Waiting for the day when right wing ideologues accidentally recreate Reggio Emilia to get away from so-called woke education testing organizations. 🤞🤞🤞

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 4d

100% there are issues with using SAT & ACT testing as a major admissions benchmark.
Using a different, still standardized, test who only exists to be ideologically conservative isn't moving anything in the right direction.

Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 4d

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 7d

Nice! I was intrigued by this and on the fence about signing up (mostly just due to the busy-ness of life), but it does sound pretty good...

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 8d

Wahooooo!!! An absolute all-timer from Skubal - the Tigers make it waaaaayyyy too exciting, but escape with the win. Yowza.

Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 8d

Supremely nervous!

slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 8d

HAPPY POSTSEASON !! LET’S GOOOOO!!!

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 8d

Supremely nervous!

slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 8d

HAPPY POSTSEASON !! LET’S GOOOOO!!!

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 9d

This is true AND it used to be even worse a couple years ago. 💀

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 9d

This year had students roll two 10-sided dice for the angle (they had to re-roll over 85 and under 20).
As chance would have it nearly all groups rolled 65 and above. Pretty sure that's a statistical fluke but it'd be more pleasing to get a wider range of angles.

Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 9d

Every group was successful in hitting the ship in their first try - which 🙌🙌🙌, though it may be a bit too easy. Not sure if that's a bad thing for the first summative - but I'll need to think about whether I use a smaller boat, or maybe give them the position & v_0 & they predict the angle? 🎢

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 9d

Day 28, APP1: 1st "real" summative lab practical - Sink the Ship! Students roll dice to select the angle a "cannonball" will be fired and place the ship where they predict it'll get hit.

I give students the initial velocity (shout out Vernier's repeatably precise Projectile Launcher!) #Teach180

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 10d

What's a mountain??

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 11d

Better find out just to be safe...

Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 11d

I'm glad the Tigers clinched a postseason berth, but jumping around on the mound after blowing a huge division lead and barely sneaking in the wildcard over the last couple weeks doesn't feel very appropriate.

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 11d

I think you can get pitch velocity as the ball crosses the plate, but I have to dig around to find it (or maybe it's not in the public facing data)

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 11d

Ha! Me too! 😂
bsky.app/profile/will...

Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 12d

Here's the pitch info:
It was the 299th pitch of the 9/24/25 Tigers v. Guardians game.
Third pitch in José Ramirez' at bat in the 7th inning.
Pitch was a 96.9 mph fastball with a spin rate of 4323 rpm.

Screenshot of the Baseball Savant pitch velocity chart showing data for the pitches José Ramirez saw during the 9/24 Tigers v Guardians game.

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 12d

I'm just distracting myself from noticing the Tigers are doing a historic collapse right now after seeming like one of the best teams through August...

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 12d

Oooh! A little digging I found this page at Baseball Savant: baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-video...

This shows the ball's exit velocity (EV) after hitting the bat was 43.9 mph. Not sure how accurate that is given the odd angle of the ball, but generally EV data is pretty accurate.

Baseball Savant Videos

Will Vest Foul to José Ramírez | BaseballSavant.com

baseballsavant.mlb.com

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 12d

It should be noted for the serious analyzer that 96.9 mph is measured out of the pitcher's hand - the ball is definitely slower as it crosses the plate.
I think you can find pitch speed at the plate, but I'd have to do some digging.

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 12d

Vid clip:
www.mlb.com/video/will-v...

Will Vest Foul to José Ramírez | 09/24/2025

Will Vest Foul to José Ramírez

www.mlb.com

Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 12d

Here's the pitch info:
It was the 299th pitch of the 9/24/25 Tigers v. Guardians game.
Third pitch in José Ramirez' at bat in the 7th inning.
Pitch was a 96.9 mph fastball with a spin rate of 4323 rpm.

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 12d

If you see this, post a bridge.

Multonomah Falls on the Columbia River in Northern Oregon. My daughter and her friend are waving from the bridge.

Multonomah Falls with a footbridge in front of the falls with many people waving from the bridge.

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Ben Wildeboer @willyb.bsky.social · 12d

Hmmmm...MLB has public pitch velocity data that you could use to do a bit of conservation of momentum video analysis 🤔🤔🤔🎢

mrmalvikscience.bsky.social @mrmalvikscience.bsky.social · 12d

#iteachphysics check this out!

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