Alright, let’s talk about this “frozen baseball” thing I messed around with. It was a weird idea I had, and I figured, why not give it a shot?
So, the whole concept was simple: freeze a baseball. Why? I don’t know, seemed like a fun experiment. I started by grabbing a baseball, nothing special, just a regular one I had lying around. Then I got a plastic container, the kind you’d use for leftovers. Big enough to hold the ball with some room to spare.
I filled the container with water, making sure the baseball was completely submerged. Then, I carefully put the whole thing in the freezer. Now, this is where the waiting game started. I figured it’d take a while, so I just left it overnight.
The next day, I pulled the container out of the freezer. It was a solid block of ice, with the baseball right in the middle. Getting it out of the container was a bit of a pain. I ran some warm water around the outside of the plastic, and eventually, the ice block slid out.
Now for the fun part. I took the frozen baseball outside. The idea was to see what would happen when I hit it. Would it shatter? Would it just be rock solid? I grabbed my bat, took a swing, and… nothing dramatic happened. It just felt like hitting a really hard baseball. It didn’t shatter, it didn’t explode, it just made a satisfying “thwack” sound.
I took a few more swings, and the ice around the ball started to crack and chip away. Eventually, the baseball was freed from its icy prison. The baseball itself was fine, maybe a little damp. The ice, well, it was just a pile of broken ice chunks.
Was it the most exciting experiment ever? Nah. But it was a fun way to spend an afternoon. Would I do it again? Maybe. Next time, I might try freezing something else inside the ice. Who knows? Maybe a rubber ducky.
Here’s a quick rundown:
- Got a baseball.
- Put it in a container.
- Filled it with water.
- Froze it overnight.
- Hit it with a bat.
- Watched the ice break.
Things I learned:
- Frozen baseballs are hard to hit.
- Ice breaks when you hit it with a bat.
- Science is fun, even if it’s dumb science.
That’s pretty much it. Frozen baseball: not as exciting as it sounds, but still a good time.
