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unwind on Dec 7, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mythbusters experiment goes awry, sends cannonball...

If it was a regulation-size softball made of average-density grey iron, I get 103.9 kg for the mass.

maxerickson on Dec 7, 2011 | [–]

I get about 4 kg.

(It appears you may have used the 12 inch circumference from your softball regulations as the radius of the ball)

jefftk on Dec 7, 2011 | [–]

You might want to practice comparing results of calculations you make to what seems intuitively likely. I think you would find it's a very helpful in catching errors.

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