What effect might the stitches on a baseball have on a path of a baseball

The most ‘striking’ feature of the baseball is the stitches that interact with the air when the ball moves. Along with a slight effect on the air drag, there is a strong effect on the Magnus force. According to the stitch pattern, the Magnus force on a moving ball depends accordingly because the air interacts strongly with the raised stitches on the ball. Apart from this, the stitches provide a better grip for the pitcher and help in forcing the ball to move in different ways.

Because liquids flow freely, they take the shape of the container they are in, but have a definite volume. Like liquids, the shape of a gas changes with the container. This is because the atoms in a gas move rapidly and freely to fill any available space. Unlike liquids, the volume of a gas changes depending on the container it is in.

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