Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 21, 2016
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Transcript:
Verbal jousting! Performed between the 5th and 16th centuries in England and Scotland, flyting is the equivalent to the modern rap battle! What is the life expectancy of a Major League baseball? Seven pitches! German inventor Artur Fischer held more patents than Thomas Edison- 1100 in total!
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Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
What Fischer inventions are still used today anyway? (Seven pitches sure doesn’t seem long to me; I would’ve thought one pitch for each of the three strikes in the nine innings.)
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
From Ask.com regarding major league baseballs:
“Since balls are frequently fouled off into the stands by batters and usually discarded after hitting the dirt, the average baseball has a game life of just a few pitches. Even balls that remain in play are often inspected by umpires if they are hit hard enough. An estimated eight to 10 dozen balls are used in a nine-inning game.”
StCleve72 over 8 years ago
He’s most famous for inventing the square bathtub. You know, the one that doesn’t leave a ring!
Stephen Gilberg over 8 years ago
Fischer died last January, BTW.
CeeJay over 8 years ago
Bring back the dead ball era and maybe the ticket prices will go down!
benbrilling over 8 years ago
The real reason for all those baseballs is that they can sign them and sell them for ridiculous prices.
platyfurmany over 8 years ago
Actually, the most widely used Fischer invention is the grey S (split), or Fischer Wallplug, used to mount bolts in drywall.