TV technology for baseball games has progressed to the point that they can show a baseball's path with a clearly illustrated arc showing its path.

This might be achievable in real life by having a smoke emitting pyrotechnic device that ignites when struck by the bat.

The pyrotechnic device inside will mix more of a particular chemical with another depending on how hard it's hit. The harder it's hit, the redder the smoke. A lightly hit ball will emit blue smoke.

"Wow! He red streaked it out of the park!" They might say. Or "Just a blue bouncer to second for an easy out."
-- doctorremulac3, Dec 03 2016

Smokin_27_20Shot [calum, Dec 03 2016]

Scrotum_20Thurible [calum, Dec 03 2016]

I thought you meant after the pitcher released the ball. There'd be be lingering trail of smoke showing how much of a corkscrew or riser was thrown. Good idea either way.
-- AusCan531, Dec 03 2016


Redundant - see other HB ideas for following balls with a smoking trajectory....... too lazy to look up zzzzzzzzzzzzz
-- xenzag, Dec 03 2016


Ok, found it, a smoking soccer ball.

I neglected to say that mine is multi color. See additional notes.
-- doctorremulac3, Dec 04 2016



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