'Science Guy,' others argue about sliding into 1B

One of the best parts about watching a sporting event with Twitter open is that so many smart people are also watching the game and can chime in with things that you want to know. For example, is it better to run through the bag or slide into first base, as Eric Hosmer did in Game 7?

World Series Science: don't dive into 1st base. Instant a runner leaves his feet, he slows down. May have cost Royals a run and the game.

— Bill Nye (@TheScienceGuy) October 30, 2014

See! That's so helpful and now we kno -- wait, let's just hold up a minute here ...

@ParkEffects Actually sliding head-first into 1B is not obviously slower (and quite possibly faster) than running through.

— Alan Nathan (@pobguy) October 24, 2013

Sure, you do slow down when you leave your feet, but you also gain extension. At least we think that's what is going on here. Eh, who cares... TWITTER FIGHT!

(Not really)

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