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Baseball has relied on a stash of special mud to take the shine off balls’ slick leather and give fielders a better grip.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania designed a series of tests to study the mud and even constructed a synthetic rubber “finger’s” to measure its characteristics.
The mud has the perfect proportions of sticky clay and particles of sand.
Researchers placed some mud on a machine called a rheometer that spun the sample and measured its viscosity.
The properties those tests revealed are rare and sought after in cosmetics and other fields.
So far, the mud has survived new technology vying to replace it.
These days , Bintliff counts among his clients college coaches, Little League umpires and NFL teams.
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