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DEMO or LAB: 2-D collision of coins sliding on table. See Ehrlich 5.3

 

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ACTIVITY: eggtoss

2008: Lillian Evans/Haley Peck 57'
         Rakesh Mitra/Fletcher Keely 63'

DEMO: 1D collisions on the Pascart track.

POEM: There once was a fellow named Patrick, / whose driving was somewhat erratic. / He lost all his "p" / by hitting a tree. / The collision was quite inelastic!

DEMO: collision of happy- and sad-ball pendula against cart; which impact pushes cart further?

DEMO: Newton's Cradle

VIDEO: slow-motion video of racquetball impact. Discuss inertia, impulse and momentum.