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C7-26: BOUNCING PUTTY AND NON-BOUNCING SUPERBALL

PURPOSE: Show unusual collisions.

DESCRIPTION: A superball dropped into a container of sand will not bounce. Conversely, a ball of putty dropped onto a foam rubber pad will bounce nicely.

SUGGESTIONS:

REFERENCES: (PIRA unavailable.)

EQUIPMENT: Superball with glass container of sand, putty ball with foam rubber sheet, as photographed.

SETUP TIME: None.


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