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Happy and Unhappy Balls in Infrared
H-b6c



An infrared camera shows the temperature rise in the unhappy ball as it is repeatedly hit with a wood block; the effect is much weaker in the happy ball.


Fishbane Chapter:   5.2
SJ 3rd Chapter:   5.1
PIRA DCS classification:   4B60.150

Physics Lecture Demonstrations at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University