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Happy and Unhappy Ball Collisions
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A happy ball rolls down the incline and knocks the block over; the unhappy ball does not.


Fishbane Chapter:   8.3
HRW 9th:   9.10
Reese Chapter:   9.5
RHK 5th:   6.05
SJ 3rd Chapter:   8.3
PIRA DCS classification:   1N30.52

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