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Happy and Unhappy Balls
M-r4a



Two black rubber balls of about 1.5 cm diameter are dropped from a height simultaneously. One ball bounces high while the other barely rebounds. Great to pass around.


Fishbane Chapter:   8.3
HRW 9th:   9.07
Reese Chapter:   9.5
RHK 5th:   6.5
SJ 3rd Chapter:   8.3
PIRA DCS classification:   1R40.30

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