The Interesting Physics of Bouncing Balls
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Published 2019-03-11
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We can all look back on our childhood memories and find in some form or fashion a bouncing ball. Whether it be shooting hoops with friends or tossing a tennis ball against the wall while we were grounded, we've all played with these bouncing toys.
While to most people balls are rather unassuming objects, they actually serve as a rather interesting springboard into learning about many interesting physics phenomena. Acceleration, velocity, energy; you can learn it all when you start looking at the physics behind bouncing balls.
In any ball bounce, there are essentially 7 stages that the action can be broken into during its motion, before, during, and after impact is examined.
Let's break down the physics of bouncing balls.
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All Comments (21)
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love the videos that dive into depth about the little things we dont a chance to appreciate and think about, great video as always!
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Call me immature but I busted out laughing every time he said “bouncing balls” hahaha
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You just helped me alot
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Sir you said that at initial contact the reaction applied by ground overcome weight of the ball. But please explain about this reaction.
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How about the forces acting on the ball once it reaches the top of its bounce height? Will the upward force be equal to the gravitational potential energy?
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how much movementum transferred to ground ????
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as an animator this video is super helpful thank you
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I will refer to this video regularly on my journey to become a world famous pool player😂😂. Another great video 👍👍
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Me who was in fifth grade when I saw this,: Umm... Yes.
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This is like looking at the Future.
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Beverly, you smile after all the times you got smashed on the ground👾👾 #noteeth 🤣
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i really dont understand why the ball acts on the ground with a force greater than its own weight
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Hebat zainab al Ghazaly boleh igt lagi Cikgu Halim
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How do those super bouncy balls work?
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Oh came here from a&t
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ali g stated a good question imo
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But Gravity isn’t even a force! I don’t understand why the narrator asserts that? So they should better explain why conservation of energy declines on each bounce🤨
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That intro only applies to people from first and second world countries
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