
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 unknown.)
EQUIPMENT: Superball with glass container of sand, putty ball with foam rubber sheet, as photographed.
SETUP TIME: None.
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