Basketball with tennis ball

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Back to 1C - Motion in one dimension
PIRA index: 1C20.15

Description

A tennis ball is sitting atop a basketball and both balls are dropped. A large recoil force from the basketball launches the tennis ball high in the air shortly after impact.

Equipment

  • Basketball
  • Tennis ball

Instructions

Have the tennis ball directly above and touching the basketball. Drop both balls from waist-height.

Keywords

basketball, drop, tennis, ball

Images & Movies

  • Figure1

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