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Broad Topics > Mechanics > Coefficient of restitution

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Dam Busters 2

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Can you work out which of the equations models a bouncing bomb? Will you be able to hit the target?

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Whoosh

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A ball whooshes down a slide and hits another ball which flies off the slide horizontally as a projectile. How far does it go?


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