The Interesting Physics of Bouncing Balls

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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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