Rebound Height of Superball
Most recent answer: 05/29/2013
Q:
Does the rebound height of a superball depend linearly on the thickness of the surface it was bounced upon?
- Kira (age 17)
Markham, Canada
- Kira (age 17)
Markham, Canada
A:
No, it can't. The ball will never rebound more than 1 m when dropped from a 1 m height. If the dependence were linear, for thick enough surfaces it would. Say, for example, that when dropped from 1 meter on a 1 meter thick surface the ball rebounded 0.5 m. For linear dependence, for surfaces over 2 m thick in this example the rebound would exceed the limit!
Mike W.
(published on 05/29/2013)