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Noo...!

Posted by tricky on February 21, 2002 at 11:41 AM

You don't need to consider every atom of the ball or even every atom of the air. You need only some simply equations like F=mg and
-px=px when reaching the wall and the like. No human being ever calcuted or even tried to calculate a bouncing ball EXACTLY.

• Simulation Matt Gerrans February 21, 2002 at 6:30 PM (1)
  • Yes tricky February 24, 2002 at 3:36 PM (0)