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Momentum & Collisions

Try this: Make both carts stop dead when they collide.

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About this simulation

Collide two carts at any restitution and check what survives the impact and what doesn't.

Taught in Momentum & Collisions

  • momentum
  • impulse
  • elastic
  • inelastic
  • centre of mass

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