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Re: [Phys-l] Interactive Physics Simulations

A totally (or completely) inelastic collision is one in which the colliding objects stick together after the collision

Richard Bowman
Bridgewater College, VA, USA

At 10:35 AM 10/12/2006, you wrote:
I maybe haven't read this thread carefully enough, but could someone define
what a 'totally' inelastic collision actually is? In my mind, an elastic
collision conserves both momentum and kinetic energy while an inelastic
collision conserves momentum but not KE. It's the 'totally' that is
confusing me here.

Rick