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When a tennis ball rests on top of a basketball and both drop to the floor together, the tennis ball is
projected vertically at high speed. A mass-spring model of the impact, as well as air track data,
suggest that the tennis ball should be projected at relatively low speed. Measurements of the forces
on each ball and the bounce of vertically aligned superballs are used to resolve the discrepancy.