Re: [Phys-l] Student Misconceptions

[chuck britton <cvbritton@mac.com>]

I guess the primitive explanation I'd heard was that the 'shock wave' 
propagated thru the 'whole' assembly causing the one to pop out at 
the end.


At 10:00 PM -0400 10/7/11, Aburr@aol.com wrote:
> It allows each ball to act individually rather than all the other balls to 
> act as one more massive item hence move as a group with a greatly reduced 
> velocity.
> Alex. F. Burr 
>
>
> In a message dated 10/7/2011 7:53:00 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, 
> cvbritton@mac.com writes:
>
> a 'Good'  Newton's Cradle actually has a
> small spacing between the spheres. A paper  thickness or so IIRC.
>
> Wonder what the reason for this would  be?
>
>
>
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