Which one will bounce higher on rigid surface Glass, Steel or Rubber ball?
by Geethalakshmi[ Edit ] 2010-01-03 15:57:40
Which one will bounce higher on rigid surface Glass, Steel or Rubber ball?
When dropped on a very hard, rigid surface, glass balls and steel balls will bounce higher than rubber ones. The reason is that rubber balls deform significantly on impact, flattening onto the surface, and then springing back. In the process of this squashing, some energy is lost.