We describe a simple experiment giving the opportunity to estimate the time of collision of a freely falling ping-pong ball and a table. The method is based on the ball… Click to show full abstract
We describe a simple experiment giving the opportunity to estimate the time of collision of a freely falling ping-pong ball and a table. The method is based on the ball deformation measurement and uses just elementary geometry and kinematics.
               
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