In-class question

A 10-kg weight is suspended from the ceiling by a spring. The weight-spring system is at equilibrium with the bottom of the weight about 1 m above the floor. The spring is then stretched until the weight is just above the eggs. When the spring is released, the weight is pulled up by the contracting spring and then falls back down under the influence of gravity.

On the way down, it

BLUE: reverses its direction of travel well above the eggs.

YELLOW: reverses its direction of

travel precisely as it reaches the eggs.

PINK: makes a mess as it crashes into the eggs.




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