Purpose
In this activity, you will investigate the effect that stopping time has on stopping force when momentum changes.
Discussion
Allowing an object to keep moving as it is being caught extends the stopping time which in turns reduces the force acting on the object. In this lab students will put this theory to the test as they throw an egg to another student who must catch it with only their bare hands from an increasing distance. Who will figure out the principals of impulse and who will end up with egg on their face?
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