The erratic bouncing of an oblong ball makes it maddeningly difficult to pick up, but in physics terms, it's just a matter of energy. And sometimes, as in Saturday's Rugby World Cup final, it ...

Example: a model of a bouncing ball would produce results that agree with a real bouncing ball. Animation: ... Rhett Allain is an associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Dot Physics. Python Physics; Two Bouncing Balls in a Circle. Posted: May 21, 2025 | Last updated: May 21, 2025. Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class ...

Bouncing Ball Analog Computer January 7, 2009 by Eliot 12 Comments [Eric Archer] constructed an analog computer to model the physics of a bouncing ball .

Thanks to Kottke for the tip on this one. Here's the official intro from Vimeo: "Idea: 3 second animation of a ball.Pass it to someone in another country. They pick up where you left off. 40 ...

Bouncing ball physics are fun to experiment with. Here’s one being driven by an analog computer. Posted in LED Hacks Tagged arduino, bouncing ball, mouse, physics, ps2. Post navigation.

It might seem like this is a physics cheat to have the tennis ball bounce so much higher than it started (and that's probably why it's so cool to see it). But in terms of energy, it's all legitimate.