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Nov 12, 2026 6 min

Practice Problem: Inelastic Collisions at the Skating Rink

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If you're strange enough to hits cats with pendulums, you're strange enough to throw frisbees at the skating rink. As you do this, you realize it's a great time to practice your physics, since you know about inelastic collisions. How much velocity can be transferred from the frisbee to your body? Only one way to find out!Try all of the Classical Physics Practice Problems: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveCPPPClassical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2Mathematics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMathsGeneral Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChemOrganic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChemBiochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochemBiology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBioEMAIL► [email protected]► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplainsCheck out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience!Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVHBookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADMBarnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT

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