Elastic and Inelastic Collisions - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern

We once played handball with a superball in a large shower room. Tile everywhere. The superball can be spun when hit. It is hilarious how fast the ball goes and the wild way spin changes it. Also try flicking a wedge shaped piece of cork, like the old fashioned ones from wine bottles. The cork is the ball. The batter has stick and stands the appropriated distance. The cork can be flicked with the thumb or spun like a baseball with hand and wrist. The thumb flick gives best spin. The cork at about 10 meters can curved about 1/3 to 1 meter. ( broom handles work. )