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===Short Explanation=== This demonstration shows how Force, Momentum and Impulse are all connected. '''''F'''orce'' is '''m'''ass times '''a'''cceleration, like when a car is speeding up. '''''M'''omentum'' is '''m'''ass times '''v'''elocity, like a car going the speed limit on a road. '''''I'''mpulse'' is when something has a change in momentum in a short period of time, like a car quickly slowing down. These three are all happening in this demo. When the egg is thrown, it is being accelerated forward by the throwers hand, and until it is released it is having a force applied to it. Once released, the egg travels through the air due to the momentum it has, since it is no longer accelerating forward and now travels at a certain velocity. Once it hits the sheet, it experiences the impulse, or sudden change in momentum. Usually, we see an impulse as a near-instant effect, like if the egg splattered against a wall. The sheet, however, absorbs the impact and allows the impulse to take longer. This means the momentum has more time to change, and so the egg doesn't break!
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