If you drop a ball from 6 miles in the sky (a bouncing ball), what will happen?
2006-09-17 17:02:22 · 9 answers · asked by c90 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
A ball dropped from 6 miles up will fall to the earth reaching it's terminal velocity and striking the Earth's surface. Assuming it landed on land, it would most likely bounce and bounce back up into the air with enough force to make it only go so high. Than it will return back down to Earth and repeat the process; however, the ball will never go higher than it's previous bounce. Yet, if it landed on the water, the ball will most likely shatter. Water's cohesiveness when still, is solid like that of land mass;however, once broken it losses it's cohesiveness and allows objects too fall through. Hence, the ball may either shatter, or fall straight through. I'm leaning more towards the first idea.
2006-09-17 17:11:49 · answer #1 · answered by Eric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, this depends on what sort of ball.
Many years ago, I was working in a tall building and the elevators had not yet been installed. We took the opportunity to drop a super high bounce ball down the empty shaft to see what would happen. When it landed it was obviously not able to absorb all the kinetic energy because it exploded into a lot of very small pieces. We were so surprised that we tried it again with the same result.
2006-09-17 17:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by Stewart H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will quickly reach a terminal velocity of maybe 200mp or so (so you could just as well have dropped it from half a mile or even less).
If it is a very good bouncing ball, and it hits firm flat ground, it should bounce up but nothing out of this world given the not that impressive speed.
2006-09-18 07:51:12 · answer #3 · answered by AntoineBachmann 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 02:55:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It'll drop back to earth, and may bounce many times (depending where it lands)
2006-09-17 17:06:10 · answer #5 · answered by Liwayway 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will rapidly accelerate to terminal velocity... where friction offsets further acceleration, and continue to the ground at that speed. At terminal velocity most balls would burst when they strike the ground.
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2006-09-17 17:12:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will bounce on your head....haha
2006-09-17 17:03:55 · answer #7 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it becomes a dangerous weapon
2006-09-17 17:05:57 · answer #8 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It Falls!!! LOL!
2006-09-17 17:04:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋