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physics.pop-ph2012★ 26 cited
Modeling a falling slinky
R. C. Cross, M. S. Wheatland
A slinky is an example of a tension spring: in an unstretched state a slinky is collapsed, with turns touching, and a finite tension is required to separate the turns from this sta…
physics.pop-ph2006★ 21 cited
Scattering of a Baseball by a Bat
Rod Cross, Alan M. Nathan
A ball can be hit faster if it is projected without spin but it can be hit farther if it is projected with backspin. Measurements are presented in this paper of the tradeoff betwee…