A pedant answers: If you consider an inelastic collision and where the majority of the needle's kinetic energy manifests, then no. Here is a painful looking example showing that the end of the needle will want to continue in its motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uUfnqMzdLo
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ReplyDeleteA pedant writes: Shouldn't the needle on the irony meter be bent the other way if it's just hit the bar?
ReplyDeleteA pedant answers: If you consider an inelastic collision and where the majority of the needle's kinetic energy manifests, then no. Here is a painful looking example showing that the end of the needle will want to continue in its motion:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uUfnqMzdLo