"Splat - Boing!"; Collisions

Of course, collisions come in many forms. We will restrict our attention to two very special kinds.
Inelastic collisions are those in which the two objects stick together.

Elastic collisions are those in which the Kinetic Energy is also conserved.

Splat!

Boing!

Momentum

Special Case

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