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Why the bottom of a dropped Slinky hangs in mid-air: a wave has to bring the news
Hold a Slinky by its top, let it stretch, and let go. The top rushes down while the bottom coil hovers, apparently ignoring gravity, until the collapsing coils…
Physics
5 min read
11 Oct