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How do ping-pong balls bounce so high?

How do ping-pong balls bounce so high?

Update: 2025-01-13
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Ping pong is a super fun game. It’s like miniature tennis, where people use paddles to make balls fly across a table., and sometimes way, way up in the air!  But how do those  tiny plastic balls manage to bounce so high? We asked physicist Dr. Kiley Kennedy to help us find the answer.  Got a question that’s bouncing around your brain? Ping us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll serve up the answer!

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How do ping-pong balls bounce so high?

How do ping-pong balls bounce so high?

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