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Newton's Cradle

Remember Newton’s Cradle as a classic desk toy and physics class apparatus? One social media user still has one and remembers learning about momentum and energy transfer… while others were too busy tangling the strings! Did you have one of these? Share your memories with us!


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Credit: Andrew Watson / Memory Lane - Growing up in Australia, Facebook

 
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I never had one myself. But they still pop up on movies that are set back in the retro days. Often on office managers desks.
 
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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
 
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I still have one on my desk and put it into motion every time I sit at my desk.
 
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