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Build a Newtonian Physics Machine!
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If you build it carefully, this crazy contraption demonstrates one of the basic laws of nature. This law explains many events we see every day. For example, why does a big truck come out the winner in a head-on crash with a small car, even if both are going the same speed upon impact?

Here's how to build your Newtonian Physics Machine.

Why do the balls act this way?

What really weird things are scientists doing in space to learn more about the laws of physics?

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