AP Physics 1· difficulty 2/5
Catching an egg by drawing your hands back as it arrives reduces the chance of breaking the shell because
It reduces the egg's momentum change.
It changes the egg's mass.
It increases the contact time, reducing the average force.
It reduces the impulse on the egg.
Explanation
Momentum change is fixed (egg's velocity must go to zero). Longer catch time means smaller force.
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