Ping Pong ball on top of a golf ball and drop it: What Happens?

Subject: Ping Pong ball on top of a golf ball and drop it: What Happens?

Date: Sat May 13 11:30:24 2000
Posted by Janna
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Area of science: Physics
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What I am trying to ask is, I did an experiment and I put a ping pong ball 
on top of a golf ball and dropped them and they stayed together until they 
hit the floor, but then the ping pong ball bounced all over the place. 
Could you please explain (using physics) why this happend?

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