Why does a stretched slinky first spring together, then fall?

Subject: Why does a stretched slinky first spring together, then fall?

Date: Tue Nov 25 20:58:06 2003
Posted by Becca
Grade level: 10-12 School: Chimacum High School
City: Port Ludlow State/Province: WA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1069815486.Ph

Message:


When you hold a metal slinky stretched vertically, and you let it go, the top 
spings to the bottom, but the bottom stays where it is until the slinky is 
compacted, and then falls at a rate of p.81 m/s/s.  Why is this?  Why doesn't 
the bottom fall at a rate of 9.8 m/s/s from the moment you let it go?

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