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8. Drop-jumping-jack

Build an apparatus that is capable of throwing a water drop on to a still water surface at a controlled angle of incidence. Explain the physics of how the drop can be made to bounce and optimize your design so that the drop bounces on the surface the maximum number of times. How does the average number of bounces depend on the incident angle, velocity and size of the drop? Will your results change qualitatively if you used honey instead of water?

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France - ENS Lyon

7.60

7.60

France - ENS Ulm

6.50

5.00

Germany

6.40

Iran

7.25

5.00

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7.60

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8.40

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8.00

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5.60

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6.50

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7.81

6.03