Deformations Of Bodies
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The rubber balls and the billard balls deform exactly in the moment of the collision. However, they take on their old form again right after the collision. If a rubber ball didn't return into its original form, it couldn't pass on its momentum. After the collision its energy would transform into deformation energy.
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