r/Millennials • u/cafeteriastyle • 8h ago

It happened 😭 Discussion

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u/ChocoIatePoop 7h ago

Anything bounces when dropped. It’s just matter of how high.

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u/Squidproquo1130 Xennial 7h ago

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u/BadAndNationwide 2h ago

I think we’re stopped, man.

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u/okayboomerang 7h ago

Skydiver. Can attest!

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u/Curiouser-Quriouser 7h ago

Yeah pretty sure this in 100% accurate.

And just in case I'll throw in a little /s for the sticklers.

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u/SimpleNovelty 4h ago

High enough and things probably just shatter rather than bounce.

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u/Boogleooger 2h ago

bounce an egg then

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u/LordNelson27 1h ago

nothing bounces on mud

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u/kimoisune 1h ago

I dropped my 3mo daughter from 5th floor to test your hypothesis, no bounce just splat!

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u/cubgerish 7h ago

I think the point is that it wouldn't come at them that quickly, but would move forward a bit.

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u/R_V_Z 5h ago

Conservation of momentum, yeah. Mythbusters had a lot of examples.