Why does Newton's cradle stop?
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Jul 13, 2018
The balls are not perfectly elastic, but the main reason is probably air.
Explanation:
When 2 adjacent balls have any distance between them, there is air in the space. When the moving neighbor comes at a stationary ball the moving ball has to push the air out of the way.
I hope this helps,
Steve
