Darren New wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> I would have through elastic would mean the objects deformed, and 
>> inelastic would mean they didn't deform, but hey...
> 
> They both deform. The question is whether they spring back. If they 
> didn't deform, they wouldn't bounce. Think about it, visualizing it at a 
> tiny scale.

Yes. I was saying, in a theoretical context, people often assume that 
objects collide with no deformation, but presumably in the real world 
this never actually happens...

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