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30 Jul 2024 20:23:31 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Bouncing stick.  
From: Aydan
Date: 27 May 2008 10:25:01
Message: <web.483c191883d861a21ccf29180@news.povray.org>
Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
> Can anyone give me a pointer on how to calculate/work out how a stick
> would fall then bounce when it hits a sloping floor?
> I could do a simple sphere but my brains are wracked with a cylinder
> :)
> --
>
> Regards
>      Stephen

This is non-trivial. You have to keep track of the angular and linear velocities
and be aware of the momentums and forces involved


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