SMOT! - (previously about the OC MPMM)

[Low-Q]

@shruggedaltas,

This would be analogous to SMOT if the ball returns spontaneously to B.

A SMOT does not allow the ball to return sontaneously to point B. The experimenter must use energy to place th ball at point B in any case - shruggedatlas idea, or with SMOT.

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[Omnibus]

@shruggedaltas,

This would be analogous to SMOT if the ball returns spontaneously to B.

A SMOT does not allow the ball to return sontaneously to point B. The experimenter must use energy to place th ball at point B in any case - shruggedatlas idea, or with SMOT.

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Stop with this stupidity.

[Low-Q]

@Shruggedatlas idea is perfectly equivalent to SMOT. No doubt about that. Quite obvious, so to speak. I say "equivalent" as the type of physical manner of operation is different. Doesn't matter. @Shruggedatlas has even accounted for the tention of the cord on its way from B to C, where the tension is least right before the ball is passing point C, as the cords base is angular to the ramp right before the ramps very end at point C + the weight ofthe ball. The very same thing happening in a SMOT.

So @Shruggedatlas idea is perfectly analogous to SMOT.

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[shruggedatlas]

Hi,

Is the red bungee cord fixed in point X? Is the bungee cord some kind of a rubber band with a ball fixed at the other end?

Yes, this is what I meant, Low-Q.  It is exactly like a rubber band.

I also don't see how in the original SMOT example, the ball spontaneously returns to B.  It only returns to A.  The experimenter has to lift it to B.

[Omnibus]

@Shruggedatlas idea is perfectly equivalent to SMOT. No doubt about that. Quite obvious, so to speak. I say "equivalent" as the type of physical manner of operation is different. Doesn't matter. @Shruggedatlas has even accounted for the tention of the cord on its way from B to C, where the tension is least right before the ball is passing point C, as the cords base is angular to the ramp right before the ramps very end at point C + the weight ofthe ball.

So @Shruggedatlas idea is perfectly analogous to SMOT.

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If you don't want to hear repeatedly how stupid you are restrain from splashing your nonsense all over this forum.