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The Rest Is Science — Hacking The Kendama With Physics
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Hacking The Kendama With Physics

The Rest Is Science · 94

Michael hands Hannah a kendama, the Japanese cup-and-ball toy, and asks her to land a single catch. Then he brings out one built for him by Adam Savage of MythBusters and explains why a heavier kendama is a completely different physics problem. A kendama looks like a children's toy. It is really a pendulum, a lesson…

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