Hmm, but
If that were the case, wouldn't you see all the coils contracting at the same rate, not just from the top down?
I'm thinking that the changes in force take a while to ripple through the structure, With the very loose structure of a slinky, probably the optimal slinky spring, happens to also have a slower speed of force propagation to the speeds it's accelerating to.
Now if only I could write that in a way that makes sense...
(, Sun 18 Nov 2012, 14:00, Share, Reply)