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A light bulb breaks when it hits the floor but does not break when it hits a rug why?
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∙ 14y ago
because the softer the surface the bulb lands on the less impact it has on the floor and it will break if the floor is completely hard because it has no soft landing and therefor it has more impact on the floor
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