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27 March, 17:19

Which object would have more potential energy, a bowling ball stored on a high shelf, or a base ball on the same shelf? Why? Which one would you rather have fall on your head?

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  1. 27 March, 19:03
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    A bowling ball stored on a high shelf has more potential energy

    A base ball on the same shelf should rather fall on my head

    Explanation:

    Potential energy = mgh where m = mass, g = gravitational force and h is height

    The bowling ball is bigger and heavier than the base ball

    which means more mass. The remaining parameters are constant.

    This means the bowling ball has more potential energy.

    Since the base ball is lighter then it's preferable to land on someone's head due to the lesser force it will expert and lesser pain too.
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