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Testing a Model Explosion

Two spring loaded trolleys of the same mass are attached to each other and are positioned exactly half way between two blocks.When the spring is released from one of the trolleys, the trolleys push each other apart.The block are positioned so that the trolleys hit them at the same time. This means that the trolleys have the same speed and they carry away equal amounts of momentum.

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