Newton's cradle
Britishnoun
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The researchers explain this effect using an analogy to a Newton's cradle, the desktop device with a row of suspended metal balls.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
As in a Newton's cradle, motion in this atomic system continues without fading.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
But I remember we spoke of Hume, and his view that human identity was transmitted moment-to-moment, as motion is transferred from one ballbearing to the next in a Newton’s cradle.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2015
Think of the Rumour Mill, and transfers in general really, as a Newton’s cradle.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2014
Thor’s flight is a souped-up version of Newton’s cradle or the billiard balls.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 7, 2013
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