Inelastic Collision

How this simulation works

Use the Mass 1 and Mass 2 sliders to set each object's weight (in kg), and the Initial Speed slider to set how fast object 1 starts moving — object 2 begins at rest. Press Start to trigger the collision, Pause to freeze mid-motion, and Reset to return both objects to their starting positions. When they collide, the two objects stick together and continue as a single combined mass. Momentum is conserved through the collision, but kinetic energy is not — some of it is lost to deformation.