With a quick, sudden motion, he bends his thumb forward so that the rubber band slips off. What happens next?

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The rubber band flies forward if on the back. If the thumb on the front t would smack back and hit your thumb

Samoka answered Dec 30, 2018

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The elastic potential energy stored in the stretched rubber band changes to kinetic energy.

Mike Ruelle answered Jan 3, 2019

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