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Why does a bouncing ball rise to a lower height with each bounce?

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because after each impact it loses a fraction of its original energy, because it gets transfered to the floor. this is the reason that a perpetual motion machine is impossible. you cannot have infinite energy, because to perform a task, energy must be spent. hope i helped :3
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