Splash Tomato, 7 cm ø

Astonishing! This splash tomato is a really fun way to encourage investigation and research into the physical relationships involved in inelastic collision. If you throw the splash tomato against a windowpane, the force of the impact causes it to change shape into a flat tomato, and it stays stuck on the window (adhesion). Ultimately the flattened tomato will resume its original shape thanks to the stored energy. As soon as the adhesive force is lower than the downward force of the weight on the windowpane, the splash tomato will fall.

If the tomato becomes dirty, you can simply wash it using soap and water.

Dimensions: approx. 7 cm ø

• throw the splash tomato at a smooth surface and watch how it spreads out
• returns to its original shape
• wobbly, fun, amazing!
• a fun way to explain inelastic collision, elasticity and adhesion