Science comic of the week: Newton's Playground

The Newton's Cradle is a toy that business people like to have sitting on their desks for when they get bored.

It is named after Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist who described the laws of motion and energy and gravity and a bunch of other things about five-hundred years ago. This is the playground version. Don't try this at home.

And here is one made with chickens in Minecraft. Do try this at home...

Newtonian links
Conservation of momentum. What is that all about? Physics4Kids explains.