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Question
While catching a cricket ball the fielder lowers his hands backwards. Why?
Solution
- When the fielder lowers his hands backward, he increases the value of time of the collision and so retardation is decreased.
- Hence retarding force becomes lesser than before and the palm of the fielder is not hurt very much.
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