What is Elastic Potential Energy?
Elastic potential energy is the energy stored in objects like springs and rubber bands when they're stretched or compressed.
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Think of it like this: the more you stretch a spring, the more energy you store in it, just waiting to pop back!
It's the energy you feel when you pull a rubber band back right before it snaps – a real stretch, right?
In my first year of physics, we used to call elastic potential energy 'spring power' – because that's literally what it is!
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