stackyFACTSJumping across a grid of connected trampolines makes you feel like an acrobat, but the physics are actively dampening your fun.
Jumping across a grid of connected trampolines makes you feel like an acrobat, but the physics are actively dampening your fun. When multiple people bounce on connected trampoline beds, the kinetic energy transfers through the shared steel frame. If you time your jump poorly compared to the person next to you, the springs will absorb your downward force and completely neutralize your bounce, leaving you awkwardly thudding into the mat.
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