Question

To catch a water-filled balloon without breaking it, people allow their hands to move with the balloon upon catching it. This works because
a) the balloon's momentum changes more slowly
b) there is less force applied
c) there is less impulse
d) both A and C are true
e) all of A, B and C are true

Answer 1

a and b are true
impulse is the total change of momentum which is the same for all ways of stopping it break or not.